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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1950

876 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 40 of 44

Five Juveniles Charged with Breaking and Entering

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 November 1950 · page 9

Five boys appeared in the Wollongong Children's Court yesterday to answer charges of breaking and entering…

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Judge Defends Police Methods In Missing Widow Case

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 November 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Detective-Sergeant Gordon Jack had acted as "prosecutor and jury" in questioning a man about a missing widow, Mr. A. N. Jenkins submitted in the Central Criminal…

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Court Hears of Dispute Over Tennis Balls

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 November 1950 · page 3

A dispute over 16 tennis balls brought two men before the Wollongong Court of Petty Sessions yesterday…

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S. M. Says Men 'Used' Court To Recover Debts

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 November 1950 · page 9

Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M., yesterday accused three men of "using" the Wollongong Court of Petty Sessions to recover debts. This was the second occasion…

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Error in Police Record

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 November 1950 · page 5

Wollongong police said yesterday that an error in the police record had been responsible for a statement in the Wollongong…

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Court Threatens Winding Up Of A.E.U.

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 November 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Full Bench of the Industrial Commission today ordered the winding up of the affairs of the Amalgamated Engineering Union if the union does not pay by 2 p.m…

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Magistrate Slates Witnesses

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 30 November 1950 · page 1

Three witnesses in cases at Wollongong Court on Monday were slated by Magistrate Fleeman for "using the…

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[?]ensing Magistrate: Building Is Credit to the [?] OWNER'

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 30 November 1950 · page 37

The chairman of the [?].W. Licensing Bench, [?] V. H. Wells, at Wollongong Licensing Court…

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Plea of Innogence to Murder Charge

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 November 1950 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Lionel Charles Thomas, 44, a baker, declared from the Central Criminal Court dock today that he was absolutely innocent of a murder charge, and…

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Insanity Verdict In Cringila Murder Trial

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 November 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A Central Criminal Court jury today found Albert Selwood, 47, not guilty on a charge of murder, on the ground of insanity…

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HER 119th Court Appearance

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 30 November 1950 · page 1

According to Prosecuting Sergeant W. J. Smith, Eileen Byrnes, 43, of 212 Devonshire St., Sydney,…

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Juvenile Offenders Before Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 30 November 1950 · page 12

Five boys appeared at Wollongong children's court on Monday on breaking and entering charges…

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Wombarra Women in Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 30 November 1950 · page 16

A charge of insulting words involving two Wombarra women was described by solicitor, Mr. Madigan, at the…

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Five Months' Gaol For Youth For Stealing

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 1 December 1950 · page 7

A 20-years-old youth was sentenced to a total of five months' imprisonment on three charges of stealing in the Wollongong…

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Magistrate to Hear Libel Case

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 1 December 1950 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Mr. Jackson, S.M., announced this morning at the City Court that he considered the "Power…

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Two Months Gaol for Mrs. Livesey

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 1 December 1950 · page 4

ADELAIDE, Thursday. — Florence Elizabeth Ethel Livesey, 52, of Masgill, was sentenced to two months' hard…

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Court Told Detective Trailed Alleged Shoplifters

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 1 December 1950 · page 7

A detective told Wollongong Petty Sessions women shoplifters through Wollongong streets Court yesterday how he had "trailed" two alleged before they were arrested…

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Selwood Papers Marked "Not Before Court

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 1 December 1950 · page 7

Albert Bolwood, 47, fitter's labourer, of Cringila, found not guilty of a charge of murder on the grounds of insanity,…

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Thomas Sentenced to Death

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 December 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Lionel Charles Thomas, 44 baker, was found guilty of the murder of Mrs. Phyllis Mary Page, 49, by…

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Murder Case Remand

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 2 December 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—Kevin John Seach, 26, a quarryman, of Ridge Street, Portland, appeared again at Central Court today,…

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