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…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →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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