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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1941

6,510 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 250

Bail for Doctor Is Refused Death of Woman; 2 Charged

The Sun · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 5

A further application for bail on behalf of Dr. Franklin Christian Richards, 64, one of two men charged…

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Silence in the Court

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 10

MR. J. R. WISHART, solicitor (at Central Summons Court): Has your Evidence heard all the…

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Murder Charge Woman's Collapse in Surgery. Bail Refused

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 5

Franklin Christian Richards, 64, medical practitioner, and Frank Henry Knowles, 42 barman, yesterday, at the Central…

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£153 Fines After Dash From Police

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 8

His efforts to avoid service of a maintenance warrant, cost Richard Thomas Curtis, 30, moulder, £153 in traffic fines at Central Police Court yesterday…

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Court's Decision. "Roping-in" Criticised

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 11

In his judgment, Judge O'Mara said that the application was "a roping-in dispute," and sought to bind by award respondents in New South Wales and South Australia who…

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Quarter Sessions. (Before Judge Hill.) (Mr. D. G. Bathgate, Crown Prosecutor.) Assault and Robbery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 5

Victor Parsons, 19, labourer, and Walter Wilkinson, 20, labourer, who pleaded guilty to each of two charges of assault and robbery in company, were each…

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Fruit Scheme Challenged Mr. Tonking Issues Writ. High Court Action

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 9

Mr. A. U. Tonking, the Chief Secretary of New South Wales, is taking action as a private citizen to test the validity of the Commonwealth…

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Woman Dead in House. Police Allege Confession. Man for Trial. Muswellbrook

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 11

A statement alleged to have been made by Joseph Charnock confessing to having, in a fit of rage, killed Mrs. Elizabeth Roarty, 62, was produced by…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 5

On December 17, Mr. Justice Street, in Matrimonial Causes Jurisdiction, granted a decree nisi to Leslie Marshall Wilcox on his divorce petition against Florance…

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Law Report. Commonwealth Arbitration Court. (Before Judge O'Mara.) Mining Award

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 5

Reserved judgment was delivered in the application by the Mount Bischoff Mining Company for exemption from the Australian Workers' Union mining award…

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Causes in No. [?] COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Maxwell and a jury.) Verdict for £700

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 5

Roy Burrows, aged 17, of Edward Street, Cabramatta, sued Stirling Henry Pty., Ltd., for injuries he received while in the employ of the defendant company…

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Causes in No. 3 COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Owen and a jury.) Minor Awarded £950

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 March 1941 · page 5

Henry John Campton, of Station Street, Pymble, sued by his next friend. Sidney Clive Campton, the Crown Crystal Glass Pty., Ltd., for damages for injuries he…

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Bail Again Refused. Murder Charge. Doctor Kept in Gaol

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 7

A second application for bail made on behalf of Franklin Christian Richards, 64, medical practitioner, who, with Frank…

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Gaoled for Theft

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 2

John Alderton (19), at the Parramatta Police Court last Wednesday, was charged with having stolen four dozen tins of salmon and 12 dozen bags of…

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Fined for Coal Theft

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 8

Charged with having stolen 2 cwt. of coal, the property of the Clyde Engineering Company, at Granville, on March 3, John Reardon (33) pleaded guilty at…

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Death of Earl of Erroll. Baronet Charged With Murder. NAIROBI, March 11. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 11

Major Sir Delves Broughton has been charged with the murder of the Earl of Erroll. [?]Major Sir Henry John Delves Broughton,…

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Magistrate Upholds Council Rating. Grenfell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 7

Thirty-three persons objected to the levying by Grenfell Municipal Council of a sewerage local loan rate, on the grounds that the municipality had not yet made…

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Theft of Revolver "Was a Joke"

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 3

With other youths, Alfred William Olson (19) was testing his marksmanship at a shooting gallery at Blacktown Shaw in March 1…

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Police Protection

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 6

The Police Commissioner considers that the present police supervision of the Hills district is adequate. At its last meeting Baulkham Hills…

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Alleged Attempt at Bribery. Magistrate Reserves Decision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1941 · page 13

The case against William Henry Bethel, 53, war pensioner, who is charged with having, on February 2, tried to bride Captain Cyril, Oliver Thompson, an officer of the Commonwealth…

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