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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

772 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 13 of 39

Cribbin Sentenced to Death for Murder

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday,—Victorian shearer, Ronald Newman Cribbin, 21, was sentenced to death in the Central Criminal Court iMs afternoon for the murder of a wealthy widow…

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Man Charged with Murder of Neville

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Norman Edwin Bradshaw, 25, of South Melbourne, was charged in the City Watchhouse early…

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The Reader's Digest Murder Case

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 10

One shot, fired before he had a chance to surrender, killed loyal Andrew Petrini, Reader's Digest messenger on his way…

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Stone Under Police Guard

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 13 April 1951 · page 3

LONDON, Thursday (AAP).— The Coronation stone [?] Arbroath Abbey, Forfarshire, yesterday be a group of…

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Remanded On Murder Charge

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1951 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.—Norman Edwin Bradshaw, 25, caterer, was remanded at the City Court today till April 20…

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Kiama Court of Petty Sessions

Kiama Independent · Saturday 14 April 1951 · page 2

Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M ., had a lengthy list before him at Kiama Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday last…

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Police Say Girl Hit on Head with Tomahawk

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 April 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—A 21-year-old girl was seriously injured during an alleged argument in a house at Kogarah this…

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Wife Denies Husband's Allegations in Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 16 April 1951 · page 6

A Warrawong wife strenuously denied allegations of drunkenness when cross-examined by her husband at the Wollongong Court on Tuesday. Before the Court was Robert…

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Assault Charge Dropped

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 April 1951 · page 11

A charge brought against a labourer following an assault of a woman on March 17, was withdrawn and the case dismissed in…

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Man Drove In Circles, Magistrate Says

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 April 1951 · page 3

Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M., said in Albion Park Court of Petty Sessions that a man charged with driving under the influence, and…

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String of Pearls, Pair of Earrings Get Man Gaol

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 April 1951 · page 3

A string of pearls and a pair of earrings found in the possession of a man who was recently released from Long Bay…

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Police Say Man Took £39,000

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 April 1951 · page 3

BRISBANE, Monday—Alleged by police to be wanted in London on charges involving £39,000, George Eric Titley, 47…

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Ten Years' Gaol for Wife Slayer

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mr. Justice Clancy in the Central Criminal Court today sentenced Athol William Kennedy, 29, labourer…

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Nearly Hit Police Truck; Fined £20

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 April 1951 · page 8

A 38-years-old miner, who was charged with driving under the influence after he had nearly smashed into a police, truck at…

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Engineer Sentenced to Gaol

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 24

A Sydney engineer was sentenced to three months hard labor at the Wollongong Court on Monday…

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Two Men Charged Following Discovery of Stolen Car

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 3

Police have charged two Helensburgh men following the discovery on Monday of an abandoned and burnt car in the bush…

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Police Find Boy's Body in River

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The body of four-years-old Ronald James Miller, missing from his home at Footscray since…

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Forced Police Truck Into Gutter; Motorist Fined

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 24

A motorist, who allegedly veered across a roadway forcing a police truck into the gutter, was fined £10 at the Wollongong Court on Monday for driving under the influence of liquor…

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Police Say Toy Pistol Used In Hold-up

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A man and a woman overpowered a young girl in Oxford Street, Woollahra, this afternoon after…

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Plea Changed, Case Dismissed At Bulli Court

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 April 1951 · page 2

In Bulli Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, Mr. T. McInerney, who appeared to plead guilty for a 28-year-old…

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