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Courts & crime, 1941

6,510 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 250

New facts on pyjama girl: secret police file Amazing story behind woman's claim to body in formalin bath

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 19 January 1941 · page 5

Here is the inside story, disclosed in a secret police file, of the claim that the Pyjama Girl, whose body still floats in a formalin bath at Sydney University, has at last been identified…

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Blackout in New York Plan For Test Of City's Air-Raid Defences Navy, Military And Police Will Co-operate In Trial New York

The Sun · Sunday 19 January 1941 · page 2

Dramatic plans for a complete blackout of New York to test its air raid defences were announced to-day by Mayor Fiorello La Guardia…

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Charged with Axe Attack

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 5

BRISBANE, Sunday.--A constable was struck over the right eye with an axe while police were investigating the Jehovah's Witnesses' organisation, it…

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Police Watch Hotel Lounges

The Sun · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 4

Police are enforcing rigidly the law prohibiting the serving of liquor in hotels after 6 p.m., and special attention is being paid to the lounges…

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Alleged Attacks on Police. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 9

A man and a youth who were arrested on Friday while the police were investigating the Jehovah's Witnesses' organisation appeared in the Brisbane Police Court on Saturday…

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Nazi Mass Murder London, Jan. 19. (A.A.P.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 8

The National Catholic Welfare Committee's Geneva representative reports that 100,000 insane Germans have been killed, in accordance with a previously reported Nazi plan to…

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Letter Left After Murder. "I Am Not Sorry." TEMORA

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 9

A letter left by Albert William Dempsey, who was found dead from strychnine on December 21, after he had shot and killed Mrs. Eliza Hee Sim, was read at the inquest on…

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"Pyjama Girl's" Body. Police Will Fight Any Action

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 7

Police will defend any Supreme Court action that may follow the issue of a writ to-day demanding the surrender of the body of an unidentified woman,…

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Gaol for Five Trainees

The Sun · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 3

Five young men, each of whom quoted scripture to justify his action, were today sentenced to six months'…

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Sold Beer to Police Sergeant

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 15

Ernest Berry, 35, instructor, was fined £100 at the Metropolitan Licensing Court yesterday, for having sold a bottle of beer, without being licensed, to a police…

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Silence in the Court

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 9

WITNESS (in Central Court): I raced like mad to the corner to see if there was a fight…

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Police Seize Banned Sect's Printing Plant

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 5

Military and State intelligence police yesterday seized a large quantity of printing machinery and materials at a Hurstville printery…

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Police Buy Champagne To Secure Liquor Conviction

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 7

Police paid £22- for a bottle of champagne to secure a conviction at Prince's restaurant, Martin Place. This was revealed in the…

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Juvenile Crime Reduced. Influence of Police Boys' Clubs. Minister's Praise

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 11

In three years juvenile crime has been almost haived in the areas in which Police Boys' Clubs have been established. About 7,000 lads are members of the clubs…

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Claim for Body of "Pyjama Girl." Supreme Court Writ Issued

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 11

A Supreme Court writ demanding the body of the "pyjama girl" was issued yesterday against the Commissioner of Police. Mr. MacKay, by the solicitors acting for Mrs. Janette…

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Three-front War in East Africa British Advance 20 Miles Into Eritrea Africans Attack From Kenya Bad Weather Delays Tobruk Assault LONDON

The Sun · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 1

Britain's offensive against the Italian armies in East Africa is now developing on three fronts. Armored troops, striking from Kassala, in the Sudan, have advanced 20 miles into Eritrea…

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Lad Charged with Murder of Sister Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 2

Harold Woodier, aged 19. was charged at Nyah West today with the murder of his 14-year-old sister, Violet Woodier, whose body was found…

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Police Claim Will a Fake

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 5

A signature, allegedly "built-up" from tetters taken from specimens of a defendant's handwriting, was exhibited in the Central Court yesterday…

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Police Change at Castle Hill

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 7

Constable E. J. Rippon has commenced duty at Castle Hill Police Station, in succession to Constable Vic Smith, who has been…

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Silence in the Court

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 9

TAXIDRIVER defendant (in Traffic Court): I've got a plan of the intersection here. This circle…

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