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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1950

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Taxi Driver Charged Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 1

A taxi-driver, charged with using threatening words in the Transport Commissioner, Mr. Winsor, appeared at Central Court today on a…

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Police Seek Identification

The North Western Courier · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 1

Narrabri police are experiencing difficulty in establishing the Identity of an elderly man, who was found dead on the…

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Police Follow Clue to Lakemba Tragedy SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 1

The murderer or Mrs. Dorothy Dart and her twenty year old daughter, Dorothy Jean, at Lakemba on Tuesday night, had not been friendly with either of the victims, the police believe…

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Many Divorce Cases Before Court Sydney

The North Western Courier · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 1

Three acting Supreme Court judges dealt with divorce suits at the rate of one every five minutes today. Sixty-five cases were listed for…

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Youth on Murder charge SYDNEY, Monday

The North Western Courier · Monday 16 January 1950 · page 1

A young Lakemba man, charged with the murder of a woman and thier daughter, had made confessions, the police claimed in…

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Police Court

The North Western Courier · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 1

As the result of an accident which occurred on December 21, 1949, William Archibald Tiggell, of Narrabri appeared before Mr. Johnston,…

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Women Charged with Murder Melbourne

The North Western Courier · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 1

Police arrested a woman early today and charged her with having murdered Edna Jean McDonald, whose semi-nude body was…

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Sign for Police Station

The North Western Courier · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 1

Narrabri Police Station is to have an electric sign. The Municipal Council has been asked to quote for its installation…

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Police Court

The North Western Courier · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 2

Both the supplier and receiver of a bottle of wine which figured, in a case at the police court on Wednesday apparently decided to dispense…

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British Police Go in Films

The North Western Courier · Thursday 9 February 1950 · page 4

For the first time, British criminal investigation headquarters at Scotland Yard have helped make a full length film…

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Police Search for Sub-Machine Guns SYDNEY, Monday

The North Western Courier · Monday 13 February 1950 · page 1

Police and detectives have launched a blitz on the underworld in the hope of recovering five sub-machine…

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Police Investigate Man's Death SYDNEY, Monday

The North Western Courier · Monday 20 February 1950 · page 1

A man whose body was found floating in the water near Glebe Island wharf may have been murdered…

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Police to Investigate Corruption Charge Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 1

The Premier, Mr. McGirr, stated today that allegations of corruption against a "member of the Government party" had been referred to the police for investigation…

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Court Order to Tennis Star Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 1

Tennis star Adrian Quist, 36, was today ordered to return to his wife, a Sydney heiress, within 21 days. The order was made…

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Salesman's Story of Strange Assault Montreal

The North Western Courier · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 1

A forty-three year old salesman, Charles Roy, yesterday swore out a warrant against five men, alleging he had been…

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Heavily Guarded Court House Sydney

The North Western Courier · Thursday 16 March 1950 · page 1

The heaviest guard on was record was flung around the Central Police Court today which the convict escapes Darcy Dugan and…

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Night Club Patrons in Court SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 20 March 1950 · page 1

More than one hundred persons queued, up outside the Licensing Court today when charges against 80 people of drinking liquor on…

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Police Promotion

The North Western Courier · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 1

The Police Commissioner (Mr. Scott) announced the promotion of Police Constable 1st class C. Thomson, Narrabri, to Senior Constable…

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Duel in Court Greatest Legal Fight of the Century

The North Western Courier · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 6

One of the greatest legal fights of the century—that between the famous Sir Edward Carson and the Attorney-General in the Archer…

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Five-Year-Old Murder Investigation SYDNEY, Monday

The North Western Courier · Monday 3 April 1950 · page 1

A prominent Sydney detective, investigating the five-year-old murder of a Sydney solicitor, Joseph Morgan Houston, visited Newcastle to make…

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