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Courts & crime, 1949

11,632 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 250

Tragic Racial Clashes in Africa and U.S.A. Murder Riots Between Negroes and Indians Complete Vindication of Aust.'s Humane Policy of a "White Australia" for White Australians

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 6

The murder riots among the negroes and Indians of Durban could have taken place in Australia itself if it had not been, for the determined manner in which the people's…

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Youth Sentenced to Goal

The Biz · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 7

Richard Francis King (19), of St John's Road. Cabramatta, was sentenced to one month's hard labour at Liverpool Court last Monday, when he appeared or…

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Assault Charge Again Deferred

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 9

A charge against a 31-years old woman of having indecently assaulted her 11-years-old sou at Hargrave Park on November…

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Cars Hired for Stealing Radios

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 10

Carradio thieves had hired cars to travel around Sydney and steal radios from other vehicles, police said at Central Criminal Court yesterday…

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Stop Press Waitress Charged

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 32

Charmaine Barbara Frost, 21-years-old waitress, was charged st Darlinghurst police station this afternoon in connection with the…

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Theft Sets "Othello" Girls Task

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 4

A working bee of six girl members of the Canterbury Student Players of New Zealand will work all…

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Theft Sets "Othello" Girls Task

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 21

A working bee of six girl members of the Canterbury Student Players of New Zealand will work all…

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Theft Sets "Othello" Girls Task

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 4

A working bee of six girl members of the Canterbury Student Players of New Zealand will work all…

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Theft Sets "Othello" Girls Task

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 21

A working bee of six girl members of the Canterbury Student Players of New Zealand will work all…

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Charge of Murder

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 8

LONDON, Thursday.--Harry Lewis (21), laborer, no fixed address, was remanded yesterday on a charge of having…

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Car Radio Thefts Four Charged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 9

At Central Court yesterday four men faced 100 charges of theft and receiving car radios. Two of the…

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Actors Borrow And Share Costumes After Theft

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 1

When the Canterbury Student Players of New Zealand began to dress to play "Othello" at the…

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Assault On Cardinal Calls For World Response

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 4

IT not without special reasons that we have given a good deal of prominence in this issue to the response of public opinion in various parts of the world to the imprisonment of His Eminence Cardinal Mindszenty by the civil authorities in…

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Kidnap, Murder Threat to Widow

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 3

CAIRO, Wed. (A.A.P.).--Nokrashy Pasha's widow has received a letter threatening that her infant daughter will…

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Police Seeking Man's Address

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 11

Hornsby police are trying to find the address of a man named Robert John Radley, known also as O'Connor, who…

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Police Identify Foil Victim

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 7

Police yesterday identified the body of a man who fell more than 100 feet from the Harbor Bridge early yesterday morning…

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Judge's Tribute to Police Dog

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday.--Judge Tudor Rees paid a remarkable tribute at the Surrey Quarter Sessions yesterday to the sagacity of a police dog which was responsible for the arrest of three men in Surbiton…

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Judge's Tribute to Police Dog

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday.--Judge Tudor Rees paid a remarkable tribute at the Surrey Quarter Sessions yesterday to the sagacity of a police dog which was responsible for the arrest of three men in Surbiton,…

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Judge's Tribute to Police Dog

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday.--Judge Tudor Rees paid a remarkable tribute at the Surrey Quarter Sessions yesterday to the sagacity of a police dog which was responsible for the arrest of three men in Surbiton,…

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Judge's Tribute to Police Dog

Daily Mirror · Thursday 20 January 1949 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday.--Judge Tudor Rees paid a remarkable tribute at the Surrey Quarter Sessions yesterday to the sagacity of a police dog which was responsible for the arrest of three men in Surbiton,…

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