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Courts & crime, 1941

6,510 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 250

Comforts Theft Was "Despicable" Melbourne

The Sun · Tuesday 4 February 1941 · page 2

Describing the theft of Comforts Fund goods as a despicable act, Mr. McLean, P.M., to-day sentenced Neville John McDonald, 23, motor…

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Marriage Proposal Alleged. Jewellery Theft Charges

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1941 · page 10

Frank Edward Walters, 39, a tourist representative, who appeared at Central Police Court yesterday on four charges of theft, persuaded a woman to give him jewellery "to put…

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Iron Guards Charged With Forest Massacre LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 February 1941 · page 1

Rumanian Iron Guard rebels who massacred 92 Jews in Jalava Forest, near Bukarest, on January 21, have been arrested. They will appear before a…

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Silence in the Court

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 February 1941 · page 10

WITNESS (at Quarter Sessions Appeal Court): I must think aloud; otherwise I can't…

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Court Martial on Striking Charge Perth

The Sun · Tuesday 4 February 1941 · page 5

Aircraftsman William Ernest Harrison, 29, formerly of Kalgoorlie, to-day appeared before a court-martial at Cunderdin, on charges of striking his…

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Halifax Charged with Lobbying Isolationist Attack on Ambassador Congress Given Explanation Of Call On Chairman WASHINGTON

The Sun · Tuesday 4 February 1941 · page 3

Under the heading: "Pressure On Congress Resented. Indiscretions by Halifax Will Lose Votes For 'Lend Or Lease' Bill" the New York "World…

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Alleged Assault on Policeman. Four A.I.F. Men Charged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 5

When four men of the A.I.P. were charged at Newcastle Quarter Sessions today with assaulting Police Constable Ronald Charles Prosser, causing him…

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Assault Costs Him Nearly £20

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 7

Rolling a cigarette as he walked along a street at Merrylands on January 18, Wilfred Denver Dines was struck in the face. His nose was…

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Norwegians Sentenced to Death. London, Feb. 4. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 12

The Germans have sentenced three Norwegians to death for having wirelessed information to aid British bombers. Another has been sentenced to five years'…

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Police Carnival at Sports Ground

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 5

The annual Police Carnival will be held at the Sydney Sports Ground on Saturday, February 15, from 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., and also during the evening. The…

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Kicked by Police Man Says

The Sun · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 3

Ill-treatment by detectives, who, he said, punched and kicked him and dragged him by the hair, was alleged by a…

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Police Dog Drives Her Own Car

The Sun · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 3

Zoe, the amazing police alsatian, now drives her own motor car. To-day, before the watchful…

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Murder of Aboriginal Two White Men Committed for Trial

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 7

At an inquest, held at Alice Springs (Central Australia) last week, into the death of an aboriginal named Lullilicki, or Lollylegs, on or about December 14…

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King's Quotation in Court Suit

The Sun · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 5

A quotation made famous by the King in his broadcast to the Empire at Christmas, 1939, figured in a case in the Equity Court to-day. The passage from a book of poems,…

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Police Athletes Learn to Pull Their Weight

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 9

TUG-O'-WAR TEAM from No. 11 Division practising at Henson Park, Marrickville, yesterday for the Police Carnival, to be held on February 15, at the Sydney Sports Ground in aid of the Police Boys' Clubs. The team trains…

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Technicality in Court Martial Perth

The Sun · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 12

The main question to be decided by higher authorities before finality can be reached in the court-martial of Aircraftsman William Ernest…

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Irishman's Wrath. Assault on German for Biting Dog. New York, Feb. 4. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 11

William Henninger, a German, bit his Irish setter on the nose as a punishment for failing to perform tricks at an hotel at Peroria, Illinois. Robert Murray, an Irishman,…

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Air Trainee At Court-Martial PERTH

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 2

William Ernest Harrison, 29, aircraftsman, of Kalgoorlie, appeared before a court-martial at Cunderdin…

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Paris Police Arrested. London, Feb. 4. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 11

The Gestapo (German Secret Police) have arrested 100 Parisian policemen after the discovery of a cache of arms at the Are de Triomphe…

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Police Court

Nepean Times · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 6

The following cases wore dealt with by Mr C. Pickup, P.M., at Penrith Folice Court on Thursday: Lent his Licence…

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