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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1954

11,370 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 250

Police Kept Busy Slate's record in offences on roads

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 9

Traffic offences reported by police increased remarkably in 1952-53 to a record 474,049 cases. This was 141,333 more than police reported the previous year…

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Police Kept Busy State's record in offences on roads

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 9

Traffic offences reported by police, increased remarkably in 1952-53 to a record 474,049 cases. This was MS,332 more than police reported the previous year…

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Police Kept Busy State's record in offences on roads

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 9

Traffic offences reported by police increased remarkably in 1952-53 to a record 474,049 cases. This was 141,333 more than police reported the previous year…

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Eloping Couple Avow Their Love In court today

The Sun · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.--"My love for Jimmy is stronger than anything else and nothing will ever change it." Eloping heiress Maria…

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Court Ballot Ends Communist Control Of A.E.U.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 6

The Australian Labour Party has won control of the Amalgamated Engineering Union from the Communists. A.L.P. candidates won…

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Runaway Couple To Fight Court Ban From Our Staff Correspondent And A.A.P.

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 3

LONDON, Jan. 6.—Isabella Patino, the eloping Latin heiress, to-day made the first moves to fight the court ban on her runaway marriage with James Goldsmith—and sent a message appealing to her father to consent to their marriage…

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Hungarian Jews Sentenced

The Sydney Jewish News · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 6

Vienna, (JTA) Dr. Mikales Shenfeld. Senior Reform Rabbi of the Jewish community of Hungary, has been…

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Theft of Papers

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 2

Two men who. stole a bundle of Sunday newspapers from outside a. newsagency and sold…

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Theft of Papers

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 5

Two men who stole a bundle of Sunday newspapers from outside a newsagency and sold…

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Pickpocket Gets Six Months' Gaol

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 9

William Henry Wakefeld 35, labourer, of Pearl [?]reet Newtown, was sen[?]nced to six months…

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Two Men to Be Charged

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 12

The Attorney-General (Mr. Sheahan) has authorised prosecutions against two…

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£500 Bail on Murder Charge

The Sun · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 2

Mr. Justice Richardson, in the Supreme Court today, granted £500 bail to a young…

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"Had To Kill Her:" Charged Man's Alleged Admission

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 4

BRISBANE, Thursday.—A man admitted he killed the woman he loved, claiming that she had destroyed his life, Senior Constable P. H. Rhead said in the Police Court to-day…

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Bail Granted Son Accused of Murder

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 3

At a vacation sitting of the Supreme Court today, Mr. Justice Richardson granted £500 bail to a youth at present on remand on a charge of murder…

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Bail Granted Son Accused of Murder

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 3

At a vacation sitting of the Supreme Court today Mr. Richardson granted £500 bail to a youth at present on remand on a charge of murder…

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Police Rider in Hospital

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 3

Const. Clifford Gerald Ralph of Orange was seriously injured when his motor cycle skidded on…

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Police Rider Iii Hospital

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 3

Const. Clifford Gerald Ralph of Orange was seriously injured when his motor cycle skidded on…

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Police Rider in Hospital

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 3

Const. Clifford Gerald Ralph of Orange was seriously injured when his motor cycle skidded on…

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Police Rider in Hospital

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 3

Const. Clifford Gerald Ralph of Orange was seriously injured when his motor cycle skidded on…

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Police Eider in Hospital

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 3

Const. Clifford Gerald Ralph of Orange was seri- iously injured when his motor cycle skidded on…

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