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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1950

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Three Motorists Charged

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 August 1950 · page 5

Three motorists were charged before Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M., in the Wollongong Court of Petty Sessions…

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Five Years' Gaol For Strangling Wife

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 August 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — James Fisher (48) before being sentenced in the Central Criminal Court today for strangling his…

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Comic Court Impresses

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 August 1950 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. — Comic Court looked particularly fit when he ran an easy mile at Flemington this morning in…

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Motor Cyclists In Court For Traffic Breaches

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 30 August 1950 · page 4

Four motor cyclists were fined by Mr. J. Fleemam S.M. in Wollongong Court of Petty Sessions. The charges included…

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Six Months for Stealing Suitcase

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 31 August 1950 · page 26

After Henry Herbert Booth, Thomas Power and Edward Dillon, all of Sydney, had been sentenced to six months' imprisonment for stealing by Mr. J. Fleeman at Bulli Court of Petty Sessions…

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P.K. Man Declined Police Advice

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 31 August 1950 · page 10

Constable R. Searl tried to do Henry George Coulter, a 25 years old Port Kembla laborer a good turn on…

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Traffic Fines in Wollongong Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 31 August 1950 · page 12

The following traffic offences were dealt with by Mr. J. Fleeman, S,M., at the Wollongong Court on Monday…

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Double Murder Charge

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 1 September 1950 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—A 25-year-old fisherman was charged in Newcastle Court today with the murder at Toukley of…

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Man Who Lived on Wits Returned to Gaol

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 1 September 1950 · page 11

A man with more aliases than he could remember; who "lived on his wits" and had been released from Long Bay Gaol only seven days ago, found his "wits" did not serve him…

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Father, Son on Charge of Murder

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 1 September 1950 · page 2

TAM WORTH, Thursday,—At Quinindi this afternoon, a father and his 36-year-old son were charged with murder…

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Police Say Man Killed Children With Tomahawk

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 1 September 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A 31-year-old accountant had told police that he "went mad" and killed his two children with a…

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Man Extradited From N.z. in Wollongong Court

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 1 September 1950 · page 10

A salesman who, it was alleged, had absconded from £100 bail and had been extradited from New Zealand appeared in the Wollongong Court of Petty Sessions…

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Kiama Court

Kiama Independent · Saturday 2 September 1950 · page 6

The following cases were heard by Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M., at Kiama Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday last…

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Guilty on P.o.w. Murder Charges

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1950 · page 2

LOS NEGROS, Friday (AAP). The War Crimes Court today acqitted one Japanese of murdering Australian and Allied…

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Court Sequel to Fatal Accident at Sublime Pt

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 September 1950 · page 4

As a sequel to a fatal accident on Prince's Highway, near Sublime Point, on April 20, a man, charged with negligent driving, appeared in Bulli Court of Petty Sessions yesterday…

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P.k. Man Gaoled for Stealing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 4 September 1950 · page 3

A sentence of six weeks hard labour was imposed on a Port Kembla man at the Wollongong Court on Thursday…

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Farewell to Police Officer

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 4 September 1950 · page 16

After nearly 16 years as officer in charge at Thirroul Police Station, Sergeant L. Allen has been transferred to Redfern and…

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Solicitors, Police Want Interpreter

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 4 September 1950 · page 2

Supported by local solicitors and Police, Mr. J. Fleeman, has announced that he will make enquiries regarding the…

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"Lot of Trouble" Ended in Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 4 September 1950 · page 3

A couple, who, according to police had caused a lot of trouble in tile Harp Hotel last Saturday, completed the afternoon by fighting outside the hotel…

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Seaman Forfeits Bail On Stealing Charge

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 September 1950 · page 3

A seaman sailed from Port Kembla recently with £10 "ballast" lighter in his pockets. Ronald Churchill, 26, seaman…

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