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Courts & crime, 1949

11,632 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 250

Alleged Theft at Suburban Station

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 1

PETER FRANCIS SUTER (18), laborer, was charged at Campsie Court today with having on December 31 broken…

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Alleged Theft at Suburban Station

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 1

PETER FRANCIS SUTER (18), laborer, was charged at Campsie Court today with having on December 31 broken…

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Two Years Of Theft Alleged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 1

Detectives last night arrested two youths on 14 charges of breaking and entering over the past two years…

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On Jewellery Premises Three Men Charged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 5

Three men were charged at Central Court yesterday with having been found on the George Street premises of…

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Girls Invent Story of Assault in Park

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 5

A 15-years-old girl early yesterday morning told police that a man had threatened her with a knife, and had indecently assaulted her in Peel Park, Belmore…

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Bega Man Facing Charge of Murder

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 6

BEGA, Tuesday. -- Eugene John Cleary appeared at Bega Court today on a charge of murdering Cyrus Mason…

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Bega Man Facing Charge of Murder

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 6

BEGA, Tuesday. -- Eugene John Cleary appeared at Bega Court today on a charge of murdering Cyrus Mason…

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More Road Police Advocated

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 7

The Government should appoint more police for road patrols and traffic…

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Arsenic in Police Water Bag

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tuesday.-- The Government Analyst has found arsenic in the contents of a water-bag…

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Arsenic in Police Water Bag

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tuesday.-- The Government Analyst has found arsenic in the contents of a water-bag…

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Police use baton in arrest

The Sun · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 8

A man arrested at Balmain was so violent he had to be hit on the head with a baton…

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Police Warn on Old Racetrack

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 10

Ryde police yesterday warned motor cyclists that an old dirt track in Vittoria Road, Ryde, was unsafe for speedway-rriding…

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Arsenic in Police Water Bag

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tuesday.-- The Government Analyst has found arsenic in the contents of a water-bag…

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Women police on city duty

The Sun · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 8

Twelve uniformed women police today controlled traffic at minor city intersections. This is part of their…

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Special Divorce Court Sittings

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 10

Tomorrow four acting-Justices will begin special vacation sittings in Divorce in the Supreme Court and at Queen's…

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Police Say Youths Stole From Homes

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 10

TWO youths, who, according to the prosecutor (Sgt. Balmer), arrived in Sydney in the middle of December and…

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Job Check by Police for Sex Attacker

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 9

Police will visit factories, shops, and offices today in a search for the man who raped Miss Bertha Maud Hartley at Matraville on Wednesday night…

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Youths started career of crime, say police

The Sun · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 6

Two youths, charged in Central Court today with 28 offences, were alleged to have embarked on a career of…

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Run Down with Horse, Court Told

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 3

YELARBON (Queensland), Tuesday.--Norman Keith Chapman (31), trapper, was charged at…

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Court Told of Wild Car Pursuit

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 4 January 1949 · page 10

Chased by a police car in Rozelle for eight blocks, a van took corners sometimes, on two wheels and…

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