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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1943

7,258 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 250

Charged With £1000 Theft Of Underwear

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 10

Frank Vanstone, 50, textile worker, of Great Buckingham Street, Redfern, was charged in Central Police Court yesterday with having stolen…

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Police Court

Nepean Times · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 4

The following matters were dealt with by Mr. C. Pickup, P.M., at Penrith Police Court on Thursday: Felix Gouvernet, for whom Mr H…

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Police Quest for Gaol Escapee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 6

A police hunt is being carried out in the Albury district for Lionel Stephen Store, or Stephens, 25, who esc- pcd from Albury gaol by scaling…

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Stealing Charge

The Biz · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 3

A charge of stealing a quantity of groceries, valued at £1/5/-, from Holsworthy Camp, on December 13, was preferred against Alfred Kennedy, soldier,…

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Wife Aided In Burglary

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 3

LONDON.-- Visitors to the luxury flat of Mr. and Mrs. Rolfe in Spencer Road, Raynes Park, S.W., never suspected that…

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Wife Aided In Burglary

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 3

LONDON.-- Visitors to the luxury flat of Mr. and Mrs. Rolfe in Spencer Road, Raynes Park, S.W., never suspected that…

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Daring British Tank Assault

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 3

LONDON, Wednesday.--From a hilltop on Saturday I saw British tanks assault German positions south of Tunis, capital…

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Gaol For Wharf Thieves

The Sun · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 3

For stealing toothpaste consigned to the Forces abroad, five wharflaborers were each sentenced to…

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Trautwein Stays Out of Gaol

The Sun · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 3

Suspension of Charles Theodore Trautwein's commital for contempt of court was extended until March 2, by Mr. Justice Lukin in the Bankruptcy Court, today…

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Rather Gaol Than Loss Of Children

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 2

LOS ANGELES.-- Because, rather than give two of her children to a rich woman who had offered to provide them…

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Rather Gaol Than Loss Of Children

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 2

LOS ANGELES.-- Because, rather than give two of her children to a rich woman who had offered to provide them…

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Tosses Police About

The Sun · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 8

American Army Sergeant, Joe Lynam, has been throwing policemen, firemen and soldiers about-- but just for…

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Police Women's Auxiliary Work

The Sun · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 4

Newest of the women's services is the Victorian Police Women's Auxiliary, whose members are releasing men of the…

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Petrol Case Allegation Police Denial

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 10

A detective denied in Central Criminal Court yesterday that promises had been used to obtain…

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N.z. Police Seek Wage Increases

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 7

AUCKLAND, Wednesday.--New Zealand police are asking for pay increases to meet higher living costs. Negotiations on the claims are…

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High Court Ruling Favors Catholic Hospitals

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 7

A JUDGMENT of vital importance to all Catholic hospitals in New South Wales was given recently by Mr. Justice Rich of the High Court of Australia. He found that Saint Catherine's Hospital, Cootamundra, an annexe to the Sacred Heart Hospital, was a public hospital, and that a bequest for its foundation, made in…

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Tennis Fairfield and District Hard Court Association

The Biz · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 4

The ladies' tournament, held on the association courts on December 16, was attended by six pairs, and run under a handicap, the winners being Mesdames…

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Salvors' Clam in Prize Court Crows Policy on Danish Vessels

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 7 January 1943 · page 2

Reasons were given by the British Judicial Committee of the Privy Council recently for the judgment in an appeal by the France Fenwick Tyne & Wear Company Ltd., owners of the steam tugs Hendon, Wearmouth and Corsair, with the masters…

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Stealing From Wharf Five Men Sent to Gaol

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 9

"Penalties do not seem to meet the case or act as a deterrent," said Mr. Reed, C.S.M., in Central Police Court yesterday,…

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Shabby Theft, Soldier Told

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 January 1943 · page 3

Sentencing Kevin Hurney (25), gunner, to three months' gaol on each of two charges of having stolen a £10 typewriter…

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