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Courts & crime, 1957

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Police To Watch For Overloading

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 3 April 1957 · page 1

The Police Inspector's office of Parramatta, has informed Holroyd Council that particular attention will…

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Not Guilty of Car Stealing Charges Alleged Offences in Penrith

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 April 1957 · page 1

Protracted cases that came on at Parramatta Quarter Sessions last week concerned the alleged stealing of cars by…

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Police Protection in Sutherland-Jannali Area

The St George Call · Thursday 4 April 1957 · page 1

The Premier, the Hon. J. J. Cahill. M.L.A., in a letter to Mr. D. D. Cross, M.L.A. for Georges River, advises that a new truck…

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Railway's Big Day At Court

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 April 1957 · page 3

The Railway Department was prosecutor in a heap of cases that came before Penrith Court of Petty Sessions on Monday…

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Heavy Fines for Stealing Turkeys

The Biz · Wednesday 10 April 1957 · page 10

Heavy fines were imposed by Mr. McNamara, S. M., at Liverpool Court last week, when three men appeared on charges of stealling…

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Hungary murder shows up fascist barbarism

Tribune · Tuesday 16 April 1957 · page 4

LONDON: The appalling crime of the Hungarian fascist woman Ilona Toth has shocked Europe. More clearly than many other incidents, her crime has shown the…

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Private Police Forces Spreading

Tribune · Tuesday 16 April 1957 · page 3

The threatening menace of private police organisations that began in Sydney with the establishment of Metropolitan Security Services is spreading in NSW and other States…

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Fairfield Police Make Arrests

The Biz · Wednesday 17 April 1957 · page 4

On Sunday morning last Fairfield detectives arrested a 23- year- old man at Cabramatta Migrant Hostel, and later charged him…

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Soccer Referee Asks for Police Aid Threat to John S[?]vie

The Biz · Wednesday 17 April 1957 · page 10

Soccer referee N. Sinkovie (Cabramatta) asked for police protection after an incident with a spectator at Arlington Oval on…

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£4,750 in Prizes Charity Appeal Hoyts' Theatres Help Legacy and Police Boys' Club

The Biz · Wednesday 17 April 1957 · page 1

Prizes valued at £4750 are offered in the charity appeal which has been organised through 77 of Hoyts city, suburban and country…

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Police Promotions

The Biz · Wednesday 24 April 1957 · page 5

Quite a number of police in Division 22. which has its H. Q. at Liverpool, are to be congratulated on promotions…

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Fairfield Police Active

The Biz · Wednesday 24 April 1957 · page 9

Fairfield police apprehended 16 drunks over the holiday week-end. A 23-year-old Carramar youth…

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Police warning on M.S.S.

Tribune · Wednesday 24 April 1957 · page 12

SYDNEY: An editorial in the March issue of the Police News (official organ of the NSW Police Association)…

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Pilots Back: Win a Court Hearing

Tribune · Wednesday 24 April 1957 · page 2

Striking Qantas pilots have returned to work assured of an early hearing of their claims for salary increases, and with all rights and privileges maintained. For over two years the pilots had…

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Police Promotions Inspector Scholtz Goes Up

Nepean Times · Thursday 25 April 1957 · page 3

Inspector N. J. Scholtz, officer in charge of Penrith Police division, has received notification of his promotion from second class…

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Broke Bond Fairfield Man Sentenced to Two Years

The Biz · Wednesday 1 May 1957 · page 34

People who got good behaviour bonds in criminal courts were treating them as a joke, Judge Curlewis said last week, in…

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Police Swoop... Arrests Smash Crime Gang

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 1 May 1957 · page 1

Police believe that have broken up a gang that had been robbing clubs in the district following the arrest of five men in the…

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Wage still behind the cast of living Court accepts Govt. case

Tribune · Wednesday 1 May 1957 · page 2

SYDNEY: The 10- increase in the Federal basic wage, decided on by the…

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Police Sergeant Farewelled

Nepean Times · Thursday 2 May 1957 · page 4

On the evening of Friday, April 12, police stall of the district tendered a farewell to Sergt. V. C. Feltis, of the staff,…

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Charge of Stealing Scrap Metal from Railway "Far Too Much of It," Says S.M..

Nepean Times · Thursday 2 May 1957 · page 7

There was far too much of this stealing by employee from employer, stated Mr. A. E, Stonham, S.M., at Penrith…

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