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Courts & crime, 1944

7,070 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 250

Colored Men Charged

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 4

Eight colored men have been charged with a capital offence following an alleged attack on a woman in the Domain early on Saturday morning…

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Colored Men Charged

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 4

Eight colored men have been charged with a capital offence following an alleged attack on a woman in the Domain early on Saturday morning. POLICE are reticent concerning…

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Colored Men Charged

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 4

Eight colored men have been charged with a capital offence following an alleged attack on a woman in the Domain early on Saturday morning. POLICE are reticent concerning…

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Death for Tobacco Theft

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.--A special court at Vienna has sentenced to death two French workers for stealing tobacco and cigarettes from shops and…

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Death for Tobacco Theft

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.--A special court at Vienna has sentenced to death two French workers for stealing tobacco and cigarettes from shops and…

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Eight Held For Assault

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 4

Eight colored men have been charged with a capital offence following an alleged attack on a woman in the Domain early…

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Conspiracy Alleged Two Policemen Charged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 7

LISMORE, Monday.—Evidence that a police officer, who allegedly posed as a Government man-power representative,…

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Police Say Woman Assaulted

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 5

Eight colored men have been charged with a capital offence following an alleged attack on a woman in the Domain early…

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Police Say Woman Assaulted

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 5

Eight colored men have been charged with a capital offence following an alleged attack on a woman in the Domain early…

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Police Constable's Heroism In Flood

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 4

CONSTABLE FIRST-CLASS ALAN NEAL. of Camden, was awarded the Royal Humane Society's…

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Suspect in Struggle with Police Officer

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 5

During a struggle with a detective in Park Street, City, last night a man is alleged to have produced a loaded revolver and pulled the trigger. As he did so the detective…

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Attempted Burglary

The Broadcaster · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 3

Mr. E. N. Parry, electrical engineer to Holroyd Council, reported last Tuesday night that an attempt had been made to force an entry to the rear building of…

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4 Gaoled Over Theft

The Sun · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday. -- Five men were convicted at the Newcastle Quarter Sessions today in connection with the theft…

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Three Months' Gaol Identity Card Offence

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 1

Illegal possession of an identity card resulted in William Alfred Johnson's being sent to gaol for three months. He was…

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Man with Grudge Against Americans Gaoled for Theft

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 2

Pleading guilty to three charges of stealing money from American soldiers, Leonard Leslie Gray (26), said at Paddington Court today that he had a grudge against Americans because they had stolen his wife and broken…

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Man with Grudge Against Americans Gaoled for Theft

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 2

Pleading guilty to three charges of stealing money from American soldiers, Leonard Leslie Gray (26), said at Paddington Court today that he had a grudge against Americans because they had stolen his wife and broken…

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Man with Grudge Against Americans Gaoled for Theft

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 2

Pleading guilty to three charges of stealing money from American soldiers, Leonard Leslie Gray (26), said at Paddington Court today that he had a grudge against Americans because they had stolen his wife and broken…

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Man with Grudge Against Americans Gaoled for Theft

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 2

Pleading guilty to three charges of stealing money from American soldiers, Leonard Leslie Gray (26), said at Paddington Court today that he had a grudge against Americans because they had stolen his wife and broken…

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"Slapped, Punched" Husband Bound Over on Assault Charge

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 1

Charged with having assaulted his wife at Auburn on February 5, Kenneth Mervyn Leslie Brown (33), at the Parramatta…

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Fair Play for Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1944 · page 6

Disgraceful indifference to order and fair play was displayed by the crowd which stood by in Park Street on Monday…

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