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Courts & crime, 1960

124 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 7

Mock Coffin in Court

Tribune · Wednesday 27 April 1960 · page 11

SYDNEY: A mock coffin, bearing the words: "60 murdered ... Democracy has died in South Africa", lay in…

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Wharfies won't be Slaves: blunt statement to Court

Tribune · Wednesday 27 April 1960 · page 2

MELBOURNE: ''What was in fact being demanded of the waterside workers in the port of Melbourne was something that should not be demanded, in law and in fairness, and that in those circumstances the waterside workers had…

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Sent to Gaol

Nepean Times · Thursday 28 April 1960 · page 4

Yesterday Noel Francis Short, a truck driver, of Stafford Street, Kingswood, and Leslle Thomas Daniels, 19, labourer,…

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Harsh penalties don't cow seamen Big demonstrations against Court's wage slashing award

Tribune · Wednesday 4 May 1960 · page 3

In all the main ports of Australia last week seamen demonstrated that the most savage court penalties cannot prevent Australian workers from fighting against wage cuts and attacks on working conditions…

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Police boys' club

The Biz · Wednesday 11 May 1960 · page 4

The Fairfield Districts Police - Citizens Boys' Club committee will hold its next meeting on…

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Phone tap kill is police state move

Tribune · Wednesday 11 May 1960 · page 3

CANBERRA: Bringing down the Telephone Communications (Interception) Bill, Attorney-General Barwick took another step last week towards legalising the establishment of a police-state dictatorship in Australia. "THE Bill purports to make…

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Court win follows 2 WWF stopworks

Tribune · Wednesday 11 May 1960 · page 11

MELBOURNE: Following two nation-wide stopwork meetings by waterside workers in protest at fines imposed on their union by the Industrial Court, that court last Friday dismissed an application by shipowners for a penalty on the union for contempt of Court…

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Police strength probe?

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 18 May 1960 · page 12

Holroyd Council has sent out invitations for a conference of Mayors to…

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Police and Sought Alarm Over Increase in Robberies

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 18 May 1960 · page 1

Local shopkeepers are alarmed over the drastic increase in the number of robberies throughout the district and have appealed for…

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Police Concern 'Plague' of Stray Dogs in Suburbs

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 18 May 1960 · page 3

High-ranking police officials this week warned that an acute danger existed in the Western Suburbs because of hundreds of stray dogs. Officials say the…

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Workers defy, police, a ban and locks: hear W.A. miners

Tribune · Wednesday 18 May 1960 · page 10

PERTH: A mass meeting of 2000 workers at the Midland railway workshops on May 11 defied a ban by the management and despite the presence of railway detectives, brought four leaders of the Collie…

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Charged with Stealing Truck Valued at £5,500

Nepean Times · Thursday 19 May 1960 · page 1

Two men were remanded to appear in Parramatta Court of Quarter Sessions by Mr. A. E. Stonnam, S.M., last Friday, after he had heard charge against the men of stealing goods valued at £5,615/4/1 from Heggies Trans-port Pty. Ltd., St. Marys…

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417 before court

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 25 May 1960 · page 12

There were 417 Police Court convictions during the month of April, for…

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Procession aids Police Boys' Club

The Biz · Wednesday 25 May 1960 · page 17

More than 5000 cheering people watched a procession in aid of the Fairfield Districts Police Citizens Boys' Club parade through Fairfield Shopping Centre on Saturday…

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W.A. dockers pack court in penal law protest

Tribune · Wednesday 25 May 1960 · page 10

PERTH: Although 50 policemen were called in from nearby suburbs to block them, 100 dockers…

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Police Stop Brawling By Fans

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 27 May 1960 · page 16

Highlight of the E. S. Marks match last Sunday between Hakoah and Bankstown was not…

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Rabbis Dragged Before Communist Court

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 27 May 1960 · page 5

NEW YORK: A rabbi, two assistants and a former rabbi have been dragged before a Czech Communist court and tried on a variety of charges, according to the New York Herald Tribune. The charges are said to…

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Five youths charged with car stealing

The Biz · Wednesday 1 June 1960 · page 1

Fairfield Police arrested five youths after a car chase through Fairfield on Saturday night Thirty-five charges of car stealing have been…

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Police Saw Him Throw Cracker in Theatre

Nepean Times · Thursday 2 June 1960 · page 1

William David Arnott, 18, labourer, Ninth Avenue, Llandilo, appeared before Mr. A. E. Stonham, S.M., at Penrith Court of…

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950 Nazi Supects Face Murder Charges

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 3 June 1960 · page 5

FRANKFURT: The Public Prosecutor’s office here is conducting what is said to be the most sweeping inquiry ever carried out in the Federal Republic against suspected Nazi criminals…

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