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Courts & crime, 1946

13,343 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 250

Gaol For Man Who Spat On Policeman

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 3

A man who spat in the face of a policeman after his arrest was sentenced to three months' gaol on a charge of assault at…

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Gaol For Man Who Spat On Policeman

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 3

A man who spat in the face of a policeman after his arrest was sentenced to three months' gaol on a charge of assault at…

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More Police Resignations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 4

The resignations of two more Sydney detectives because of dissatisfaction with their prospects in the force were announced…

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Janitors Held Child Murder In Chicago

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 1

CHICAGO, Jan. 9 (A.A.P.).— The police have detained two janitors in connection with the death of Suzanne Degnan, aged six,…

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New Police Resignation Announced

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 2

A further resignation from the New South Wales Police Force has been announced. THIS brings the total number of…

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Kiosk Murder Charge Man Remanded; No Bail

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 4

Douglas Ronald Morris, 26, journalist, was remanded until February 13, without bail, in the Central Police Court yesterday…

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Girl to Be Tried on Murder Charge

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The City Coroner (Mr. Wade, P.M.) today committed for trial Gloria Mary Bruyn (19), married, of Raith Court East St. Kilda, on a charge of having…

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Girl to Be Tried on Murder Charge

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The City Coroner (Mr. Wade, P.M.) today committed for trial Gloria Mary Bruyn (19), married, of Raith Court, East St. Kilda, on a charge of having…

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Girl to Be Tried on Murder Charge

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The City Coroner (Mr. Wade, P.M.) today committed for trial Gloria Mary Bruyn (19), married, of Raith Court, East St. Kilda, on a charge of having…

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Law Notices Bankruptcy Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 7

Register in Bankruptcy, 7th floor, C'wealth Bank Building, 112 Pitt St.—2.30: Taxation of costs: Re John Alexander Wilson. SUPREME COURT…

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How State Has Aided The Police

The Sun · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 5

In view of the wartime prohibition on resignations, the number submitted by police officers since the…

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Cafe Shooting; Man In Court

The Sun · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 3

Norris Nichols, 30, photographer, was charged in the Central Police Court today with shooting at Colin Fitzgerald last…

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Police-citizens Boys' Club. Presentation of Trophies

The Propeller · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 1

The St. George District Police-Citizens Boys' Club at Mortdale recently conducted its annual Installation and presentation function. About 50 new members…

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Court Told Of Liquor In Boat

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 2

A sailor allegedly found under a wharf with 15 cases of whisky in a boat was committed for trial on £100 bail at Central…

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Court Told Of Liquor In Boat

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 2

A sailor allegedly found under a wharf with 15 cases of whisky in a boat was committed for trial on £100 bail at Central…

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Stand By Court In Kidnap Horror

The Sun · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 1

NEW YORK, Wednesday.--Chicago police today were; given 24 hours in which they must either charge or release two men and a woman held for questioning on the kidnapping and murder of little Suzanne Degnan…

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Fiendish Slayer May Not Be Old Caretaker New Theory In Chicago Murder

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 1

CHICAGO, Thursday.--A sensational development may lift suspicion from 65-years-old Hector Verburgh, who is being held in connection with the fiendish killing of six-years-old Suzanne Degnan…

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Fiendish Slayer May Not Be Old Caretaker New Theory In Chicago Murder

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 1

CHICAGO, Thursday.--A sensational development may lift suspicion from 65-years-old Hector Verburgh, who is being held in connection with the fiendish killing of six-years-old Suzanne Degnan…

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Fiendish Slayer May Not Be Old Caretaker New Theory In Chicago Murder

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 1

CHICAGO, Thursday.--A sensational development may lift suspicion from 65-years-old Hector Verburgh, who is being held in connection with the fiendish killing of six-years-old Suzanne Degnan…

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Fiendish Slayer May Not Be Old Caretaker New Theory In Chicago Murder

Daily Mirror · Thursday 10 January 1946 · page 1

CHICAGO, Thursday.--A sensational development may lift suspicion from 65-years-old Hector Verburgh, who is being held in connection with the fiendish killing of six-years-old Suzanne Degnan…

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