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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1950

876 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 13 of 44

Skip Court in Form for Rous Handicap

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday. — Skip Court ran a brilliant three in 36 at Victoria Park today, indicating a first-up chance in…

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Magistrate's Drastic Remedy For Dangerous Driving

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday. — A magistrate said today that if motor cyclists were taken to the Morgue on Monday…

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Gaol For Czechs Who Worked For U.S.

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 15 April 1950 · page 3

PRAGUE, Friday (A.A.P.).—A five-judge court today sentenced a Czech couple to heavy terms of imprisonment for…

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Theft at Nowra

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 3

On Saturday night the premises of the Shoalhaven Ex-Servicemen's Club at Nowra, was entered and £138/8/7 in cash…

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Police Investigate Explosion on Plane

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.). — An official of British European Airways said last night the company was satisfied the damage to the Viking Air Liner over the English Channel on Thursday was…

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Lake Illawarra Man Fined— Drinking Bout Ends in Hospital—then Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 4

A twenty-one year old Lake Illawarra South man who at the Albion Park Court on Friday pleaded guilty to five charges including "drunken driving" and "taking and using a motor…

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Large Traffic List at Albion Park Court Fines and Costs Total £117

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 17 April 1950 · page 4

Fines and costs totalling £117 were imposed on thirty-seven motorists and motor cyclists at the Albion Park Court on Friday, by Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M., for various traffic breaches…

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Man Charged With Exposure Wept In Court

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 4

Aft[?] pleading guilty to two charges of wil[?]ul and obscene exposure, a 33-year-old clerk broke down and wept in the…

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Court Told of Assault at South Fined on Two Charges

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 2

Still spattered with blood, a young Polish migrant, who told police he drank wine and whisky together, pleaded guilty in the…

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Grazier Fooled Wife of Gaol Prisoner

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—A grazier was sentenced to two years' imprisonment today for obtaining £200 from a woman on the…

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Confession Alleged At Murder Trial

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 4

MELBOURN, Monday—A 24 year old radio announcer charged with the murder of a girl found dead on Middle Park beach…

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Young Migrant To Face Murder Charge

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—A 15-years-old British migrant was charged at Gulgong Police Sta tion tonight with the murder of…

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Police Force Strength "Inadequate"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Police Force strength was "entirely inadequate" and needed another 300 men, Mr. F. C. Laut…

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Inspector Hill Retiring After 39 Years In Police Department

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 April 1950 · page 2

After 39 years with the New South Wales Police Force, Inspector E. E. Hill, officer in charge of the Wollongong police division, will retire from the department on May 11. He will be succeeded…

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Boy Migrant Charged With Murder

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 1

GULGONG, Tuesday.—A 15-year-old English migrant appeared in Gulgong police court today, charged with having…

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Widow Charged With Murder Of Husband

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 3

DUBBO, Tuesday.—Ethel Maude Wood, 40, accused of having, poisoned her husband with strychnine, faced trial on…

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Lifer Appeals After 17 Years In Gaol

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A man who was sentenced to life imprisonment 17 years ago has filed an application with the…

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Albion Park Court

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 2

At Albion Park Court on Friday last 47 cases were listed for hearing by Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M. All cases were disposed of and fines totalling…

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Police Want Sergeants at Country Stations

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 April 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday—The New South Wales Police Association Annual Conference today decided to press for the ending…

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Police Citizens Boys' Club Activities

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 20 April 1950 · page 3

The Police "Clowns" which are coming from Sydney for the Wollongong Police-Citizens' Boys' Gymkahana which will be held…

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