Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Courts & crime, all years

Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1941

6,510 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 250

Silence in the Court

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 9

COURT Orderly (in Divorce Court): No appearance for the defendant, your Honor…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

No Refunds of Police Pension Levies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 10

The Chief Secretary, Mr. Tonking, said in the Legislative Assembly yesterday that the Government had no intention of returning money contributed to the police…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

Court Warning to Seamen's Union

The Sun · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 2

The Chief Judge (Sir George Beeby), warned in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court to day that steps would be taken for contempt of court, if a court order made by him on February 25…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Court Finds Girl's Allergy Guilty

The Sun · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 3

Holding that a skin complaint suffered by a 22-year-old girl after using bath salts was due to her…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Court Leniency for German Escapees Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 4

The State Attorney-General (Mr. Bailey) and the Assistant Crown Prosecutor (Mr. Nolan) clashed today over a plea for leniency for three German internees. The internees killed a sheep…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Kuring-gai Tragedy. Police Theory of Heart Seizure. Grazier's Death

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 10

Detectives believe that William Waugh Gordon, 52, a former grazier, whose body was found on a lonely bush track near his car in Kuring-gai Chase…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

Judge and Mr. Holt. "Discourtesy" to Court. Industrial Talks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 11

In the Commonwealth Arbitration Court yesterday, Judge O'Mara said that the Minister for Labour, Mr. Holt, had called a conference to…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

Supreme Court. Full Court. (Before the Chief Justice, Sir Frederick Jordan, Mr. Justice Halse Rogers, and Mr. Justice Street.) COLLINS v NIELSEN

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 5

The Court decided that there was no right of appeal from the refusal of a Judge to grant an extension of the time within which an injured worker might…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Woman Weeps in Court. Non-suit to Stand. Claim Against Hospital

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 5

Mrs. Mary Freda Welch, of Manly, wept yesterday when the Full Court of the Supreme Court unanimously refused to restore to the list an action which she…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

History's Biggest Air Battle Is Raging Berlin Blazing, Heavy Blows at Britain Waves of Raiders in Moonlight Greatest Assault Ever Flung Against Germany LONDON

The Sun · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 1

The mightiest air battle in history is being fought tonight from the North Sea to the Baltic. With a brilliant moon lighting up the Straits of Dover under a cloudless sky, German raiders began to stream over into…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Causes in Banco Court. (Before Mr. Justice Street and a jury.) Verdict for £900

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 5

Henry Joseph Merifield, of Gardeners Road, Rosebery, sued Dalgety and Co. Ltd. to recover damages for injuries he suffered when a case of cartridges fell…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Law Report. Commonwealth Arbitration Court. (Before the Chief Judge, Sir George Beeby, Judge Drake-Brockman, and Judge Piper.) Northern Territory Basic Wage. Unions' Claim

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 March 1941 · page 5

A basic wage of £5/10/, plus a tropical allowance of 30/, were claimed by northern Territory trades unions, for Northern Territory employees, before the…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

3 Men Acquitted On Assault Charges

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 8

Lionel Laundry, 19, William Simmonds, 20, and Desmond Fraser, 30, were acquitted at Quarter Sessions yesterday on charges of assault…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Security Breach Alleged. N.Z. Carpenter Charged. AUCKLAND

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 8

Francis Townsend, 37, carpenter, was charged at Auckland Court to-day with a breach of censorship regulations by imparting information which might be…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Silence in the Court

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 9

COUNSEL (at Central Court): You had an amusing time playing the poker machines…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Law Report. Commonwealth Arbitration Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 9

(Before the Chief Judge Sir George Beeby, Judge Drake-Brockman, and Judge Piper.) NORTHERN TERRITORY BASIC…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Dock Strike Threat. Court Intervenes. Wages Dispute

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 9

A threat by crane-drivers at Cockatoo Dock to strike next week if a demand for a wage increase of 3/ was not granted was mentioned…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Supreme Court. Causes in No. 2 COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Herron and a jury.) Defamation Claim

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 9

A verdict for the plaintiff for £100 was given in the action brought by Doreen Higgins, of Rose Bay, against Martin Barrett Proctor, managing director of…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Alleged Boot Fraud. Minister to Interview Police. CANBERRA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 16

The Minister for the Army, Mr. Spender, said in the House of Representatives to-day that he would interview police investigating the alleged…

Continued on Trove, page 16 →

Seamen's Union Ballot. Court Order. Contempt Proceedings Threatened

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 17

The Chief Judge, Sir George Beeby, said in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court yesterday that "steps would be taken for contempt of Court if an…

Continued on Trove, page 17 →