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Courts & crime, 1950

12,389 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 250

Body In Tip: Murder Charge

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- Homicide detectives this morning arrested Verna Irene Paterson, of Footscray, and charged her with having murdered Edna Jean McDonald, also…

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Murder Time "Sun" short story

The Sun · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 42

THE lonely little house in the clump of trees showed a single light, down in the living room…

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Gang Blamed for Setty Murder

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 3

LONDON, Jan. 25 (A.A.P.).—A second witness for the defence at the trial of Brian Donald Hume, 30, company director, on a charge of murder, told the jury to-day that he…

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Body In Tip: Murder Charge

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- Homicide detectives this morning arrested Verna Irene Paterson, of Footscray, and charged her with having murdered Edna Jean McDonald, also…

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Two Women on Charge of Murder

The Sun · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Two middle-aged women have been charged with murder, following discovery of the partly-clad body of Edna Jean McDonald, 30, on a rubbish-heap at West Melbourne…

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Comic Court pleases

The Sun · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 48

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Comic Court galloped at tractively at Caulfield today in preparation for William Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley next Saturday. Ridden by his race jockey,…

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Charge of Murder £1000 Bail for Pole

The Biz · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 3

At Liverpool Court last Friday a Polish immigrant, Mariam Potalej (23), was remanded until February 14 on a charge of murdering Pte. Neal Mason (21), at…

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Police Search For Boy Picnickers

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 4

Police are searching the scrub at Kuringai Chase for two boys who did not return home from a picnic yesterday. They are John William…

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Police Search for Boy Picnickers

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 2

Police are searching the scrub at Kuringai Chase for two boys who did not return home from a picnic yesterday. They are John William…

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Police Search for Missing Postmaster

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 14

Sydney police are searching for a 28-years-old postmaster who has been missing from his room in the City since Sunday. Police said the man,…

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Police Search For Boy Picnickers

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 2

Police are searching the scrub at Kuringai Chase for two Boys who did not return home from a picnic yesterday. They are John William…

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Police Look For Second Swindler

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 4

Detectives are not satisfied that the forger who obtained payment of £400 from the bank account of…

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Police Search for Boy Picnickers

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 2

Police are searching the scrub at Kuringai Chase for two boys who did not return home from a picnic yesterday. They are John William…

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District Court for Penrith

Nepean Times · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 1

District Court was held regularly in Penrith well over 40 years ago and then discontinued. For the convenience of litigants and the public a…

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Suicide proves to be murder in "Cover-up"

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 7

"COVER-UP" chronicles the experiences of an insurance company's investigator (Dennis O'Keefe), when he…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 14

Decrees nisi: N. H. Evans v D. K. J. Evans, H. Diamond v A. D. E. Diamond, S. G. Snelling v Q. M. Snelling, G. Short v J. Short, D…

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Police Say Dugan Still In Sydney

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 9

Senior detectives engaged in the hunt for escapees of Darcy Dugan and William Mears, who have been at large since December 15, discount the suggestion that they have left N.S.W…

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Police Say Dugan Still In Sydney

Daily Mirror · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 9

Senior detectives engaged in the hunt for escapees Darcy Dugan and William Mears, who have been at large December 15, discount the suggestion that they have left N.S.W…

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Catholic Judge For Supreme Court

Catholic Weekly · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 1

THE appointment was announced last week of Mr. Justice Kinsella, of the Industrial Commission, to the Supreme Court Bench…

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High Court Justice to retire

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 7

CANBERRA, Wed.--Sir Hayden Starke will retire from the High Court…

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