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Courts & crime, 1933

9,416 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 250

Many New Cars in Use Efficiency of Police Patrols

The Sun · Sunday 1 January 1933 · page 3

The motor car fleet of the metropolitan police is now almost at the peak of efficiency aimed at by the recent allocation of £15,000…

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Bunger Was Bomb, Police Found Fireworks Sizzle in Spain Barcelona

The Sun · Sunday 1 January 1933 · page 3

FOLLOWING an explosion in a house in one of the main streets, Civil Guards made inquiries and accepted the explanation of two…

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Police Courts. Young Men Charged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 2

John Enright, 23, labourer, Walter Goss, 24, barman, and Richard Moore, 27, salesman, were charged at the Central Police Court on Saturday with having broken and entered the…

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Murder to Solve

The Sun · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 7

A good deal of flippant humor spices the sensationalism of "X Marks the Spot," at the Haymarket. Wallace Ford and Lew Cody rise from…

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Gaol Sport Man Has "Inside" Information PERTH

The Labor Daily · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 1

THE "sporting editor" of the Fremantle gaol tipped Jolly Fair, winner of the Railway Stakes, and Alienist, who won the Perth…

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Increased Reward Possible Park Murder Mystery

The Labor Daily · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 5

It is understood that if police and detectives do not effect an arrest in connection with the National Park murder mystery within the next few…

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The Daily Telegraph Late News Murder Charge

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Following the death of Michael Sexton (65), of Chelsea, in the Alfred Hospital last night, alleged to…

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Smart Trick Revealed Theft of Motor Cars Sold a Pup

The Labor Daily · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 5

A SMART trick in which the owners of stolen cars were later sold the tyres, stripped from another stolen vehicle, has been discovered…

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No "Spies" Police Commissioner Emphatic

The Sun · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 4

Referring to-day to complaints to the Police Association that "spies" were being used by the police to detect uniformed men drinking in…

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Park Murder. Increased Reward Probable. Appeal to the Public

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 5

The reward of £250 which has been offered for information leading to the conviction of the murderer of Bessie O'Connor, who was killed in National Park on December 14, may…

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Help Sought in Park Murder Many Report Their Suspicions

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 5

Since the description of a man wanted in connection with the murder of Bessie O'Connor at National Park has been published police have…

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Violent Assault in Watchhouse Cell West Aust'n Finances Melbourne, Sunday. PERTH

The Labor Daily · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 5

A violent attack was made on Robert Harrowfield, 5[?], in a cell in the City Watchhouse last night by a cell mate. As a result, The financial returns of the State for December reveal a surplus of £93,089 against a surplus of £97,321 for the corresponding month of last…

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New Year Bonfires. Firemen and Police Kept Busy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 6

Nearly 100 bonfires were lit in the outer parts of the city on Saturday night by residents who were bent on celebrating the coming of the new year in the traditional manner…

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Police Were Prepared To Face Bare Facts, But--

The Sun · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 5

A NUDE bathing party at 1.30 a.m.? Two constables Who happened to be in the vicinity of a party on the fringe of Balmoral beach on Sunday morning, saw heads bobbing in the water at that hour…

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A Clue in Park Murder? Detective Dashes South Man Is Held at Corrimal

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 1

A man answering the description of the man with whom police are anxious to interview in connection with…

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Armed Man On Sydney-Brisbane Express. Struggle with Police. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 6

Police had a desperate struggle with an armed man at Wallangarra yesterday morning. The man was a traveller on the express from Sydney…

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Transit for the Police Review Is Likely in Queensland Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 5

The question of modern transit equipment for the Queensland police, which has been long held back, is according to latest advices…

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Park Murder. Police Baffled. Detained Man Released

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 January 1933 · page 9

Detectives engaged in attempting to solve thp mystery of the murder of Bessie O'Connor in National Park on December 14 have so far not been successful. The slender clues they…

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Police Baffled by Vic. Murder Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 3 January 1933 · page 1

POLICE investigating the murder of Walter Hannabury, 65, who died in hospital at Terang early yesterday, have had their task made…

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Bicycle Theft Alleged

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 January 1933 · page 1

A bicycle valued at £5, the property of the P.M.G.[?].was an exhibit at Central Court yesterday, alleged to have been stolen by Albert Edward Schultz…

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