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Courts & crime, 1945

6,591 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 250

Police Obedience Rule Repealed

The Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 2

Police rules requiring unquestioning and unhesitating obedience to all lawful commands have been repealed…

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Police Force Rule Repealed

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 3

Repeal of police rules requiring unquestioning and unhesitating obedience to all lawful commands is notified in the…

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Police Force Rule Repealed

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 3

Repeal of police rules requiring unquestioning and unhesitating obedience to all lawful commands is notified in the…

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Barrowmen Defiant of Police

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 2

Police today continued widespread raids on city barrow men, but as fast as arrests were made fresh barrows arrived…

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Police Shortage As Crime Grows

The Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 3

Manpower must be made available immediately to the NSW Police Force to keep in check serious crime, a senior police officer said today…

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Law Notices High Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 5

Registrar in Chambers.—10.30: The Producers' Co-operative Distributing Soctsty Ltd, v The Commisstioner of Taxation. ARBITRATION COURT…

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Editorial More Police or Gang Rule?

The Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 1

AN official disclosure that pillage in Australian ports, particularly Sydney, is the worst in the world, is staggering to the nation's conscience…

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Police Allege Wharfies Brunk on Pilfered Beer

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 5

When beer was being loaded at Sydney it was common to see scores of wharf-laborers drunk on the wharves and in the holds of the ship, a prominent member of the Police Pillaging Squad said yesterday…

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Thompson Will Face Charge in Open Court

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 2

Clifford Thompson, who was found shot through the chest in his cell at Long Bay gaol, will be charged in open court with…

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Thompson Will Face Charge in Open Court

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 2

Clifford Thompson, who was found shot through the chest in his cell at Long Bay gaol, will be charged in open court with…

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Thompson Will Face Charge in Open Court

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 2

Clifford Thompson, who was found shot through the chest in his cell at Long Bay gaol, will be charged in open court with…

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Thompson Will Face Charge in Open Court

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 2

Clifford Thompson, who was found shot through the chest in his cell at Long Bay gaol, will be charged in open court with…

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Police Round Up "The Mob'' (5 Boys)--Robbery Charge

The Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 3

Five 14-year-old schoolboys, who described themselves as "The Mob," were arrested yesterday by detectives who have been investigating recent house robberies in the Eastern Suburbs. The lads are pupils at the one…

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Checking Huge Pillaging Losses in Sydney More Staff Ready To Police Ships, Wharves

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1945 · page 5

To prevent the widespread pillage of goods for the supply of Sydney's huge black market, revolutionary changes in the policing of cargo will be made immediately. Additional staff has been made available, and goods will be checked…

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Police Court

Nepean Times · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 4

The following cases were dealt with by Mr. R. Solling, P.M., at Penrith Police Court on Thursday, January 25: Horse with Sores…

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City Theft

The Sun · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 3

Robbery: Thieves smashed a large plate glass window early today at Sam Lands jewellery store and [?]…

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Suspect Butter, Man Charged

The Sun · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 5

Ronald Walters, 31, shopkeeper, was charged at the Central Court today with having in his custody 420lb of butter, which might…

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No Negligence in Gaol Shooting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 4

No evidence of negligence by any prison official was found by the visiting magistrate, Mr. Cookson, who investigated the…

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Sentenced To Hang For Not Drilling

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 2

SAN FRANCISCO, Thursday.--Private Henry Weber, of Camp Roberts, California, has been sentenced by a court-martial to hang for refusing to drill. TODAY he revealed the reason for…

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Sentenced To Hang For Not Drilling

Daily Mirror · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 2

SAN FRANCISCO, Thursday.--Private Henry Weber, of Camp Roberts, California, has been sentenced by a court-martial to hang for refusing to drill. TODAY he revealed the reason for…

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