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Courts & crime, 1941

6,510 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 250

Baronet Faces Murder Trial

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday. --Although the Nairobi (Kenya) magistrate, Mr. Rudd, said he was not satisfied with police evidence against Sir Delves Broughton…

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Alleged Pose As Major. Chemist Charged. Visits to Country

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 3

George Clifford Butterworth, 42, chemist, of Hopetoun Avenue, Vaucluse, appeared in Central Police Court yesterday charged with…

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Silence in the Court

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 12

MR. SHERIDAN, S.M. (to defendant in Redfern Court): One month's hard labor!…

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Accused Sleep at Court

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 6

Four men on trial at the Central Criminal Court on a conspiracy charge will sleep in the…

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Claim by Widow in Court

The Sun · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 20

A tram conductor, whom he examined in February, 1936, had then, in his opinion, a three to five years…

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Supreme Court. Causes in No. 2 COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Owen and a jury.) Tramway Employee's Death

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 April 1941 · page 3

In the action brought by Margaret Evans, of The Boulevarde. Strathfield against Thomas Joseph Hartigan and other members of the Railway…

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Perjury Fear by Magistrate

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 7

Mr. Mahoney, S.M., in Central Police Court yesterday, recommended that the papers in the case be sent to the Crown Law Office for investigation into…

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Mickey Mouse Stealing His Thunder

The Sun · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 8

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Gaol Break at Bathurst Bathurst

The Sun · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 5

Bathurst police and gaol officials are searching for Robert Joseph McKenna (20) who escaped from Bathurst Gaol, to-day…

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WIZO Helps Police Balance Budget

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 7

TEL AVIV (Palcor)—The efficiency of WIZO’s housekeeping instruction has so impressed the Palestine Police that, the ladies were requested to send an…

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Jewish Police Force at Zaglendia

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 7

ZURICH, Feb. 28th. A Jewish police force, similar in constitution to the Ghetto Police, has been established at Zaglendia…

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Silence in the Court

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 9

WITNESS (in Central Criminal Court): I wrote every entry in the book except those which…

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Police Strict on Night Clubs, Minister Claims

The Sun · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 5

Acting in association with the military authorities, the police, within the past few months, have closed down several night clubs which were frequented by soldiers, said the Chief Secretary…

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Supreme Court. Causes in No. 5 COURT. (Before Mr. Acting Justice Ferguson and jury.) Widow's Claim Succeeds

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 5

The jury returned a verdict for £700 in the action brought by Mrs. Vera Maud Packham, of Orange, who sued the Commissioner for Railways to recover damages…

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German Assault in Full Fury Endless Waves Smashed On Empire Line A.I.F. Holds Firm in Vital Pass Left Flank In Danger As Greeks Retire LONDON

The Sun · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 1

The German assault on the mountain line held by the Empire forces in Greece is now in its full fury. Wave after wave of infantry is being launched in…

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Law Report. Arbitration Court. (Before t[?] Chief Judge, Sir George Beeby.) Marine Engine Horse-power. Assessment Board Suggested

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 April 1941 · page 5

During the hearing of an application for a new award by merchant service officers and engineers, the Chief Judge suggested the appointment of a special…

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German Working on Wharves. Six Months' Gaol

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 April 1941 · page 17

Robert Ernst, 46, an alien of German origin, was sentenced at the Central Police Court yesterday to six months' imprisonment with hard labour. for…

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Prisoner Escapes From Gaol. Search in Bathurst District. BATHURST

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 April 1941 · page 17

Richard Joseph McKenna, 20, escaped from Bathurst Gaol this morning by climbing over a paling fence topped with barbed wire. He was working on the prison farm with a…

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Silence in the Court

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 April 1941 · page 9

DEFENDANT (Central Police Court): I've tried to enlist when I've been drunk and when I've been sober, but they…

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Supreme Court. Causes in No. 5 COURT. (Before Mr. Acting Justice Ferguson.) Verdict or £1,100

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 April 1941 · page 8

Elizabeth Bride Lynch, widow, of Bankstown, sued William Fox, of Chullora, carrier, under the Compensation to Relatives Act, for Camages arising…

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