Threat of "Murder" in Thirroul Hotel
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 May 1951 · page 3
It was alleged at the Bulli Court yesterday that when a man had been asked by the son of the licensee to leave the Thirroul Hotel, he said "Get away from me if you don't want to see murder…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Girl Dies After Party at Taree; Murder Charge
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 24 May 1951 · page 3
TAREE, Wednesday.—A man charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm will now face a murder charge following…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Allege Migrant Assaulted Tail Driver
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 24 May 1951 · page 6
At the Wollongong Court on Monday it was alleged that a 27-year old migrant assaulted a taxi-driver after engaging him…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Berserk Youth Kicked Men Women and Police Mardi Gras Celebrations Sequel
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 24 May 1951 · page 2
A 20-year old apprentice carpenter, who according to his solicitor went berserk because of liquor he had consumed", kicked men, women and police when arrested for offensive behaviour at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Youth on Twelve Theft Charges
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 8
A. 17 1/2-years-old youth was committed to an institution by Mr. M. [?] McCauley S.M. in Wollongong Children's Court…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bond For Boxer on Assault Charge
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 8
Professional boxer Douglas Minch, of Keira Street, North Wollongong appeared before Wollongong Court yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Man with 136 Convictions Sent to Gaol
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 6
A man with 136 convictions for begging, assaulting police and theft, was sentenced to three months' gaol at Bulli…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Court Told of Cup Throwing Episodes
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 25 May 1951 · page 2
A [?] told Wollongong Divorce Court yesterday she [?] managed to miss cups and cutlery her husband…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →3 Months Gaol For Stealing
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 May 1951 · page 5
Brian Gerard Hall, 19-year-old labourer of New Farm, Brisbane, was sentenced to three months hard labour by Mr. M. J…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Court Told Beer Broke Up Marriage
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 May 1951 · page 3
The horror of living with a man who used to become almost mental when he was "on the greg" was described by a woman…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Man Charged with Stealing Radios
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 28 May 1951 · page 14
A Port Kembla man was arrested on Saturday night and charged with the theft of four mantel model radio sets from a…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Appeal Against Assault Conviction Dismissed
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 28 May 1951 · page 10
Judge G. J. O'Sullivan, at the Wollongong Quarter Sessions Appeals Court on Wednesday, dismissed an appeal by a Cringila man and his wife against their conviction for assault…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Assault on Taxi-driver Costs Migrant £24
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 28 May 1951 · page 5
At the Wollongong Court on Thursday, fines and costs totalling £24/17/6 were imposed on a migrant who assaulted a taxi-driver while under the influence of liquor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →International Court To Hear Oil Dispute
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 28 May 1951 · page 1
LONDON, Sunday (A.A.P.).—The British Government and the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company yesterday took simultaneous, but separate, action in The Hague to place the Persian oil dispute…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →S.m. Slates Camp Man for Court Proceedings
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 28 May 1951 · page 5
"You have caused criminal proceedings to be instigated against a man, knowing full well that the matter is merely a civil debt." This was stated by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Charged With Stealing Radios
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 May 1951 · page 6
A 25-year-old truck driver, appeared before Wollongong Court yesterday, charged with the theft of four radios from a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Clerk Charged With Murder
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 2
SYDNEY, Wednesday—A 36-year-old clerk was charged at Central Court today with the murder of William John Lee…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pt. Kembla Man on Stealing Charge
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 31 May 1951 · page 21
At the Wollongong Court on Monday, a Port Kembla truck driver was remanded on a charge of breaking, entering…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →[?]Women Charged with Murder
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 1 June 1951 · page 7
SYDNEY, Thursday. Evidence of notori[?]s gunmen, "stand[?]er methods" and an…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Recruits Wanted for Police Force
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 4 June 1951 · page 8
Authorities feel that the best types of young men will be attracted to the police force, following recent increases in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →