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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1961

107 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 6

US Communist released, but charged again

Tribune · Wednesday 9 August 1961 · page 4

NEW YORK: US Communist Party National Committee member Gilbert Green was released from prison last…

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Police Boys golf gala

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 9 August 1961 · page 18

The Fourth Annual Golf Day of Parramatta Police—Citizens' Boys' Club will be held…

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Fairfield holiday from murder

The Biz · Wednesday 16 August 1961 · page 1

Fairfield defectives have not been called on to investigate any murder within their district for a year. Unless there is a…

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Demand for police in Seven Hills

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 16 August 1961 · page 17

Seven Hills-Lalor Park residents last week made a direct demand to the Premier, Mr. Heffron, for provision of full time Police protection in the area…

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Police Club work can Beat delinquency

The Biz · Wednesday 16 August 1961 · page 4

Delinquency as a serious problem that could be overcome by the work of Police-Citizens Boys' Clubs, secretary of No. 22 Police-Citizens Boys' Club, Constable First-Class Leon Warren said…

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Kidnap Charge Jounalist Sentenced to Eight Years

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 18 August 1961 · page 3

PARIS (JCNS): Zwy Aldoubi, the Israeli journalist accused by the Spanish authorities of having attempted to kidnap the Belgian pro-Nazi Rexist leader Leon Degrelle, was condemned to eight…

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Protest to Hold Freedom in W.A. Sinister police actions

Tribune · Wednesday 23 August 1961 · page 5

PERTH: Protests by organisations and individuals against recent attacks on democratic rights in Western Australia include a call by the State Committee of the Communist Party for all citizens…

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Hit CENTO's murder plan

Tribune · Wednesday 30 August 1961 · page 4

MOSCOW: After the notorious U2 spy-plane denials, the world knows the value of the US denials, says Pravda…

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Demand for police

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 30 August 1961 · page 9

An increase in robberies at Wentworthville during the past six months has…

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Workers rebuff police threat

Tribune · Wednesday 30 August 1961 · page 5

SYDNEY: Forty builders' laborers employed on Monier's job on the Cahill Expressway stopped work last Friday because the company had…

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7 Secret police nets in Aust

Tribune · Wednesday 30 August 1961 · page 12

CANBERRA: Continued listeningin on telephones by the Menzies Government's secret political police was raised in Parliament last week…

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Police Refused

The Biz · Wednesday 6 September 1961 · page 3

The State Premier, Mr. R. J. Heffron, has refused further police protection to the…

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Council "Cease Fire" on "Hiding" Police

Nepean Times · Thursday 7 September 1961 · page 1

No further action on police motor cyclists "hiding" up side streets will be taken by Blue Mountains City Council, following the receipt on Tuesday night of a reply from the Police…

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Police Blitz on Illegal Parkers

The Biz · Wednesday 20 September 1961 · page 1

Traffic and parking police from Liverpool will make flying visits to Fairfield in a "toughen-up" campaign on illegal parkers. This will be done…

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Secret Police Have Sights on Ward Mhr

Tribune · Wednesday 20 September 1961 · page 8

CANBERRA: Activities of the Menzies Government's secret political police formed the sinister background to the expulsion of Mr. E. J. Ward from Parliament for seven days. FOR years Mr. Ward has been…

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Ncc Thuggery. Theft in A.e.u. Poll

Tribune · Wednesday 27 September 1961 · page 12

MELBOURNE: National Civic Council agents' use of assault, theft, intimidation and extra ballot papers in their interference in the current government-controlled elections in the Melbourne district of the Amalgamated Engineering…

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Court takes over BLF elections

Tribune · Wednesday 27 September 1961 · page 10

SYDNEY: His Honor Judge Joske, of the Commonwealth Industrial Court, in a judgment delivered last week scatchingly condemned the president and secretary of the NSW branch of the Builders' Laborers' Federation for failing to carry out…

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Chamber Replies to Police Plan Shoppers- no fear from campaign

The Biz · Wednesday 27 September 1961 · page 1

Shoppers had nothing to fear from a police blitz on parking infringements announced last week by Sergeant in charge of traffic in the Fairfield area, Sat. Robertson. This was announced…

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Police make history in dual capacities

The Biz · Wednesday 4 October 1961 · page 2

Two delegates attending the 23rd annual Police-Citizens Boys' Club made history. They were Apexians…

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Secret police terror tactics exposed by Labor MHR's

Tribune · Wednesday 4 October 1961 · page 3

CANBERRA: Proved instances of ruthless persecution by the Menzies Government's secret political police (miscalled…

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