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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1949

11,632 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 250

Police Arrest Three Men at Gunpoint

Daily Mirror · Saturday 29 January 1949 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday.-- Three men reported to be recent migrants were arrested at gun-point early this…

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Joy Court Was Not Troubled

Daily Mirror · Saturday 29 January 1949 · page 10

Considered unlucky to lose at her previous start at Randwick, Joy Court (41) made full amends in the Sledemere Handicap for fillies at headquarters today…

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Joy Court Was Not Troubled

Daily Mirror · Saturday 29 January 1949 · page 10

Considered unlucky to lose at her previous start at Randwick, Joy Court (41) made full amends in the Sledemere Handicap for fillies at headquarters today…

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Joy Court Was Not Troubled

Daily Mirror · Saturday 29 January 1949 · page 11

Considered unlucky to lose at her previous start at Randwick, Joy Court made full amends in the Sledemere Handicap for fillies at headquarters today…

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Joy Court Was Not Troubled

Daily Mirror · Saturday 29 January 1949 · page 10

Considered unlucky to lose at her previous start at Randwick, Joy Court made full amends in the Sledemere Handicap for fillies at headquarters today…

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Joy Court Too Good for Film

The Sun · Saturday 29 January 1949 · page 10

Joy Court (4 to 1), leading nearly all the way, beat Film (7 to 1) comfortably by a length and a quarter in the Sledmere Handicap at Randwick today…

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the "Body on the Beach" Case Baffling Mystery for S.A. Police

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 29 January 1949 · page 18

In one of the most baffling and clueless identity hunt for years the South Australian Police Department, after eight weeks' search, is still far from solving the…

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Challenge As Four Horse Race Skip Court Selected Caruso Is the Danger

Daily Mirror · Saturday 29 January 1949 · page 9

If Skip Court, Caruso, San Domenico, and Heroic Sovereign are beaten in this afternoon's six furlongs Challenge Stakes, bookmakers "will get the lot."…

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Challenge As Four Horse Race Ship Court Selected Caruso Is the Danger

Daily Mirror · Saturday 29 January 1949 · page 9

If Skip Court, Caruso, San Domenico, and Heroic Sovereign are beaten in this afternoon's six furlongs Challenge Stakes, bookmakers "will get the lot."…

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Assault on Girl Man Charged

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 30 January 1949 · page 6

Police allege that a six-year-old girl was enticed into a house at Bondi and indecently assaulted late yesterday afternoon…

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Ammunition theft charge

The Sun · Sunday 30 January 1949 · page 40

Two airmen were arrested yesterday and charged in connection with the alleged theft of 76,000 rounds of…

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Airmen on theft charge

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 30 January 1949 · page 5

Police at Chatswood yesterday arrested two members of the R.A.A.F. and charged them with…

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Doctor on theft charge

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 30 January 1949 · page 8

PARIS, Sat. -- Police yesterday arrested Dr. G. Lapine, well-known Paris throat specialist,…

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Assault Story by Girl

Truth · Sunday 30 January 1949 · page 2

A 19-years-old tiler was arrested by Dets. Ramer and Asper at Liverpool last night and charged…

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Assault on Child Alleged

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 30 January 1949 · page 5

Police last night charged the father of four young children with having indecently assaulted a six-year-old girl at his…

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Girl's story of assault attempt

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 30 January 1949 · page 12

A 17-year-old girl yesterday told Liverpool police that a youth who had tried to criminally…

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Police close Margaret's favorite club

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 30 January 1949 · page 44

LONDON, Sat. -- On the advice of Court circles police have closed Princess Margaret's favorite nightspot. This is regarded as a drastic disciplinary…

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Canadian police evict Red official

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 30 January 1949 · page 7

MONTREAL, Sat. -- Quebec police yesterday ordered a Communist official out of his…

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100 police on duty in Domain

The Sun · Sunday 30 January 1949 · page 5

ONE hundred uniformed and plainclothes police will be on duty in the Domain today during a…

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Aust. brigade for U.N. police force

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 30 January 1949 · page 12

CANBERRA, Sat. -- The High Command has completed the organisation for the brigade of 3000 troops which Australia has offered to contribute to on international…

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