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Courts & crime, 1946

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Court Challenge on "Cuddle Seat" Price Fixing

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 September 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Manufacturers of "Cuddle Seats" have challenged the Prices Commission over the price fixed for the Australian…

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Police Fire on Crowds in Amsterdam Demonstration Over Troops Going to N.E.I.

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 September 1946 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday (A.AP.): Police opened fire several times against crowds in Amsterdam on Tuesday, during demonstrations…

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Heath Sentenced to Death

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 September 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Friday: Former R.A.F. pilot, Neville George Heath, who admitted to the murder of two women in revolting circumstances, was…

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Race Broadcasts Banned to Gaol Listeners

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: Although prisoners at Goulburn Goal will have wireless sets installed in their cells they will not be allowed to…

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For Trial on Murder Count

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1946 · page 2

BRISBANE, Thursday: Raymond Kendall Daniel (25) business manager, was to-day committed for trial on a charge of having…

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Police Want Revolvers; 'Pistols dangerous'

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: Replacement of automatic pistols by revolvers was urged by the police to-day. They said me automatic pistols with…

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Sydney Police Start Drug Traffic Blitz

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY. Thursday: The activities of the special mobile police force switched to-day from gambling and sly-grog to the…

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Father Weeps in Sydney Appeal Court

Daily Advertiser · Friday 27 September 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: A father who mortgaged his home to provide ball money for his son wept to the Appeals Court to-day when asked…

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Interjector Gets a Month's Gaol

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 September 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday: A man who interrupted Mr. Menzies' political meeting in Darlinghurst on September 16 was to-day sentenced to…

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Items of News Fined for Stealing Pullover

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 September 1946 · page 2

John Patrick Kirby, 21, laborer, pleaded guilty at the Wagga Police Court yesterday to a charge of stealing a pullover, at "Clifton," Wagga,…

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Two Years' Gaol For 243 British Paratroopers

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 September 1946 · page 3

SINGAPORE, Friday: Convicted by a court martial on a charge of mutiny at Muar camp. Kuala Lumpur, 243 paratroopers of a British…

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Remand on Bulli Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 September 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: Mervyn [?] 39, laborer, was remanded until October 11 when he reappeared [?] Central Court to-day on a c[?]…

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Death Sentence for Murder of Woman Insanity Plea Likely

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 September 1946 · page 1

LONDON, Friday. (A.A.P.): Neville George Clevely Heath, aged 29, former R.A.F. officer, who was sentenced to death on Thursday for the murder of Mrs. Margaret Gardner, will appeal against the…

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Ring Found in Man's Mouth,Say Police

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 September 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: When a young man was taken to Police headquarters and charged with stealing goods valued at £1000, police found a…

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Police Seek More Pay; Added Danger in Duties

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 September 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday: The Police Association claimed to-day that Policemen's duties had grown more dangerous because thay had to deal with…

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Police Find Man Hiding in Cupboard

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 September 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: A thief who broke into a clothing factory at Chalmers-street City, last night was discovered by police hiding in…

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Police Fire on Car in 60 m.p.h. Sydney Chase

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 September 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Detectives in a wireless car opened Ore early yesterday as they chased a motor car at 60 miles an hour through…

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Two Charged Over Adelaide Fire

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 October 1946 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Monday: An Adelaide accountant has been arrested in Sydney and a Melbourne laborer in Adelaide on charges…

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Company Director on Petrol Tickets Theft Charge

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 October 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Cecil Henry McPherson, company director of Vaucluse, was charged, at Central Police Court to-day with having…

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Revision Court

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 1 October 1946 · page 2

A Shire Revision Court was held at Lockhart, before Mr. Etherton, Revising Magistrate, at Lockhart on Wednesday. The rolls were presented…

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