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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1950

876 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 25 of 44

Kiama Court

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 2 August 1950 · page 4

Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M., had only a small list at Kiama Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday last. Peter Pickett pleaded guilty to a…

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Demonstration of Assault Landing by Commandos

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 1

Students of the Staff College, Camberley, recently watched the Royal Navy, Marine Commandos, tanks and infantry go into action in a demonstration of assault landing and cliff climbing in the Portsmouth and Isle of Wight areas…

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Man Begs Admission To Police Station

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 12

When the name of Allan Robinson Miller was called at the Wollongong Court of Petty Sessions on Monday to be…

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Police Tell Council Gipps Road Defects

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

Risk of children being injured by speeding motorists in Gipps Road, Wollongong, is negligible according to local police…

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Police Frown On More Safety Zones

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 1

Wollongong police are not in favour of creating new safety zones and pedestrian lanes at three Crown Street…

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39 P.k. Applications Before Fair Rents Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 25

Mass resistance to the possibility of increases in [?] was registered in the Wollongong Fair Rents Court on Monday when 39 cases were listed for consideration by Mr. Fleeman, S.M…

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"Benefit of the Doubt" for New Australian in Court

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 August 1950 · page 4

A New Australian was given the "benefit of the doubt" in the Wollongong Court of Petty Sessions yesterday. Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M…

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"Clergyman" For Trial On Indecent Assault

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 5 August 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—Eric Langley, 33, of Panania, near Sydney, described as a clergyman, was committed for trial at Central…

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Gaol For Harry Bridges

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 3

SAN FRANCISCO, Sunday (A.A.P.).—Australian-born union leader Harry Bridges was ordered to be imprisoned…

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Berry Farewells Police Officer & Family

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 7 August 1950 · page 15

A large and representative gathering assembled at the Berry School of Arts last Thursday evening when the opportunity…

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Jap Marines Convicted of Murder

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 3

LOS NEGROS, Monday (A.A.P.-Reuter).—Of Six former Japanese marines charged with the murder of about 50 Australian…

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Judges Disagree on Court's Duties

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 August 1950 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Mon. —Arbitration Court judges disagreed this morning over whether the Court was the guardian of…

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Fined £5 For Stealing Timber For House

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 2

A man who stole a length of timber to finish a corner frame of a house he is building at Dapto was fined £5 in…

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2 Years' Gaol for Breaking and Entering

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 2

A two-years' gaol sentence was imposed on Michael Sheridan, 35, a pipe-layer, when he appeared before Judge…

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Albion Park Court of Petty Sessions

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 9 August 1950 · page 5

At Albion Park Court of Petty Sessions on Friday last, Mr. J. Fleeman had a full day in deciding a dispute between two neighbouring…

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Chose Gaol Rather Than Pay Fine

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 1

"Fined 10/- on the first charge of drunkenness, 30/- for the second similar offence and £4 for offensive…

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£10 Fine in Albion Park Assault Case

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 6

The case against John Smith, of Calderwood, charged with unlawfully assaulting Albert Doyle (adjourned from Albion…

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3 Years Gaol Sentence for Timber-hauler

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 1

In sentencing a 48-year old timbtef-hauler to three years hard labour on each of five charges of carnal knowledge, Judge P. Shortland, at the Wollongong Quarter Sessions on Tuesday…

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Police Check On Race Track "Callous"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 1

Wollongong traffic police had a busy day yesterday between Wollongong and Kernbla Grange racecourse…

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Fined Before Court Proceedings Withdrawn

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 10 August 1950 · page 13

Efforts of Greater Wollongong Council to get rid of campers who had tarried too long on Stuart Park and on…

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