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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1955

281 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 15

In hypnotic trance he rehearsed for robbery and murder The Killer and the Hypnotist

The World's News · Saturday 7 May 1955 · page 19

THE conviction recently in the Danish courts of a killer and the hypnotist who trained him to slay is setting a new and important…

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Court ruling once again aids Groupers

Tribune · Wednesday 11 May 1955 · page 12

The Arbitration Court decision that it had no power to order Electoral Officer H. J. Martin to conduct a Clerks' Union ballot in accordance with union rules "will shake the faith of those workers who…

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Extra Police for Penrith

Nepean Times · Thursday 12 May 1955 · page 1

In reply to a request by Penrith Council that extra police be provided for Penrith and that an inspector be placed here, the…

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Concern Over Sheep Stealing

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 May 1955 · page 3

BATHURST. Bathurst branch of the N.S.W. Graziers' Association is…

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At Sydney Theatre "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial"

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 13 May 1955 · page 8

FROM the poor attendances, during the Sydney season, at "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial", one can but assume that the citizens of this city…

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Claims for Ghetto Shangghai German Court Rules Victims Entitled to Compensation

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 13 May 1955 · page 5

According to information received from Dr. K. Honigbaum, Secretary of the United Restitution Office, a German Court of Appeal has, for the first time, ruled that persons who were…

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Brave wife foiled a cunning murder plot Most diabolic of Red terror girls is 'Auntie Tamara', but one woman ruined her 'masterpiece'

The World's News · Saturday 14 May 1955 · page 14

THERE is a saying that the female of the species is often more deadly than the male,…

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MURDER and the Stolen Heart A child of mystery from birth, Pamela Werner was fated to star in a strange killing in a strange land a True Crime Story

The World's News · Saturday 14 May 1955 · page 19

WHO stole the heart of Pamela Werner? For Pamela's heart really was stolen—not in the figurative, poetic sense, but actually…

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Girl Cyclist Fatally Injured Man Charged

Nepean Times · Thursday 19 May 1955 · page 1

Anna Wilhelmina Juliana Buddeke (14 years), daughter of Mrs Janpje Moolbroeke and stepdaughter of Mr. Hilco…

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Gaol for Drinking Driver Broke Conditional Licence Restricting Hours

Nepean Times · Thursday 19 May 1955 · page 2

A UTILITY driver, who had been previously convicted on several charges and who had been allowed a conditional…

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Heavy Vehicles on the Road (From N.S.W. Police Traffic Branch)

Nepean Times · Thursday 19 May 1955 · page 4

Large heavy vehicles have become a necessary part of our way of life and as a result of accidents in which they have…

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TANGERINE Mr. Appleby might be meek and mild —but he would not stand for murder

The World's News · Saturday 21 May 1955 · page 38

"WE'VE got trouble, Tangerine," Mr. Appleby said to the goldfish, and Tangerine…

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Disguised as a shoemaker, a police officer tracked down a brutal killer Clue of the Phony Fiance a True Crime [?]Ry

The World's News · Saturday 21 May 1955 · page 20

THE country around Redding, in southern Connecticut (USA), is rolling and woody and much favored by people who want to have…

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Apprentices resented police ban

Tribune · Wednesday 25 May 1955 · page 11

"EVERYBODY'S against us! The boss won't let us have a meeting inside the shop, and the Government'…

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Found on Premises "With Intent" 18 Months' Gaol for Emu Man

Nepean Times · Thursday 26 May 1955 · page 2

NOT an associate of criminals but suffering from deterioration due to drink, almost to becoming: a reprobate,…

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Apprentices for court on wages

Tribune · Wednesday 1 June 1955 · page 12

SYDNEY: Apprentice workers will appear at a NSW Industrial Commission hearing on Monday to tell the Court that they need a decent living wage. THE Commission is holding a…

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Court praise for Short's obedience

Tribune · Wednesday 1 June 1955 · page 12

MR. COURT SHORT has received praise from the Arbitration Court for its satisfaction at the obedient "genuine, though unsuccessful…

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No whitewash for bashers of working men Stamp out police thug tactics and corruption

Tribune · Wednesday 1 June 1955 · page 9

With reports of bribery, corruption and brutal thuggery rocking the police force in ail parts of Australia, Tribune takes up the mounting public demand for immediate steps…

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Murder trail of the Candy Kid a Tr[?]e Crime [?]Ry

The World's News · Saturday 4 June 1955 · page 19

BACK in the carefree days before World War I, there was a vogue for humorous, or supposedly humorous, sayings and epithets. A dude, or…

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Q'Id. Industrial Court Rejects Farm Award

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 10 June 1955 · page 37

BRISBANE.—Queensland's Industrial Court has rejected an application for an award covering dairying, orchards, plantations, and the growing and harvesting of…

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