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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1943

7,258 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 250

Kogarah Police Court. Friday, 12/2/52.Mr. THORNTON, S.M.

The St George Call · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 2

At least 12 police were present in the Court at 10.15; each apparently was concerned with a particular case relating mostly to breaches of traffic regulations…

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Bail Refused On Murder Charge

Daily Mirror · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 8

An unsuccessful plea for bail was made at Central Court today on behalf of Richard Agius (38), charged with the murder…

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Farmers Charged Excessive Interest (From Our Special Representative.)

The Land · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 9

CANBERRA, Wednesday. — Mentioning that it had been brought to his notice recently that some of the rates of interest charged primary…

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St. George Police Boys’ Club

The St George Call · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 1

On the 23rd of March, 1943, a combined Police Boys' Clubs boxing and wrestling tournament is to be held at the Leichhardt Stadium, Representatives of…

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Watchman Finished Up Liquor, Say Police

Daily Mirror · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 2

THE practice of Harold Clarence Green (60), watchman, at Prince's restaurant was to go on duty at 1.30 a.m., go through all the…

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Coroner Commits Wharfie For Trial Police. Warn Man's Friends

Daily Mirror · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 3

"I wish to tell Mills' associates . that, because of a certain happening outside this court the other day, there must be no…

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Coroner Commits Wharfie For Trial Police Warn Man's Friends

Daily Mirror · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 3

"I wish to tell Mills' associates that, because of a certain happening outside this court the other day, there must be no…

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Coroner Commits Wharf For Trial Police Warn Man's Friends

Daily Mirror · Friday 19 February 1943 · page 3

"I wish to tell Mills' associates that, because of a certain happening outside this court the other day, there must be no…

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Made Escape Garb In Gaol

The Sun · Saturday 20 February 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday.-- To aid his escape yesterday, Albert Cairns (25), an indeterminate sentence prisoner at Beechworth…

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Air-Raid Alert Special Police Patrols In City

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 February 1943 · page 2

In Sydney, during last night's alert, all police were called on duty, many of them from bed. Squads of police were kept ready for emergencies at all police stations, and…

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Waitress "Not Victimised" Strike Mentioned in Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 February 1943 · page 11

Mr. Justice Ferguson, of the Industrial Commission, yesterday declined to order the reinstatement by Farmer and Co., Ltd.,…

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Four Police Charged With Assault

Truth · Sunday 21 February 1943 · page 11

FOUR policemen in plain clothes stood smartly to attention at Paddington police court last week and listened…

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Alleged assault on tram driver

The Sun · Sunday 21 February 1943 · page 2

When Driver R. Pearce, of Ultimo depot last night, refused a demand by three men to stop his tram between stopping-places…

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Tried to Hire Criminal to Murder Wife

Truth · Sunday 21 February 1943 · page 18

LONDON, Saturday.—Often there is murder in eternal triangle cases. But Harold Vincent Clarke, marine dealer, of West Hartlepool, had not the courage to kill his…

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Offer of £250 to murder wife LONDON

The Sun · Sunday 21 February 1943 · page 5

A husband, who was alleged to have offered a convicted thief £250 to murder his pretty young…

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Police Believe Drugs Stolen by Addict

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 21 February 1943 · page 4

A drug addict is suspected by police of having stolen a quantity of drugs from the surgery of Dr. W. Foulsham, at Crow's Nest, last week. The drugs were taken from…

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Inspector Tells Council Police Let Case Lapse

Truth · Sunday 21 February 1943 · page 28

PROCEEDINGS against offenders lapsed because no action had been taken by police within 30 days of the date of a complaint of cruelty to sheep, made by Granville's health inspector (Mr. Breesdale), on December 22, he told aldermen…

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"Horse Had Only One Sound LEG"—Police

Truth · Sunday 21 February 1943 · page 20

JAMES HOLMES JOAD (68), of "Anophora," Willandra Road, Dee Why West, was fined £5, with 8s costs, at Manly Court on Thursday for ill-treating a horse which police alleged was 20 years old…

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McNULTY Case: Carney's Story Evidence On Happenings At Police Station

Truth · Sunday 21 February 1943 · page 10

THE sensation caused at police headquarters, following the arrest of Clarence Sydney McNulty, editor-in-chief of the Daily Telegraph, in a public lavatory in Lang Park on Saturday night, January 9, was described by Constable Thomas Earle Carney in Central Court last week when McNulty, who had…

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Police Have New Clues In Taxi Murder

Daily Mirror · Monday 22 February 1943 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- Police investigating the murder of Francis Phelan (32), taxi driver, whose bullet - riddled…

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