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Courts & crime, 1952

11,550 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 250

Big Blaze on Mountains Police Search For Man Fails

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 February 1952 · page 3

A big bushfire near the Blackheath aerodrome was under control last night after the Blackheath volunteer brigade had fought it for 24 hours…

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Union Says Police Beat Up Man In Crime Inquiry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 February 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday. — Tradeunion officials alleged to-night that Colin Willman, 35, a clerk at the Painters' Union office at the Trades Hall, had been beaten…

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Claims assault by police

The Sun · Sunday 3 February 1952 · page 3

COLIN WILLMAN, who is now in Williamstown Hospital, alleges he was bashed by police at Melbourne police headquarters while being…

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Globetrotter Got Term In Gaol

Truth · Sunday 3 February 1952 · page 6

Globetrotter Stanley Raymond Dennis (41) had very good reasons for staying away from Australia, said Mr. Meagher, S.M., in the Special Federal Court on Thursday. Mr. Meagher was sentencing Dennis to…

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Murder suspect detained Migrants questioned

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 3 February 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sat.--Police hunting for the killer of Constable George Howell detained a man tonight for questioning…

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Police Awaken Gunmen

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 3 February 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sat.--Detectives at dawn to day pulled severa well-known gunmen…

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Greek bound, knifed sister, police say

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 3 February 1952 · page 33

A 19-year-old Greek girl migrant had an agonising welcome to Australia according to the story police told in Adelaide Police Court this week…

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Police bashing: inquiry to be held

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 3 February 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sat.--Victorian police have begun an inquiry into allegations that detectives bashed a union clerk when they questioned him about the murder of a policeman…

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£3500 Worth Of Furniture For Nothing, Police Say

Truth · Sunday 3 February 1952 · page 6

An amazing story of how tall, curly-haired Francis Sydney Robert McQuirk (better known as Ric Marshall, actor-producer of the Melbourne flop, Sunshine and Rain) took over one of the biggest houses in Kyneton and set…

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Police taste the grapes of wrath MILDURA

The Sun · Sunday 3 February 1952 · page 1

POLICE broke up four brawls among grapepickers here tonight. Today was the first Saturday of the grape…

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EASY DEATH--mercy or murder? a Pro and CON discussion of Euthanasia PRO

The Sun · Sunday 3 February 1952 · page 9

"EUTHANASIA" means "easy death." In practice it means allowing those…

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"Intolerance Incorporated!" by John F. Stewart. Chairman, Scottish League for European Freedom Why Deportation and Murder

Vil'na Dumka = Free Thought · Sunday 3 February 1952 · page 6

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Royal Commission witness says Police told to "lay off" S.P BRISBANE

The Sun · Sunday 3 February 1952 · page 5

A RETIRED police inspector said this week he had been instructed not to prosecute illegal bookmakers on certain race days…

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Theft of 100 detonators

The Sun · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 16

Children are believed to have been responsible for the theft of 100 live detonators from a shed at St…

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Theft of live detonators

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 12

Police believe children have stolen 100 live detonators from a storeroom at St. Marys…

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Jailed for theft from blind man

The Sun · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 3

A man who pleaded guilty to stealing a showcase and razor blades belonging to a blind man…

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Police Warning

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 6

Police today warned of the grave danger to anyone having possession of 100 electric detonators…

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Police Warning

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 6

Police today warned of the grave danger to anyone having possession of 100 electric detonators…

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Bogus story of assault told by boy

The Sun · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 7

A large squad of CIB detectives wasted 24 hours at the weekend investigating a report…

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Police Warning on Detonators

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 February 1952 · page 5

Police today warned of the grave danger to anyone -laving possession of 100 electric detonators…

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