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Courts & crime, 1950

12,389 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 250

Court Told: "No Baccarat At Club"

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 7

Three witnesses told Mr. I. Beavers, S.M., in Redfern Court yesterday that they had never seen baccarat played at the Bourke Bridge Club in St. Peter's Lane, Darlinghurst…

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Jockeys "in bookies' clutches" Court Told About 'Lost Legacy'

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 7

ADELAIDE, Thurs. --Most of the jockeys in South Australia were "in the clutches of bookmakers," a defendant declared in the Supreme…

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Topweight to Take Challenge Beau Robert, Skip Court for Places to S. Domenico

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 28

Bookmakers do not expect anything to be Backed with any real confidence to beat topweight San Domenico in tomorrow's six furlongs Challenge Stakes at Randwick. Daily…

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Topweight to Take the Challenge Beau Robert, Skip Court for Places to S. DOMENICO

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 28

Bookmakers do not expect anything to be backed with any real confidence to beat topweight San Domenico in tomorrow's six furlongs Challenge Stakes at Randwick. Daily…

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Topweight to Take the Challenge Beau Robert, Skip Court for Places to S. Domenico

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 28

Bookmakers do not expect anything to be hacked with any real confidence to beat topweight San Domenico in tomorrow's six furlongs Challenge Stakes at Randwick. Daily…

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Topweight to Take the Challenge Beau Robert, Skip Court for Places to S. Domenico

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 28

Bookmakers do not expect anything to be backed with any real confidence to beat topweight San Domenico in tomorrow's six furlongs Challenge Stakes at Randwick. Daily…

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Topweight to Take the Challenge Beau Robert, Skip Court for Plages to S. Domenico

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 28

Bookmakers do not expect anything to be backed with any real confidence to beat topweight San Domenico in tomorrow's six furlongs Challenge Stakes at Rand wick. Daily…

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Topweight to Take the Challenge Beau Robert, Skip Court for Places to S. Domenico

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 28

Bookmakers do not expect anything to be backed with any real confidence to beat topweight San Domenico in tomorrow's six furlongs Challenge Stakes at Randwick. Daily…

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Topweight to Take the Challenge Beau Robert, Skip Court for Places to S. Domenico

Daily Mirror · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 28

Bookmakers do not expect anything to be hacked with any real confidence to beat topweight San Domenico in tomorrow's six furlongs Challenge Stakes at Randwick. Daily…

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Slick Camp Theft

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 18

HERE is a genuine case of Wog tactics in Brisbane. No. 101 Con. Depot at Holland Park had several lines of…

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War Gear Theft In Philippines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 3

NEW YORK, Jan. 27 (A.A.P.).—Equipment worth 2,000 million dollars (£A889 million), which was stored in…

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Woman's Story of "Brutal Assault"

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 6

A witness in Grafton Police Court today said she saw two policemen make a "brutal attack" on a youth about midnight on December 3…

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Murder by Chance

The World's News · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 7

GEORGE CVEK had got into trouble as a youngster and the authorities in the small town where he was born decided he was…

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8 natives to die village murder

The Sun · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 2

PORT MORESBY, Saturday. --Eight natives have been sentenced to death by the Supreme Court at Wau…

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Hiss Leaves Court

Daily Mirror · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 4

Former top U.S. civil servant Alger Hiss leaves the American Federal Court with his wife, Priscilla, after being convicted of perjury during a prosecution over stolen state documents. The Secretary…

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Hiss Leaves Court

Daily Mirror · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 3

Former top U.S. civil servant Alger Hiss leaves the American Federal Court with his wife, Priscilla, after being convicted of perjury during a prosecution over stolen state documents. The Secretary…

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Torso Murder Who Was The Killer? Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 3

LONDON, Jan. 27.—So who did kill Stanley Setty? This is the question the people and the newspapers…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 5

Decrees nisi: R. M. Benjamin v A. L. Benjamin, W. S. Whitechurch v F. G. Whitechurch, H. G. Chapmart v J. H. Chapman, T. G. Glen…

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Police Launch Aids Chase Of Truck Thief

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 5

The driver of a stolen utility truck escaped capture yesterday alter a police car had chased him up to 60 miles an…

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Stolen gems left outside police H.Q.

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 3

LONDON, Fri.--After a mysterious telephone call last night Marseilles police found a package containing a large part of the Aga Khan's stolen jewellery outside…

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