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Courts & crime, 1944

7,070 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 250

Murder Victim Named; Seen With Soldiers

The Sun · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 3

The woman found murdered in Centennial Park yesterday has been identified as Joyce Patterson, married, of Bourke-st., Darlinghurst. She was seen entering the park with another woman and two soldiers about 8.30 pm on Wednesday…

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U.s. Soldier on Murder Charge

The Sun · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 3

BRISBANE, Friday. -- A young American soldier, Pte. Fountain B. Williams, was charged at a US court-martial today with…

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Fair Play for Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 3

Sir,—In my opinion, the outstanding cause for the lack of respect to the police lies in the weakness of the law as administered. There is something…

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Tenant Stays Put--Both At Home And In Gaol

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 2

BRISBANE, Friday.--Constance Flanagan won a tenancy case when George Townsend applied to the Summons Court to have her ejected from premises in Menzies Street, Petrie Terrace, but she won't enjoy the magistrate's verdict until…

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Tenant Stays Put--Both At Home And In Gaol

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 2

BRISBANE, Friday.--Constance Flanagan won a tenancy case when George Townsend applied to the Summons Court to have her ejected from premises in Menzies Street, Petrie Terrace, but she won't enjoy the magistrate's verdict until…

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Stop Press Soldier's Cap at Murder Pond

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 12

A serviceman's cap, similar to that worn by American soldiers, was found today in the drained lake in Centennial Park near the…

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Court Hearing To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 6

The application of the Tram and Bus Employees' Union for the elimination from their award of the 88-hour fortnight and the…

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Woman Freed By Appeals Court

The Sun · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 2

"The savings of a prostitute may be lawful means of support, likewise of a mistress." Mr. James Thom said this at…

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Court Story of Policeman's Farm

Daily Mirror · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 3

LISMORE, Friday.--The dairy property at Nimbin of Constable Kenny was offered to a local dairy farmer for £3700 two days before his arrest with Constable Fletcher on a charge of conspiracy, it was…

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Canadian Newsletter Buffalo Pay Annual Tribute to Mounted Police

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 4

OTTAWA.—Canada's buffalo herd, the descendants of the vast hordes which not so many years ago roamed the Prairies of the West, and which…

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Woman's Mystery Death Near Park Lake Police Will Drain Water For Clues

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 7

A 1,000,000-gallon lake in Centennial Park will be emptied today in an attempt to solve the mystery murder of an unidentified woman. The woman's body, with two wounds in the…

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Police Seek Woman For Murder Solution

The Sun · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 3

A description has been issued of the woman seen with two servicemen in the company of Joyce Pattison (31), victim of the Centennial Park murder. This woman is asked to come forward and help the police in solving the crime…

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Police Seek Woman Witness Park Murder Investigation "Life May Be in Jeopardy"

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 2

FEARING the life of a key woman witness in the Centennial Park murder investigation is in jeopardy, police today appealed to her to come…

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Police Seek Woman Witness Park Murder Investigation "Life May Be in Jeopardy"

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 2

FEARING the life of a key woman witness in the Centennial Park murder investigation is in jeopardy, police today appealed to her to corne…

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9 Charged After Ship Raid

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 6

Nine seamen were charged in the special Federal Court yesterday with having bought liquor…

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Stop Press Murder Investigation

Daily Mirror · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 12

Detectives have learned that Mrs.Patterson, whose body was found in Centennial Park on Thursday morning was in the…

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Cap May Be Clue To Murder

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 9

Police have recovered a soldier's cap and a length of lead pipe from the Centennial Park lake near…

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Police For Trial; Conspiracy Charge

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 5

LISMORE, Friday.--Two police officers were committed for trial on charges of conspiracy in the Police Court today. They are Harold Douglas…

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Two Police for Trial Conspiracy Charge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 10

LISMORE, Friday.—After a hearing which lasted five days, two police officers to-day were committed for trial at Lismore…

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Body in Park Identified Liquor as Motive for Murder

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 February 1944 · page 10

The murdered woman whose body was left on the bank of a pond in Centennial Park in the early hours of Thursday was…

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