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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1958

176 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 9

Jewellery Theft At Granville

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 9 July 1958 · page 4

Thieves recently broke into a Granville store and stole…

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Wave of Car Stealing Recedes

The Biz · Wednesday 9 July 1958 · page 5

The wave of car stealing which hit the Fairfield district recently has fallen away. Between July 2. and July 7 only two cars were…

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Canley Vale Youth on Three Stealing Charges

The Biz · Wednesday 9 July 1958 · page 24

William Pilkington (19) of Canley Vale, appeared at Liverpool Court on three stealing charges and one of breaking…

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Night Duty at Fairfield Police Station

The Biz · Wednesday 9 July 1958 · page 24

Night duty at Fairfield Police Station is proceeding satisfactorily said the officer-in-charge, Sgt. H. Laycock, on Tuesday…

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More Lost Property at Fairfield Police Station

The Biz · Wednesday 9 July 1958 · page 18

Fairfield police still have numerous push bikes; a wedding ring (found in Marlborough St.), and a girl's 24" push bike, all…

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Not a scratch on Thornton's car, Court told

Tribune · Wednesday 9 July 1958 · page 12

SYDNEY: Balmain Court was fold last Monday that there was "not a scratch" on a car driven by Mr. E. Thornton after he had been arrested for failing to stop after an accident…

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Assault

Nepean Times · Thursday 10 July 1958 · page 2

William Wright, 40, labourer, Mt. Druitt, was charged with assaulting James Lamb, 72, at Penrith Police Court on Monday,…

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Over 120 Traffic Cases at Penrith Court

Nepean Times · Thursday 10 July 1958 · page 3

Wednesday last week was a big day for traffic offences at Penrith Court. Mr. A. E. Stonham, S.M., heard the facts of…

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Assault on Family of Sydney Rabbi

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 11 July 1958 · page 1

JERUSALEM: Two Israel relatives of the Chief Minister of the Sydney Great Synagogue (Rabbi Dr. I. Porush) last week were assaulted by a gang of youths whom they identified as…

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MAGAZINE Mass murder a Capitalist speciality

Tribune · Wednesday 16 July 1958 · page 6

BECAUSE there are no real Communist murderer capitalist fiction writers have to invent them…

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Fairfield Police Round-up

The Biz · Wednesday 16 July 1958 · page 29

An Italian from Auburn was admitted to Fairfield Hospital last Friday night at 10 p.m. with small wounds in the abdomen…

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Will Investigate Police Bashings

Tribune · Wednesday 16 July 1958 · page 10

TOWNSVILLE: Police Commissioner Bischof recently arrived here on a "meet the people" tour of northern and southern…

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Service Station Plan Referred to Police Dept

The Biz · Wednesday 23 July 1958 · page 13

Atlantic Union Oil submitted to Fairfield Council amended plan of proposed service station, corner Alan and Smithfield…

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Club Dilemma over Tennis Court Buy

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 25 July 1958 · page 12

The Hakoah Tennis Club has secured a threemonths’ option to purchase its Wellington Street courts it was revealed on Tuesday. The club’s annual…

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Fairfield Murder

The Biz · Wednesday 30 July 1958 · page 18

A 15 -year -old youth was sentenced to ten years jain on Monday for the murder of a 72 -year old Fairfield shopkeeper…

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Fairfield Police Have Lost Property

The Biz · Wednesday 30 July 1958 · page 15

Fairfield police have numerous push bikes still unclaimed also a truck wheel and wristlet watch…

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Police Raids Follow Middle East Protest Meetings Widespread anger in South Australia

Tribune · Wednesday 30 July 1958 · page 10

ADELAIDE: During the last week as the protest grew against the imperialist aggression in the Middle East, police in Adelaide roughly handled demonstrators while breaking up a meeting in front of Parliament House, and the homes of two workers were…

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Offered Police a Bribe

Nepean Times · Thursday 31 July 1958 · page 1

Salvatore Taranto, 28 years old, a shop assistant, of The Strand, Dee Why, was charged on June 24 at St. Marys he…

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Free Concert Police Traffic Leaders In City

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 6 August 1958 · page 2

Many of the State's leading police and traffic authorities will be in Parramctta on…

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Free Concert Police Traffic Leaders In City

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 6 August 1958 · page 6

Many of the State's leading police and traffic authorities will be in Parramatta on…

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