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Courts & crime, 1949

11,632 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 250

£1000 Plane "Escape" Bid; Mindszenty "Trial" Story Revelation To Court

Daily Mirror · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 1

BUDAPEST, Friday.--Catholic Primate of Hungary, Cardinal Mindszenty, said at his "trial" in the People's Court yesterday that he had offered…

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£1000 Plane "Escape" Bid; Mindszenty "Trial" Story Revelation To Court

Daily Mirror · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 1

BUDAPEST, Friday.--Catholic Primate of Hungary, Cardinal Mindszenty, said at this "trial" in the People's Court yesterday that he had offered…

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Heavy Gaol Sentence Assault In Flat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 12

Kenneth George Austin, 21, former probationary police constable, said by detectives to have carried out a three weeks' career…

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Injured Police in Hospital

Daily Mirror · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 5

DET.-SGT. BENNETT TOMS (43), who, with three other detectives was injured when a police car was crushed by a…

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Police Car Crushed in Smash

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 1

This police car was crushed by a petrol waggon in Bunnerong Road, Matraville, last night. The four detectives in the car were injured. The driver of the waggon was not hurt…

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Police hurt badly in collision

The Sun · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 3

Three detectives, whose CIB car was in a collision at Matraville last night with an oil waggon, each…

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Oil Tank Falls on Police Car

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 5

Four police officers narrowly escaped death last night when a motor trailer loaded with more than 2000 gallons of fuel oil crashed on to a car in which they were…

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Police Car Crushed by Petrol Waggon

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 5

WRECKAGE of a police car which was crushed when a petrol waggon, carrying more than 2000 gallons of petrol, overturned on it at Matraville last night. Three of the four police officers in the car were taken to hospital…

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Police And Poachers Play Hide And Seek

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 4

A GRIM game of hide and seek is being played in rugged, mountain country around N.S.W. trout streams by fish poachers, police and honorary inspectors…

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Police Car Crushed By Petrol Lorry; Four Hurt

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 1

Four C.I.B. detectives had a narrow escape from death last night when their car was crushed by…

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Melbourne Races Comic Court Made Race Real Outing

Daily Mirror · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Saturday.-- Comic Court, winner of the V.R.C. Derby, and favorite for the St. Leger at…

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Comic Court races away from field with big weight

The Sun · Saturday 5 February 1949 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--Odds-on favorite Comic Court carried his big weight of 9.7 easily to win the Devonshire Handicap at Moonee Valley today. Comic Court won by two…

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Islanders Murder Reds

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 6 February 1949 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sat. -- The entire population -- 106 -- of a Korean island rebelled on January 19, killed their Communist officials, The New York Times…

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Long Gaol Terms For Young Bashers

Truth · Sunday 6 February 1949 · page 49

Leading lawyers said yesterday that the sentence of 16 years' hard labor imposed on an ex-policeman for assault by Judge Holden on Friday was the most severe known for this type of offence for many years. Two other youths, of 19 and 20 years of age, were each sentenced to 12…

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Relatives protest on murder broadcast

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 6 February 1949 · page 48

LONDON, Sat. -- The B.B.C. has cancelled its broadcast of "The Camden Town Murder" one of the "Let Justice Be Done" series, which retells the stories of famous…

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Magistrate Rules Coursing Kill Cruel; Fine of 10'-

Truth · Sunday 6 February 1949 · page 14

A PICTURE of hares enjoying being chased by their natural enemies, greyhound dogs, was painted at Penrith Court on Wednesday by witnesses for the National…

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Long Bay gaol story of dirt and boredom

The Sun · Sunday 6 February 1949 · page 5

A YOUNG ex-serviceman said this week that nothing was done at Long Bay gaol to help prisoners keep their self respect. He is 30-year-old Lionel Barrie, of Albion Street,…

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Mystery Voice Gave Warning Of Murder

Truth · Sunday 6 February 1949 · page 8

What is the mystery of Michael Goreloff, 53-years-old White Russian,…

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Cardinal in Court

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 6 February 1949 · page 1

Cardinal Josef Mindszenty, Roman Catholic Primate of Hungary, under guard in the People's Court, Budapest, at the opening of his trial on Thursday,…

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Police asked to remove heckling lawyer

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 6 February 1949 · page 5

GUNDAGAI, Sat. -- Lands Minister Sheahan asked the police to remove a local solicitor at a meeting on the Falkiner land settlement case in the main street of Gundagai today…

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