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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1949

11,632 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 250

Police Locate Shark "Victim"

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 January 1949 · page 5

PERTH, Fri.--A 17-years-old youth called at police headquarters today to deny that a shark had eaten him…

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Escapees, police in gun battle

The Sun · Saturday 8 January 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday. — Four armed escapees exchanged several shots with…

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Heiress Fails In Court Bid

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 January 1949 · page 2

MlAMl, Saturday.--Nancy Oakes de Marigny's bid to throw off the shackles…

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Heiress Fails In Court Bid

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 January 1949 · page 2

MIAMI, Saturday.--Nancy Oakes de Marigny's bid to throw off the shackles…

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Heiress Fails In Court Bid

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 January 1949 · page 1

MIAMI, Saturday.--Nancy Oakes de Marigny's bid to throw off the shackles…

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Heiress Fails In Court Bid

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 January 1949 · page 2

MIAMI, Saturday.--Nancy Oakes de Marigny's bid to throw on the shackles…

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Heiress Fails In Court Bid

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 January 1949 · page 2

MIAMI, Saturday.--Nancy Oakes de Marigny's bid to throw off the shackles…

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Skip Court (50'1) Flying Shock

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 January 1949 · page 12

SHOCK OF THE afternoon at Moorefield was the fast finish of 501 shot Skip Court (W. Hughes) in the Flying Handicap to beat the McCarten stablemates, Septet (N. Sellwood) and Persian Prince (W. Cook)…

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Men Break Shop Window As Police Drive By

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1949 · page 1

Two men who broke into a shop in Oxford Street, City, late last night, smashed the shop window…

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Skip Court Shock in Flying-- Dashing Finish

The Sun · Saturday 8 January 1949 · page 10

Apprentice W. Hughes gave punters their second shock in a week when he landed Skip Court (50 to 1) winner of the Flying Handicap at Moorefield today, beating Septet (3 to 1) and Persian Prince (5 to 2)…

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Film Player Mobbed in New York Court

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 January 1949 · page 5

NEW YORK, Saturday.-- When film star Henry Fonda appeared in court yesterday to give evidence about…

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Skip Court, 50-1, Shocks in Flying Stablemates Second, Third

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 January 1949 · page 10

Skip Court, a 501 chance, finished like a flash to beat Septet (72) and favorite Persian Prince (94) in the Flying Handicap at Moorefield this afternoon…

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Skip Court, 50-1, Shocks in Flying Stablemates Second, Third

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 January 1949 · page 10

Skip Court, a 501 chance, finished like a flash to beat Septet (72) and favorite Persian Prince (94) in the Flying Handicap at Moorefield this afternoon…

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Skip Court, 50-1, Shocks in Flying Stab Legates Second, Third

Daily Mirror · Saturday 8 January 1949 · page 12

Skip Court, a 501 chance, finished like a flash to beat Septet (72) and favorite Persian Prince (94) in the Flying Handicap at Moorefield this afternoon…

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Police Inquiry On Petrol Coupons Theft

Truth · Sunday 9 January 1949 · page 6

C.I.B. detectives are investigating the disappearance of 18,000 petrol coupons from the strongroom…

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Assault on girl alleged

The Sun · Sunday 9 January 1949 · page 36

Police are searching for a man who is alleged to have assaulted a seven-year-old girl in a house in Chaplin…

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Police Tell Court Man Started Fire at Wedding

Truth · Sunday 9 January 1949 · page 28

LIONEL JAMES ROUSE (53), laborer, of Melbourne, may have been an uninvited guest at a wedding at All Saints' Church of England, St. Kilda, on December 23 but, according to police at St. Kilda Court this week, he made sure he would not be overlooked…

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Hunt for Man After Assault

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 9 January 1949 · page 1

Darlinghurst police are searching for a man whom they say assaulted a…

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Gaol Term For Having Firearm

Truth · Sunday 9 January 1949 · page 13

SENTENCE of four months' gaol was imposed on Leslie Charles Reiffel (51), painter and docker, 102…

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Murder Suspect Sings Wellington, Sat

The Sun · Sunday 9 January 1949 · page 3

A MAORI truck driver, charged with triple murder, this week sang a popular song, Blue…

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