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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1948

9,416 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 250

'Bower Bird' Put in Gaol

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 6

A pensioner alleged at Central Court today to have a weakness for stealing spectacles was…

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'Bower Bird' Put in Gaol

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 6

A pensioner alleged at Central Court today to have a weakness for stealing spectacles was…

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Golf Club Theft, Man For Trial

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 3

JOHN ELWIN JUDD (39), at Liverpool Court today, was committed for trial on a charge of breaking, entering…

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Golf Club Theft, Man For Trial

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 3

JOHN ELWIN JUDD (39), at Liverpool Court today, was committed for trial on a charge of breaking, entering,…

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Boy (15) on Murder Charge

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A 15-years-old boy was arrested last night and charged with the murder of William…

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Boy (15) on Murder Charge

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A 15-years-old boy was arrested last night and charged with the murder of William…

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Boy (15) on Murder Charge

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A 15-years-old boy was arrested last night and charged with the murder of William…

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Boy, 15, acquitted of murder

The Sun · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 5

BRISBANE, Thursday. -- A 15 year-old boy, Ernest Edward Portch, whose head barely appeared above the rail of the dock in the Central…

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Police Force Efficiency

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 4

Mr. J. F. Scott received many messages of congratulation yesterday on his appointment as Commissioner of…

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Boy (15) on Murder Charge

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A 15-years-old boy was arrested last night and charged with the murder of William…

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Penrith Court

Nepean Times · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 2

The following cases were dealt with by Mr. A. E. Stonham, S.M., at. Penrith Court of Petty Sessions on Thursday, 12th inst:…

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In Court

The Sun · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 3

CHARGED WITH MURDER: George Paul Bechtold, 21, charged with the murder of his mother, is…

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Two Thieves Beat Police

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 7

Two men disturbed by police early today while forcing a window of the Iron Duke Hotel,…

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Police Look for Cyclist

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 4

Police are searching for a cyclist who took a little girl from in front of her home at Mascot yesterday, placed her on the…

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Two Thieves Beat Police

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 7

Two men disturbed by police early today while forcing a window of the Iron Duke Hotel,…

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Police Search For Cyclist

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 5

Police are searching for a cyclist who picked up a six-year-old girl near her home in Botany Road, Mascot,…

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Two Thieves Beat Police

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 7

Two men disturbed by police early today while forcing a window of the Iron Duke Hotel,…

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Two Thieves Beat Police

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 7

Two men disturbed by police early today while forcing a window of the Iron Duke Hotel…

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Capel Court Dividend

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 5

Capel Court Investment Co. (Aust.), Ltd., earned a profit of £8,922 for the year ended December 31, compared with…

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"Limit to Court's Power"

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1948 · page 2

Dr. Coppel said he would attack the Act on two points— Section 6 of the Act and Section 51 of the Constitution…

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