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Courts & crime, 1941

6,510 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 250

Greek War Funds Theft Alleged

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 8

A woman was committed for trial yesterday in the Central Police Court on two charges of having stolen £1313 and £11, the property of the trustees…

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Father Charged with Wounding Son

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 3

Joseph Mulligan (55), at the Parramatta Police Court last Wednesday, was charged with having maliciously wounded Joseph Mulligan (his son) at…

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Aquitted of Wife Murder Dubbo

The Sun · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 11

After a retirement of 40 minutes, a Supreme Court jury to-day found Harvey Oliver Potts, 45, not guilty…

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Silence in the Court

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 11

MR. Roach, solicitor (in Licensing Court): Had there been an altercation in the bar of the hotel?…

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Murder Charge. Death of Pensioner in Bush Hut

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 13

After investigations over two days, detectives last night charged a man with having feloniously and maliciously murdered Henry Henness, 65, an invalid pensioner, in a hut in…

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Supreme Court. Cause in No. 5 COURT. (Before Mr. Acting Justice K. A. Ferguson.) Railway Crossing Collision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 6

The jury returned a verdict for £125 in the action by Frederick [?]lin Packham, 20, of Orange, who sued the Commissioner for Railways to recover…

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Film News of the Week. Formby Joins Police Flying Squad. "Call a Cop" His Latest Comedy. Dorothy Hyson, Leading Lady

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 26

George Formby was able to indulge in his favourite hobby, motor cycling, during the making of his latest comedy[?] "Call a Cop," which will be screened shortly at the Lyceum Theatre. GEORGE is a War Reserve…

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Law Report. High Court. (Before Mr. Justice Starke, Mr. Justice McTiernan, and Mr. Justice Williams.) Bank of New South Wales v ROGERS

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 April 1941 · page 6

This appeal was unanimously dismissed with costs. Mr. Justice Starke said this was an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme…

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Police Court

Nepean Times · Thursday 24 April 1941 · page 3

The following matters were dealt with by Mr C. Pickup, P.M., at Penrith Police Court on Friday: Exceeded 30 m.p.h…

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Stealing Charge

Liverpool News · Thursday 24 April 1941 · page 4
Also in The Biz

Robert Murphy was charged, at Liverpool Police Court on Monday, with having been found illegally in a dwelling and with stealing (two charges), at…

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Guildford Assault Cases

The Biz · Thursday 24 April 1941 · page 5

At Parramatta police Court yesterday (Wednesday) the following charges were [?]erred, arisng from occurrences at [?] on April 5:—…

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Gold Stealing "Ring" Alleged

The Sun · Thursday 24 April 1941 · page 3

William Oswald Williams, 31, motor driver, was charged at the Central Court to-day with that, on April 24, he knowingly had in the…

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Dispute Over Axe. Man Fined for Assault

The Biz · Thursday 24 April 1941 · page 2
Also in Liverpool News

Reg[?] Alexander Nicholls alleged, at Liverpool Police Court on Monday, that Leo Jul[?] had assaulted him, at Rossmore, on April 4. He said he was a…

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Man Acquitted of Wife Murder

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 April 1941 · page 7

DUBBO, Wednesday.--After a retirement of 40 minutes, the jury acquitted Harvey Oliver Potts, 45, shearing contractor, of Wellington, of a charge of…

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Not Guilty of Murder. Dubbo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 April 1941 · page 3

Harvey Oliver Potts, 43, was acquitted by a jury at Dubbo Supreme Court to-day on a charge of having murdered his wife, Ida Patricia Potts, 42, at Wellington on…

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Decree Against Police Bandsman

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 April 1941 · page 8

The New South Wales Police Bandmaster, John Crosby Browne, 54, was found guilty in the Divorce Court yesterday…

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Silence In Court

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 April 1941 · page 9

MR. Hardwicke, S.M. (refusing woman time to pay, at Central Court): She had a pound yesterday…

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More Police for Cabra-vale

Liverpool News · Thursday 24 April 1941 · page 2

Cabra-Vale Council has been advised by the Police Department that the Commissioner was taking action to make another constable available for duty at…

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