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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1950

876 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 21 of 44

Long Journey To Court

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 19 June 1950 · page 4

A man and a woman who were charged with traffic offences at the Albion Park Court made a detour of 30…

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Floods Hold Up Court Witnesses

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 19 June 1950 · page 8

The small Albion Park Court was packed on Friday, the majority of the assemblage in attendance to hear an alleged…

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Two Japanese Officers Found Guilty By War Trials Court Court

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 June 1950 · page 5

LOS NEGROS (Admiralty Islands), Monday (A.A.P.-Reuter).—Major Hiroshi lusui and Captain Hirayasu Shina were both found guilty by the War Crimes Court here today…

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Albion Park Court

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 21 June 1950 · page 4

It is not often that a Magistrate lets a person brought before him off lightly unless some request for leniency is made, but on Friday last,…

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For Trial On Charge Of Baby Murder

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 June 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday The Liverpool Coroner (Mr. R. A. Kersley) today committed for trial Reginald John Lynch, 23…

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Boys Appear on Stealing Charge

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 June 1950 · page 1

Three boys, two aged 14 years and one 15, appeared at the Wollongong Court on Monday to face a charge of…

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Motor Drivers On Major Traffic Charges Before Bulli Court

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 June 1950 · page 2

Three major traffic cases came before Mr. A. S. Tunchon, S.M., in Bulli Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, in which: A soldier, charged with three…

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Murder Charge Fails

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 23 June 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A Central Court jury today acquitted two people of a charge of having brought about the death of a…

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S.M.'s Warning To Motor Cyclist At Bulli Court

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 June 1950 · page 2

At the Bull Court yesterday Mr. Tunchon, S.M., told a motor cyclist convicted of excess speed that he was fortunate that his…

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Soldier Charged With Five Traffic Offences

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 26 June 1950 · page 4

A record number of traffic offences was preferred against a soldier at Bulli Police Court on Wednesday last The man…

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"More Police Necessary on Road Patrols" Says Secretary of N.r.m.a

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 26 June 1950 · page 7

In the N.R.M.A's. opinion, no real impact will be made upon the road, accident problem until the numbers of police patrol force are considerably increased…

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Barrister Convicted of Murder

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 June 1950 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Five hours after it had retired, a Criminal Court jury late today found well-knoWn barrister…

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War Crimes Court Adjournment

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 June 1950 · page 4

LOS NEGROS, Tuesday (A.A.P.-Reuter).—Despite objections by the Prosecution, the War Crimes Court adjourned…

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Traffic Offences At Wollongong Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 29 June 1950 · page 23

For various traffic offences in the Wollongong area Magistrate Fleeman inflicted the following penalties at Wollongong…

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Hectic Moments In Italians' Court Clash

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 30 June 1950 · page 4

In Wollongong Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, when an Italian laid a charge of assault against another Italian, who laid the same charge against the first Italian's wife…

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Remand for Man Charged with Murder

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 July 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday—A 31-year-old accountant, charged with the murder of his two young children, was remanded at…

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Overcoat Only Worn In Court, Police Allege

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 July 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday. — A man who appeared in the dock at Central Court today on a charge, of having assaulted his…

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Nowra Court Police Have 'Mixed Bag' Kindly Act Landed Friend in Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 3 July 1950 · page 13

The action of Harold Robinson, a Hurstville resident, in lending a friend a registration label and a set of number…

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Nowra District Court. Firm Sues Employee

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 3 July 1950 · page 5

The story of a Bomaberry sawmilling firm, which went to no end of trouble to engage a skilled tradesman by providing him with building materials for a home at cost, an offer of a permanent…

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Woman Makes Serious Allegations in Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 3 July 1950 · page 6

An Italian woman charged with assault made serious allegations against the complainant when the case was heard in the Wollongong Court on Thursday. She alleged that the complainant…

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