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Courts & crime, 1941

6,510 stories in Sydney's papers · page 72 of 250

Fascists Murder U.S. Publisher

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 2

JOHN F. ARENA (top picture), publisher of La Tribuna, an anti-Fascist Italian newspaper in Chicago, U.S., was killed by two men on April 15. Police described his murderes as imported gangsters, Arena had given information, to the Dies Committee about the supposed activities of the…

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Fascists Murder U.S. Publisher

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 2

JOHN F. ARENA (top picture), publisher of La Tribuna, an anti-Fascist Italian newspaper in Chicago, U.S., was killed by two men on April 15. Police described his murderers as imported gangsters. Arena had given information, to the Dies Committee about the supposed activities of the…

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Fascists Murder U.S. Publisher

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 2

JOHN F. ARENA (top picture), publisher of La Tribuna, an anti-Fascist Italian newspaper in Chicago, U.S., was killed by two men on April 15. Police described his murderers as imported gangsters. Arena had given information, to the Dies Committee about the supposed activities of the…

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Gipsy Women Fined For Theft of Man's £26

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 3

TWO gipsy women were each fined £10, in default 20 days, and were ordered to pay £13 compensation, in default 26 days, by Mr. Frarrington…

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Assault Charge Man Run Over by Train "May Die."

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 1

Charged with having assaulted Harvey Brunton, thereby occasioning him actual bodily harm, at Toongabbie on May 17, James Thomas Bcade Doyle…

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Silence in the Court

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 8

POLICE Prosecutor (in Central Court): Why did you strike your husband with a chair?…

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Supreme Court. Full Court. Ex parte Gobbert: Re Wilks and another

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 5

Judgment was given in an application to make absolute two rules nisi for prohibition in respect of two convictions upon charges under Section 3 of the…

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Police Seeking City False Alarm Bug

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 5

Police are searching for a "sprinkler bug" whose pastime is touching off sprinklers in city buildings so he can watch fire brigades answer the alarm the sprinklers automatically raise…

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State Jurisdiction. Supreme, Court Causes List

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 6

No.1 Causes.—Notice to jurors: The jurors summoned to attend No.1 Causes for Monday, May 19, are not required to attend at all. No. 2 Causes.— In No. 3 Court.—A; 10 a.m…

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Parachute Attack on Crete Nazis Assault Key Island As "Tourists" Flood Syria LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 1

German parachute troops ore attempting an invasion of the island of Crete, last Greek stronghold. "Early this morning…

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S.m. Closed Court on Own Discretion

The Sun · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 7

Exercising his discretionary power, the magistrate at the Balmain Court last Thursday decided to hear in closed court an application by a…

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Crossing Keeper's Clock Stopped. Crash Sequel Told in Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 13

A witness who was an acting gatekeeper at a level crossing in the Supreme Court yesterday, said that her clock showed 9. 45 a.m. when the actual time was 11.l8 a. m. and an…

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Police on Trail of Food Racketeers London, Tuesday (A.A.P.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 3

Detectives throughout Britain are investigating the food racket. Scotland Yard yesterday sent out a batch of special…

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Law Notices. Wednesday, May 21, 1941. Commonwealth Jurisdiction. Bankrupicy Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 6

Before Mr. Justice Lukin, Federal Judge in Bankruptcy,—Seventh floor. Commonwealth Bank Building, 112 Pitt Street.—At 10.30 a.m.—Application for stay of proceedings: Re Benjamin…

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Court Martial of Guards. Voyage of Dunera. LONDON, May 20. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 12

Charles Albert Bowles, an acting regimental sergeant-major, and Arthur Helliwell, a sergeant, both of whom are members of the Pioneer Corps, and went to Australia as…

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Police Court

Nepean Times · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 7

The following cases were dealt with by Mr C. Pickup, P.M., at Penrith Police Court on Thursday: Unlicensed Driver…

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April 1 in Gaol

The Catholic Press · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 32

No doubt, seasonal influences started this conversation in a country gaol: Warder: "Ten prisoners Have broken out."…

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Magistrate Warns Motorists. Forged Petrol Tickets

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 3

Mr. Mahoney, 8.M., warned motorists at Central Police Court yesterday against buying and using forged petrol ration Hckets, of which, he said, large numbers…

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Confesses to Murder of Five

Daily Mirror · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 3

LAWRENCEBURG (Indiana). Thursday.--Virginius Carter (33) has confessed to the murder of five members of the Johnson Agrue…

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Miner Goes To Gaol; Mates Idle CESSNOCK

The Sun · Thursday 22 May 1941 · page 10

More than 1400 men were involved in four colliery stoppages On the Cessnock field to-day over complaints…

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