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Sydney · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1964

57 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 3

Editors Given Gaol Sentences

Tharunka · Friday 25 September 1964 · page 1

The editors of Oz magazine have been sentenced to six months’ gaol. They were found guilty of publishing an obscene article. This decision was passed down on…

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Police Praise

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 29 September 1964 · page 2

M.L.A. for Fairfield, Mr. L. J. Ferguson, said last week police officers had worked…

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Police get tough

Tribune · Wednesday 30 September 1964 · page 5

VICTORIAN mounted policeman clouts a man in the face outside Parliament House, Melbourne, during the angry demonstration by 15,000 workers, the week before last, against price rises and new tax plan by the Bolte Liberal Government…

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Card Leads to Gaol

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 9 October 1964 · page 11

Haifa (JP).—A New Year greeting card sent to his former guards at the Damon Prison last week led to the downfall…

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The murder of Marlowe-- Shakespeare's friend

Tribune · Wednesday 14 October 1964 · page 6

Jim Crawford begins this week a series of three articles on the turbulent life and death of Christopher. Marlowe, the first great Elizabethan dramatist. For a long time it was believed that Marlowe was killed in…

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Smash-and-grabs alarming police

The Biz · Wednesday 14 October 1964 · page 1

A sudden spate of smash-and-grab raids has alarmed police and businessmen within the Merrylands-based No. 26 police division area…

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Marlowe's Murder Re-examined

Tribune · Wednesday 21 October 1964 · page 6

On May 30, 1593, a few days before the Privy Council trial was due, Christopher Marlowe…

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They asked me to be a Police spy

Tribune · Wednesday 21 October 1964 · page 5

I was invited by the secret police last week to become a paid informer against the Communist Party. "What we're offering you…

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Court liberalised

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 23 October 1964 · page 5

New York (JCNS).—The appointment by President Kennedy of Mr. Arthur J. Goldberg to the United States…

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"Police spv" story

Tribune · Wednesday 11 November 1964 · page 9

SUTHERLAND (Sydney) Section Committee of the Communist Party of Australia wishes to express its appreciation to Comrade Paul…

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Merrylands Police Seek Second Hit-and-run Car

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 17 November 1964 · page 2

Merrylands police ore seeking public assistance in their hunt for a car involved in an alleged hit-run Occident. The accident, involving a car and a motor cyclist occurred at 2.30 a.m. last Tuesday morning…

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Gaol for Drunk Pole

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 20 November 1964 · page 3

London (JCNS).—A Pole has been sentenced to 14 months’ imprisonment by the municipal court at Legnica (formerly…

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Charged Over Literature

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 27 November 1964 · page 5

Bamberg (JCNS).—The Bair berg public prosecutor ha charged Wolfgang Kirschsteir 26, with inciting hatred agains…

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Police Force Review

The Biz · Wednesday 2 December 1964 · page 3

The Premier of NSW, Mr. J, B. Renshaw, last week announced that a comprehensive review of the NSW Police Force was being made. He was replying…

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Professor arrested Charged Over Claims Money

The Australian Jewish Times · Friday 11 December 1964 · page 9

A Swiss professor, of Austro-Israeli origin, Hans Deutsch, was recently arrested in West Germany for having allegedly embezzled 35 million marks (close to 9 million dollars) due…

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Lawn mower thefts Police Warning

The Broadcaster · Tuesday 15 December 1964 · page 1

A Merrylands Police Division spokesman has appealed to local householders to safeguard their lawnmowers against theft. The appeal follows a recent intensified drive by…

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Tshombe plans to murder Vice Premier

Tribune · Wednesday 16 December 1964 · page 4

Former Congo Vice-President Antoine Gizenga has been doomed to death by the puppet Tshombe regime, says Soviet Izvestia's…

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