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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

11,126 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 250

Man on Nine Theft Charges

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 5

Police alleged at Central Court today that a young man on nine charges of stealing had…

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Man on Nine Theft Charges

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 5

Police alleged at Central Court today that a young man on nine charges of stealing had…

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"Corpse" Gaoled on Coffin Theft

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 7

VIENNA, Friday. --Walter Ell (17), of Leibenfeld has been sentenced to four months' gaol --for stealing a coffin, and wreaths. Irked by the apparent lack…

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Prison For Assault 'Unjust,' Says Judge

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 2

'Upholdings the appeal of a taxi-driver against a six months' sentence on a charge of having assaulted a young woman, Judge Nield, in the Parramatta Appeals Court today, termed the sentence a…

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Prison For Assault 'Unjust,'Sows Judqe

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 2

Upholding the appeal of a taxi-driver who had previously been sentenced to six months' imprisonment on a charge of having assaulted a young woman. Judge Nield, in the Parramatta Appeals Court today,…

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Prison For Assault 'Unjust,' Says Judge

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 2

Upholding the appeal of a taxi-driver against a six months' sentence on a charge of having assaulted a young woman. Judge Nield, in the Parramatta Appeals Court today, termed the sentence a…

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Armed bank bandit given 7 years' gaol

The Sun · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 3

An armed bandit who tried to hold up a bank was sentenced in Quarter Sessions today to seven years' gaol…

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Police Check on Cruelty

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 5

Police in every station in the metropolitan area have been directed to look out for instances of…

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Late News Police Search

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 1

Three men were disturbed in the Rosehill Hotel, Rosehill, about 2.15 this morning…

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Police Check on Cruelty

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 5

Police in every station in the metropolitan area have been directed- to look out for instances of…

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Father Who Shot Neighbor Gets 6-Year Gaol Sentence

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 8

A father, who shot his neighbour in the thigh with a 22 calibre revolver, believing he had indecently assaulted his seven- years -old daughter, was…

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Father Who Shot Neighbor Gets 6-Year Gaol Sentence

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 8

A father, who shot his neighbor in the thigh with a 22 calibre revolver believing he had indecently assaulted his seven - years - aid daughter, was…

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Father Who Shot Neighbor Gets 6-Year Gaol Sentence

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 8

A father, who shot his neighbor in the thigh with a 22 calibre revolver, believing he had indecently assaulted his Seven-year-sold daughter, was…

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Father Who Shot Neighbor Rets 6-Year Gaol Sentence

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 8

A father who shots has neighbor in the thigh with 22 calibre revolver, believing he hod indecently assaulted his seven -years - Old daughter, was…

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Father Who Shot Neighbor Gets 6-Year Gaol Sentence

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 8

A father, who shot his neighbor in the thigh with a .22 - calibre revolver, believing he had indecently assaulted his seven - years -old daughter, was…

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Police Raids In Bandit Search

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 2

Detectives scoured the underworld early May in an effort to find the bandit who snatched £72, from the fill of a Sussex St. sack store late yesterday afternoon…

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Police action to check cruelty

The Sun · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 3

Police throughout the metropolitan area were instructed today by the Metropolitan Superintendent (Supt…

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Police Raids I[?] Bandit Search

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 2

Detectives scoured the underworld ear[?] today in an effort to find the bandit w[?] snatched £72 from the till of a Sussex St. sa[?] store late yesterday afternoon…

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Bashing in Flat "Admitted" Shearer for murder trial

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 9

Police alleged yesterday that a shearer had confessed he battered a wealthy widow on the head with a sawn-off pea-rifle in Astor Flats,…

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Bank Bandit Gets Seven Years' Gaol "A Potential Murderer," Judge States

Daily Mirror · Friday 2 February 1951 · page 2

A 21 years -old- laborer who attempted to rob the Mascot branch of the Union Bank of 'Australia Ltd. on December 14, was sentenced at the…

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