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Courts & crime, 1962

107 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 6

LETTERS Secret police

Tribune · Wednesday 3 January 1962 · page 8

What right has the Liberal Party to misuse its Governmental offices to send informers and spies into the organisations of its political…

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New Nazi Mass Murder Trial Demand

Tribune · Wednesday 3 January 1962 · page 3

PRAGUE: The powerful organisation of veterans of the wartime Czechoslovak resistance has officially demanded the trial of Hans Globke, right-hand man of West German Chancellor Adenauer, on charges of racial mass murder under Hitler's Nazi regime. THE Czechoslovak Union of…

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"Hungarian Who Told" Gets Gaol, Grilling

Tribune · Wednesday 10 January 1962 · page 9

Police, in league with Commonwealth Immigration officials, hounded a young Hungarian, Tomas Lajos Papai, into gaol for four days after Tribune had published (December 13) his story of his fruitless hunt for a [?]…

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Police Swoop On Aborigines Again

Tribune · Wednesday 10 January 1962 · page 12

Twenty Aborigines were arrested when police carried out a "dragnet" swoop around the streets of Redfern, Sydney, last Friday night. ALL were charged with "indecent language" and all…

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Govt. Report on Police 'Not Accurate'

The Biz · Wednesday 10 January 1962 · page 1

Claims by the Premier, Mr. Heffron, that Fairfield had adequate police protection was described as "a lot of poppycock" by an Alderman at last meeting of Fairfield Council…

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Police, Aborigines in armed clash

Tribune · Wednesday 17 January 1962 · page 12

PERTH: Aboriginal Richard Scott was jailed for one month, and Wallace Grant and Tom Nelson were cautioned as a result of a clash with armed police on a reserve near Kalqoorlie about a week ago…

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Vandals Smash School Property Police shocked

The Biz · Wednesday 17 January 1962 · page 1

Vandals caused thousands of pounds of damage to the Cabramatta High School in a vicious orgy of destruction last week. Nothing was spared…

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Licensing Court to hear case

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 17 January 1962 · page 6

Hearing of the "K13 hotel" case will open in the Sydney Licensing Court on Monday, January 22. Licensing Magistrate…

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Man Remanded on Murder Charge

Nepean Times · Thursday 18 January 1962 · page 1

A man was charged in Penrith Court of Petty Sessions on Monday with the murder of his…

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Free him from gaol!

Tribune · Wednesday 31 January 1962 · page 5

ONE of Salazar's earliest victims is Manuel Rodriguez da Silva, leading trade unionist and member of the Portuguese…

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Servicemen Boost Police Club Building Fund by £1000

The Biz · Wednesday 31 January 1962 · page 1

Commissioner of Police, Mr. C. J. Delaney, lost week was presented with a cheque for £1000 for the No. 22 Division Police Boys' Club. This is the first time a Commissioner of Police has visited the Fairfield…

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STATEMENT: Admits Hitch-hiking from Penrith After Brick Murder

Nepean Times · Thursday 1 February 1962 · page 1

A youth had hitch-hiked from Penrith to his Blacktown heme after dumping at Wallacia the body of a man he had murdered with a brick, police alleged in Penrith Court of Petty Sessions…

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Einer WeiB mehr ("Shares in Murder") von Judah Waten

Tribune · Wednesday 7 February 1962 · page 6

D[?] Losing diesor Fragen wird den lesor dor NBI uber viole Forts[?] des mit gro[?] Sachkenntnis und [?] australischen [?]…

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Charged with Murder of Brother-in-law

Nepean Times · Thursday 8 February 1962 · page 5

Appearing in Penrith Court last week on a charge of murder at Springwood, a Woodford man was alleged to have told police that he also intended killing the wife of the dead man…

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Fight stars Tor police club bouts

The Biz · Wednesday 21 February 1962 · page 1

Fairfield's top boxer and wrestler--Rocky Gattellari and Peter Moir--will give exhibitions of their fighting skills at a boxing and wrestling tourament at Cabramatta Civic Hall on Friday, March 2…

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Letters to the Editor Police protection an election issue

The Biz · Wednesday 21 February 1962 · page 2

Police security of the Fairfield district should be considered a major issue in the coming State elections. Mr. Heffron and the Commissioner of Police…

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Murder Charge Man Committed for Trial

Nepean Times · Thursday 22 February 1962 · page 2

In Penrith Court, a man was committed for trial on a charge of murder in which the body was found…

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Police Terror in Buka; 200 Arrests in Manhunt

Tribune · Wednesday 28 February 1962 · page 12

The Menzies Government is taking vindictive punitive action to terrorise Buka Islanders who have already paid the tax they are alleged to have withheld. ALREADY 200 or more…

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Police Intervene

Tribune · Wednesday 7 March 1962 · page 8

SECURITY police laying down the law to leaders of last week's Sydney demonstration protesting against the arrests of Buka Island natives. Police also attempted to intimidate a photographer…

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Police Boys' Clubs lead world Humble Beginning

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 7 March 1962 · page 7

Youth groups from all over the world have taken many of their ideas from the Police-Citizens Boys' Club Movement in N.S.W., Parramatta Club supervisor-secretary (Sgt. Con Hanson) said this week…

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