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Courts & crime, 1950

12,389 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 250

Murder In Lonely Bush Cottage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 3

BRISBANE, Thursday.—A 70-year-old woman was found dead and her husband brutally battered about the head at…

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Police Sergeant Granted Divorce

Daily Mirror · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 3

The biggest policeman in N.S.W. told Mr. Justice Toose in the Divorce Court today that his wife had deserted him. SGT. Edgar James ("Tiny")…

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Police Sergeant Granted Divorce

Daily Mirror · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 3

The biggest policeman in N.S.W. told Mr. Justice Toose in the Divorce Court today that his wife had deserted him. SGT. Edgar James ("Tiny")…

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Police Sergeant Granted Divorce

Daily Mirror · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 3

The biggest policeman in N.S.W. told Mr. Justice Toose in the Divorce Court today that his wife had deserted him. SGT. Edgar James ("Tiny")…

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Police Sergeant Granted Divorce

Daily Mirror · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 3

The biggest policeman in N.S.W. told Mr. Justice Toose in the Divorce Court today that his wife had deserted him. SGT. Edgar James ("Tiny")…

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Skip Court Ready For Sefton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 10

Skip Court, to contest the Sefton Handicap (6f) at Randwick to-morrow, sprinted attractively at that…

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Vacation sitting of Appeal Court

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 12

A special vacation sitting of the Court of Criminal Appeals yesterday stood over six appeals, dismissed three, upheld one, and reserved judgment on one…

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Kogarah Court of High Spirits

The St George Call · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 12

Reports from City authorities that this festive season, just passed has been much soberer than usual may or may not be due to other reports…

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Raids by Police Goods Worth £10,000

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—After working 38, hours without a break, teams of detectives yesterday…

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Judge and lawyer say-- Shirtsleeves in Court Proper

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 5

A judge, a lawyer, and the manager of a men's clothing store last night defended a man whom a magistrate told never to appear in court again without a coat…

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Law Courts Reports Supreme Court Divorce (Before Mr. Acting Justice Toose)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 5

Screes nisi: J. C. Stevens v W. K. Stevens; A. J. Dejgnan v H. W. Deignan; E. R. Paynter v D. R. Paynter; C. A. Klein v V. H. J…

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Millions For Wool Cannot Be Paid Faulty Legislation Sets Poser For Trustees Must Seek Direction Of Court

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The situation in relation to the distribution of profits from Government dealings in wool grown during the war has set a poser for Australian trustees. An amount of some millions of pounds, involving estates in all parts of Australia, has been paid over to them by the Government, but there is…

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22 Sefton Runners a Mixed Bunch Betting on Sprint to Take Wide Range Skip Court Is Form Starter

Daily Mirror · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 24

THERE are so many chances in tomorrow's six furlongs Sefton Handicap at Rand wick that bookmakers should bet "high, wide, and hand…

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Gaol On Comic Opera Lines

Daily Mirror · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 3

PARIS, Saturday. -- The Ministry for Justice yesterday ordered a strict inquiry into the…

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Gaol On Comic Opera Lines

Daily Mirror · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 3

PARIS, Saturday. -- The Ministry for Justice yesterday ordered a strict inquiry into the…

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Army Camp Death Pole Charged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 5

Mariam Potalej, 23, a Polish migrant, was remanded at Liverpool Court yesterday on a charge of having murdered…

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Man for Trial on Murder Charge

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 8

NEWCASTLE, Fri.--The Newcastle Acting Coroner (Mr. Hardwicke) today committed a man for trial on a murder charge. The man is James Muir…

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Comic Court Sound

Daily Mirror · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Saturday. -- Comic Court pleased with a soundly run half-mile on the Caulfield sand this morning…

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Comic Court Sound

Daily Mirror · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Saturday. -- Comic Court pleased with a soundly run half-mile on the Caulfield sand this morning…

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Comic Court Sound

Daily Mirror · Saturday 14 January 1950 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Saturday. -- Comic Court pleased with a soundly run half-mile on the Caulfield sand this morning…

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