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Courts & crime, 1941

6,510 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 250

Supreme Court. Full Court. (Before the Chief Justice, Sir Frederick Jordan, Mr. Justice Halse Rogers, and Mr. Justice Street.) Divorce Appeal Upheld

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 3

The Court upheld an appeal by Victor Albert Cleland, the petitioner, against the decision of the Judge in Divorce, Mr. Justice Bonney, who dismissed a petition by…

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M. Tremoulet to Leave Soon. Will Go to U.S.A. Police Supervision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 7

It is expected that M. Tremoulet, former Consul-General for France in Australia and the Pacific will leave Austialia for the United States by an…

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District Court. (Before Judge Hill and jury.) Claim Against A.J.C.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 3

A verdict was returned for the defendant in the action in which Ruby Millicent Morse, school teacher, of Macleay Street, Potts Point, sued George Main,…

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Causes in No. 2 COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Herron and jury.) CROSS-ACTION

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 February 1941 · page 3

Magna-Coustian Pty., Ltd., sued John William Talbot to recover £115/3/11, the balance alleged to be due in respect of goods sold and delivered and on…

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Gaoled for Theft

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 1

Charged with having stolen 10 packets of cigarettes, 8 tins of cigarettes, 24 packets of tobacco, and a dozen boxes of matches, the property…

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Theft Of Jewellery Alleged

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 7

Mrs. Margaretha Luf[?]schitz, 50-year-old Viennese widow, told Central Court yesterday that her name in German…

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Youth Faces Murder Charge

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 5

HOBART, Tuesday.--Mervyn Leslie Hill, 16, was tried today on a charge of having murdered Winifred Marie Verrier, eight-year-old Hobart schoolgirl,…

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Acquitted of Husband Murder

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--At Warrnambool Criminal Court today Mrs. Vida Bridget Couch, 25, of Nirranda South, was found not guilty of having…

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Boxing and Wrestling. Police Championships

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 14

The finals of the Police and the Boys' Clubs' boxing and wrestling championships are set down for to-night at the Leichhardt Stadium, at 7.45. Some of the boys have shown excellent form in…

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Police Boxing and Wrestling Tonight

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 14

The Police and Police Boys' Clubs' boxing and wrestling finals wil be held at Leichhardt tonight. Amateur rules will govern all 20…

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Silence in the Court

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 10

SOLICITOR (Central Court): Do you admit you have lived for some years with a woman who…

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Two Boys Fight Ten Police New York

The Sun · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 1

Two spindle-legged boys of 14 fought 10 police in a seige which lasted three hours to-day, at Paterson…

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Vandals, Thieves Council Asks for More Police Protection

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 7

Baulkham Hills Council has been trying—vainly so far—to secure additional police protection in the district, particularly at…

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Supreme Court. Causes in No. 1 COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Maxwell and jury.) Verdict for £400

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 6

The jury gave Christopher Maher a verdict for £400 in his claim to recover £2,000 damages from Australian Steamships Pty., Ltd., for injuries which he…

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4 Men, 2 Women on Nudism Charge; Police "Disgusted"

The Sun · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 3

"On this day the accused were practising the cult commonly known as nudism," said the Crown Prosecutor (Mr. C. V. Rooney) at the Quarter Sessions to-day at the opening of the trial of two…

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District Court. (Before Judge Hill and jury.) Misrepresentation Alleged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 6

Miss Hilda McCarthy, of Cleveland Street, Sydney, sued Mrs. Maud Celia Elliott, of Abercrombie Street, Sydney, to recover damages for alleged…

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Probate Court. (Before Mr. Justice Roper.) Unclaimed Share of Intestacy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 6

Mrs. Margaret Mary Whitmore applied for leave to presume the death of Albert Lionel Sharp, her former husband, who was last heard of at Lithgow in 1918…

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Causes in No. 3 COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Owen and juries.) Malicious Prosecution Alleged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 6

A verdict for the defendant was given in an action by Abel Joseph Basha, to recover £5,000 damages from Tussora Pty., Ltd., and Charles Howard Longley…

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Law Report. Commonwealth Arbitration Court. (Before Judge Drake-Brockman.) Mechanical Units. John Darling Colliery Dispute

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1941 · page 6

The dispute over the manning of the mechanical units at the John Darling Colliery, Newcastle, owned by the Broken Hill, Proprietary Coy., Ltd., was referred…

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Mickey Mouse a Burglary Race?

The Sun · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 25

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