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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1950

876 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 19 of 44

Students Admit Murder

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 29 May 1950 · page 3

LONG BEACH (California), Sunday (A.A.P.).—Three high school students who modelled their behaviour on criminals in…

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3 Break From Berrima Gaol

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 29 May 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Police in New South Wales and Victoria are searching for three escapees from Berrima Gaol…

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Appeal Against Gaol Sentence Unsuccessful

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 29 May 1950 · page 2

Herbert Ray Bourke, 33, a clerk, made an unsuccessful appeal against a one month's sentence for having obscenely…

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Three Divorce Cases In District Court

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 29 May 1950 · page 2

Three divorce cases, were heard before Judge J. O'Sullivan in the District Court held at Wollongong on Friday. All were…

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Assault Charge Dropped

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 May 1950 · page 2

A charge of unlawful assault was dropped in Wollongong Court of Petty Sessions yesterday when the man charged…

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Police Think Prison Escapees Passed Through Trangie

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 May 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday. — Police think the three escapees from Berrima Gaol passed through Trangie this morning…

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Kiama Court

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 31 May 1950 · page 6

At Kiama Court on Wednesday last the following cases were dealt with by Mr. J. Fleeman, S. M. Terence Carney pleaded guilty to…

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Youth Sentenced to 3-Yrs Hard Labour

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 1 June 1950 · page 5

Declaring that the community was entitled to be protected, Judge G. J. O'Sullivan, at the Wollongong Quarter…

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Police Allege Murder in City Residential

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A 55-year-old labourer was found dead with his head in a pool of blood in a Buckingham Street, City…

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Public Tribute to Retiring Police Officer

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 5 June 1950 · page 2

"We are happy to have you here at this large gathering but we are sorry that you Have to retire. However, there is still a great opportunity before you as a citizen and we wish you happiness in…

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Three Charged With Clothes Theft

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 5

Three men were arrested early last night and charged with the theft of clothing from a clothes line at the Oxford Hotel…

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No Leniency For Assault On Policeman

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday. — Judge Holden said today he would never give leniency to men who assaulted police officers in the…

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Barber Remanded on Murder Charge

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 June 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—William Noel Cartwright, 40, barber, of Buckingham Street, Surry Hills, was remanded until June 14 in…

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£22 Costs In Corrimal Assault Case

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 June 1950 · page 2

The penalty of a 10/ fine was increased by £22/18/6 costs in Wollongong Court of Petty Sessions yesterday when Ernest M…

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Liberal Party Charged With Neglecting Country Interests

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 26

Speaking at the official opening of his election campaign in Kiama, at which Captain J. Arthur, M.L.A., Minister for…

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Wollongong Court S.P. Better Fined £10

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 8 June 1950 · page 5

A 27 year old labourer appeared before the Wollongong Court on Monday on a charge of S.P. betting. It was his second offence…

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Trial on Murder of Wife

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 9 June 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday. — The City Coroner (Mr. A. N. Bott) today committed James Fisher, 48, moulder, for trial at…

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Miners Risking Gaol, Says Gallagher

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 June 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Coal Industry Tribunal (Mr. F. H. Gallagher) today warned miners' leaders that they might face a gaol sentence if they brought about a coal strike…

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Many Traffic Offences at Wollongong Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 12 June 1950 · page 7

There were numerous motorists and motor cyclists before the Wollongong Court on Thursday on charges of exceeding the speed limit, crossing the centre line, carrying pillion passengers, and…

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Terrorists Murder British Officers

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 June 1950 · page 4

SINGAPORE, Monday (A.A.P.-Reuter).—Monday.—Two British Army officers were killed last night when terrorists ambushed…

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