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Courts & crime, 1941

6,510 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 250

Alleged Theft by Tenants

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 7

A man and his wife appeared in North Sydney Court yesterday on a charge of theft from the house of John Wilfred Kingsford Smith, member of…

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Waitress Faces Charge of Theft

The Sun · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 13

Florence Margaret Grono, 28, waitress, wept bitterly at the Central Court to-day. when Mr. Sutherland, S.M., committed her for trial on a…

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Brother's Revenge For Bandit's Murder

The Sun · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 26

"Jesse James was shot in the back. That's murder, and somebody's going to pay for it." With such inspiration, Frank James embarks on a series of fast-moving adventures which form…

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Allegations of Bribery. Military Officer Charged. Transport of Troops

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 9

Allegations that Captain Carlton John Waugh had accepted £30 from various people at Liverpool as an inducement to him to exercise his…

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Silence in the Court

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 10

SOLICITOR (to witness in traffic accident at Kogarah Court): Where were you when the…

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Liverpool-Ingleburn Bus Service Military Officer Charged with Bribery. Transport of Troops

Liverpool News · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 1

Allegations that Captain Carlton John Waugh had accepted £30 from various people at Liverpool as an inducement to him to exercise his authority as railway…

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Supreme Court. Causes in No. 1 COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Maxwell and a Jury.) Woman Awarded £250

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 3

A verdict for £250 was awarded to Jean France (known as Jean Patterson). of Powell Street. Homebush. who sued Joyce Biscuits Ltd., to recover damages…

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District Court. (Before Judge Holt.) Motor Car and Motor Cycle Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 February 1941 · page 3

Claude Ivey, 30 of Stoney Creek Road, Penshurst, sued Miss Matilda Floretta Daisy Scott, of Bega Street Bega, to recover £400 damages for injuries…

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Not Guilty of Assault

The Sun · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 5

Pleading self-defence, Alfred Mesak, 49, sheet metal worker, was acquitted at Quarter Sessions to-day on a charge of assault occasioning…

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Police Question Politician BRISBANE

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 8

Because he made a comment to the Press on the date selected for the Queensland elections, the…

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Sticker Leads to Court

The Sun · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 3

George Barnes, 49, agent, and Samuel Levi, 27, musician, pleaded not guilty in Central Police Court…

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Silence in the Court

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 8

MR. JUSTICE BONNEY (to witness who produced a doctor's certificate): I see you're…

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SAYS U.S.A. Crash Is Murder Washington

The Sun · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 2

"An example of legalised murder," is how Senator McCarran described the crash of an Eastern Air…

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Brick Pty. Is Lawful Decision Given by Court

The Sun · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 5

The Chief Judge in Equity (Mr. Justice Nicholas) today held that Brickworks Pty., Ltd., had not…

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Growers To Challenge Apple & Pear Scheme In High Court

The Land · Friday 28 February 1941 · page 8

PRICES paid for fruit by the Apple and Pear Board, under the acquisition scheme, are to be challenged by fruitgrowers in the High Court. A Fruitgrowers' Defence League…

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Murder In The Rain

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 18

THE rain poured down--steady soaking rain. A dreary unpleasant day, the sort of day when a man looks out of the window and mutters to himself; "A good…

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Two Remanded on Murder Charge

The Sun · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 3

Franklin Christian Richards, 64, medical practitioner, and Frank Henry Knowles, 42, barman, were charged at the Central Police Court…

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Question for the Police

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 3

BRITISH Intelligence Officer (left) questioning a Benghazi police official after the capture of the city on February 7.-- Department of Information picture…

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Court-Martial's Knotty Point

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 3

AN interesting position has arisen as a result of a recent air court-martial at Cunderdin, W.A., when an aircraftsman was charged under…

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Silence in the Court

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 March 1941 · page 6

CONSTABLE (in Licensing Court): I said to the defendant, "I belong to the police."…

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