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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

772 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 19 of 39

Court Told of Missing Witness

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 14 June 1951 · page 3

A charge of negligent driving preferred, against a bus driver was dismissed at the Wollongong Court on…

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Migrant Fined £10 for Stealing Watch

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 5

A New Australian who stole a wrist watch from a room at the Water Board at Coniston, hid it under a pile of bottles, a…

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3 Hungarians Accused Of Hotel Murder

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 1

Climaxing 72 hours of ceaseless investigation, Sydney and Wollongong detectives yesterday charged three New Australians with the King's Birthday slaying of Mrs. Lucy Frances Barrows, 53-years-old Wollongong publican. The three men charg-[?]…

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Police Thank 'Phone Girls

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 2

Det. Inspector J. Rogers, who was engaged throughout on the Barrows' murder investigation, informed the…

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Police Shoot Man In Head

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Policy shot a man in the head, seriously wounding him, after an alleged housebreaking in…

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Murder Charge Remands

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—Three men were remanded in the Central Police Court today to June. 22, on a charge of murdering Mrs…

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Kiama Court

Kiama Independent · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 3

Mr. J. Fleeman had only a short list at Kiama Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday last, as several cases had been adjourned to suit the…

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Police Guard for Rita

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 3

RENO (Nevada) Fri. (AAP).—Nevada State authorities have assigned seven policemen to guard film actress Rita…

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Man Shot by Police Dies

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 June 1951 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday.—A man died in Melbourne Hospital early today after he had been shot by the police during a chase…

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Woman Tells of Assault on Man at Oak Flats

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 18 June 1951 · page 3

At Albion Park on Friday a woman told the court of how she had rushed from her bed, clad in her nightgown, to witness an assault by two men on another Oak Flats resident…

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Truck Driver for Trial on Theft Charge

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 4

A young man was committed for trial on a charge of breaking, entering and stealing, after he appeared before Mr. J. Fleeman,S.M., in Wollongong Court yesterday…

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Man Appears in Court on Crutches

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 3

A New Australian hobbled into Wollongong Court yesterday on crutches, to plead guilty to three charges arising out of a…

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Albion Park Court of Petty Sessions

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 20 June 1951 · page 1

Mr. J. Fleeman, S. M., dealt with no less than 54 cases at Albion Park Court on Friday last. Ernest A. Moore, of Port Kembla,…

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Suspended Gaol Sentence for New Australian

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 21 June 1951 · page 9

At the Wollongong Court on Monday a sentence of three months hard labour imposed on a New Australian was…

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Murder Charges Remanded To Wollongong

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 June 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday. — Three New Australians charged with the murder of Mrs. Lucy Frances Barrows, hotel licensee, of…

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Remand on Serious Assault Charge

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 25 June 1951 · page 10

Rupert David Alberd (55), of Lawrence Hargrave Drive, Thirroul, was remanded at Bulli Court last Friday until July 18th…

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Court Refuses To Eject Crown St. Tenant

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 25 June 1951 · page 2

At the Wollongong Court on Thursday the magistrate (Mr. J. Fleeman) dismissed an application by a banking firm to…

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Jokers' Charged With Armed Hold-up

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 June 1951 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Monday.—Two masked men, one with a pea rifle, entered a shop owned by Mr. R. A. Sleishman, of…

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Police Stop Fight In 4th. Round

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 June 1951 · page 10

SYDNEY, Monday.—In two 12 round bouts at the Sydney Stadium tonight Swiss Sigi Tennebaun (9.3) outpointed Gordon…

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Wife Accuses Husband of Cemetery Murder

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 June 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A 44-year-old waitress fell unconscious in the witness box at the Divorce Court today after…

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