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Courts & crime, 1950

12,389 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 250

Three Youths Charged Over Cars in Bush

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 5

Following a police swoop and discovery of four cars m a secluded portion of French's Forest late…

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Three Youths Charged Over Cars in Bush

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 5

Following a police swoop and discovery of four cars in a secluded portion of French's Forest late…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Three Youths Charged Over Cars in Bush

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 5

Following a police swoop and discovery of four cars in a secluded portion of French's Forest late…

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Three Youths Charged Over Cars in Bush

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 5

Following a police swoop on a secluded portion of French's Forest late yesterday, three youths appeared…

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Police Searching for Pensioner

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 3

Police began a fresh search today for James Booler (85), pensioner, who has been missing in French's Forest since last…

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Police Searching for Pensioner

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 3

Police began a fresh search today for James Booler (85), pensioner, who has been missing in French's Forest since last…

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Police Searching for Pensioner

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 3

Police began a fresh search today for James Booler (85), pensioner, who has been missing in French's Forest since last…

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Police Searching for Pensioner

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 3

Police began a fresh search today for James Booler (85), pensioner, who has been missing in French's Forest since last…

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Police Searching for Pensioner

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 3

Police began a fresh search today for James Booler (85), pensioner, who has been missing in French's Forest since last…

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Negro Seaman for Trial on Murder- Charge

The Sun · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Negro Jamaican seaman, Oscar Skyers, 51, today was committed for trial by the City Coroner (Mr. Burke, SM) on a charge of having…

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Disappearance of girl baffles police

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Mon.--Police have come to a standstill in their investigations into the disappearance of three-and-a-half-years-old Margaret McCann from Hampton…

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Comic Court's Trial Defeat

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 23

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Comic Court was beaten in a trial at Epsom yesterday, but he could have done much…

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Comic Court's Trial Defeat

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 23

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Comic Court was beaten in a trial at Epsom yesterday, but he could have done much…

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Court injunction on photos

The Sun · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 9

An interim injunction restraining the Sydney Daily Telegraph from publishing photographs or captions…

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Comic Court's Trial Defeat

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 23

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Comic Court was beaten in a trial at Epsom yesterday, but he could have done much…

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Police Find Stolen Cars in Forest Raid

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 1

Detectives raided a densely wooded patch of French's Forest late yesterday and found four stolen cars, almost new, valued at about £2500…

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Drowning Theory Police View On Missing Baby

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday.— Police investigating the disappearance of three-year-old Margaret McCann at…

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Skip Court decision "sudden" Switch in Trainers

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 January 1950 · page 24

Skip Court's owner, Mrs. E. Sinclair, said last night that she had "decided suddenly" to take the horse from trainer E. A. Halcroft…

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Magistrate and Counsel Visit Police "Lookout"

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 3

Mr. Beavers, S.M. (with glasses), Mr. Cassidy, K.C. (for the defence), Const. C. G…

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Magistrate and Counsel Visit Police "Lookout"

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 18 January 1950 · page 3

Mr. Beavers, S.M. (with glasses), Mr. Cassidy, K.C. (for the defence), Const. C. G…

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