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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

11,550 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 250

Bomb Murder Probe Ordered

Truth · Sunday 10 February 1952 · page 5

NEW YORK, Saturday.—A special crime committee has been appointed to investigate the murder of…

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Coroner Can't Solve Murder

Truth · Sunday 10 February 1952 · page 31

Detectives who admitted having failed after five months' investigations to uncover a due in the tailor shop slaying of Samuel Simon Platt (62), said in the Coroner's Court this week that…

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Gang Murder Of Politician Enrages Chicago

Truth · Sunday 10 February 1952 · page 35

NEW YORK, Sat.—Chicago, where gangland guns brought the fear of death to thousands 20 years ago, has been aroused to frenzy by the…

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Police Hunt Boy After Double Tragedy

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 10 February 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—After a wealthy grazier and his aunt had been found shot dead near their homestead at Nullawil, police this afternoon began searching for a 14-year old farm boy, thought to be armed…

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Cash Register In Court Case

Truth · Sunday 10 February 1952 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Sat.—Two men had intended selling a cash register taken from a Bowning…

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Police Seek Gunmen Who Robbed S.p

Truth · Sunday 10 February 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sat.— Detectives tonight are hunting underworld haunts for three…

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Wealthy grazier, aunt shot dead Police Seek Boy

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 10 February 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sat.--A wealthy grazier and his aunt were murdered on their property at Nullawil, in the Victorian…

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Boy, with axe, guards thieves (Dad Rang Police)

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 10 February 1952 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Sat.--Armed with an axe, a 13-year-old boy stood guard over two suspected thieves for almost an hour last night. Police today…

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Boy, 14, Held for Murder

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Sun. -- Police late today charged a 14-years-old farmhand with the…

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Boy on Two Charges of Murder

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—A 14-year-old boy was crested to-night at Irymple,…

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Police Fire In Warning

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sunday.— Police fired a shot over the head of a New Australian near Victoria Park railway…

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Police End Nude Swim

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Sun.--Mildura police broke up a nude swimming party in the Murray River last' night…

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16-Weeks Court Mourning

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 1

LONDON, Sun. -- The Lord Chamberlain announced last night that the Court…

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20 Extra Police to Halt Toll

The Sun · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 3

In an effort to reduce the road toll, the Police Commissioner will provide 20 extra police for…

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Dog ring-in conspiracy charge in court

The Sun · Monday 11 February 1952 · page 9

Conspiracy by three men to ring in a racing greyhound was alleged in Central Court today. Arthur Raymond Lane, 32, bookmaker, of…

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Doctor, Woman Charged

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 2

A doctor charged with unlawfully using an instrument on a woman was remanded at Ryde…

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Doctor, Woman Charged

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 4

A doctor charged with unlawfully using an instrument on a woman was remanded at Ryde…

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Doctor, Woman Charged

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 2

A doctor charged with unlawfully using an instrument on a woman was remanded at Ryde…

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Doctor, Woman Charged

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 2

A doctor charged with unlawfully using an instrument on a woman was remanded at Ryde…

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Doctor, Woman Charged

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 12 February 1952 · page 2

A doctor charged with unlawfully using an instrument on a woman was remanded at Ryde…

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