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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1941

6,510 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 250

Police Seek Man Who Took Baby

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 19 February 1941 · page 1

Intensive investigations by Parramatta detectives have so far failed to trace the thief who on Friday afternoon wheeled away a nine-months old…

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Court Asked to Nullify Ballot

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 February 1941 · page 9

The Federal Arbitration Court was asked yesterday to declare void the ballot for election of executive officers of the Seamen's Union of Australasia…

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District Court. (Before Judge Holt,) Goods Lost at Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1941 · page 6

Emanuel Jacobs, merchant, of Bradley's Avenue, Bellevue Hill, sued John Spencer, representing Lloyds, of London, to recover £100 under an insurance policy…

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Sudden End to Case. Claimant Leaves Court. "Not Doing Me Any Good."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1941 · page 6

After he had admitted under severe cross-examination in the Workers Compensation Court yesterday that he had been in gaol…

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Supreme Court. in Divorce. (Before the Judge in Divorce, Mr. Justice Bonney) Sommerville V Sommerville

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 February 1941 · page 6

Reserved judgment was given in the consolidated suit in which Robert Sommerville sought dissolution of his marriage with Lillian Sommerville on the…

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Police Court

Nepean Times · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 7

The following matters were dealt with by Mr C. Pickup, P.M., at Penrith Police Court, on Thursday: Alexander Tosh was fined £1/10/0,…

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Alleged Stealing From Main Roads Department Employee Charged

Nepean Times · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 1

THERE was quite an array of tools and implements in the court room at Penrith Police Court on Thursday, when a case in which…

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Assault Charge

The Biz · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 4

On Tuesday, the police arrested a man (aged 54). who was charged with indecent assault on a boy at Fairfield. The case is set down for Monday next…

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Taxi-driver Charged. "Not Clean and Tidy," Police Say

Liverpool News · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 1
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Arthur E. Johnson, taxi-driver, was charged, at Liverpool Police Court on Monday, with having plied a taxi, at Liverpool, while not clean and tidy, as…

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District Court. (Before Judge Hill and jury.) £100 Damages for Assault

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 4

The jury gave a verdict for the amount claimed in the action by Francis Alphonsus Daly, merchant, of Clarence Street, Sydney, agaisnt John James Thomas,…

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Charge of Stealing Own Car

The Sun · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 5

A charge against Arthur Henry Poole, 31, watchman, of having stolen his own car was dismissed by Mr. Oram,…

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Woman Alleges Theft of Jewels

The Sun · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 3

Frank Edward Walters, 39, tourist representative, was charged before Mr. Scobie, S.M., at the Central Court to-day with having stolen 15…

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"Make Magistrate Shiver" Cyclist Without Light

Nepean Times · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 1

"If I am convisted I will cause a letter to be written that will make the magistrate shiver," said Harold Smithson, when approached by a…

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Ex-Constable On Car Theft Charge

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- A former constable, Norman Arthur Howard, 36 of Rennie Street, Thorn-bury, faced allegations in the City…

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Police Carnival

The Propeller · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 4

Several local police officers took part in the annual police carnival in Sydney last Saturday. Six from the Hurstville and Kogarah stations were…

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Unregistered Charity Alleged. Two Men Charged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 9

George Barnes, 49[?] agent, and Samuel Levi, 27, musician[?] yesterday in the Central Police Court pleaded not guilty to a charge that[?] on February 18, they made an appeal in…

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Penrith Court House

Nepean Times · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 1

Mr Joseph Jackson, M.L.A., has been informed that, in response to his personal representations, the necessary funds have been provided to enable the…

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Campbelltown Appeal Court

Liverpool News · Thursday 20 February 1941 · page 2
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At Campbelltown Quarter Sessions on Monday, William A. C. Benn appealed against his conviction at the Liverpool Police Court, on a charge of driving a…

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