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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

772 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 3 of 39

Youths on Charges of Stealing Valuable Fowls

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 12

Three youths appeared at Bulli Court on Wednesday on a charge of stealing six valuable Wyandotte fowls, valued…

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Car Sale Mentioned in Small Debts Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 3

The story of a second hand car transaction was told at the Wollongong Small Debts Court on Thursday when Donald Smith of 78 Rowland Avenue, Wollongong, sued Bede Robson (Trading ah…

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Charge Against Laborer Dismissed at Bulli Stormy Exchanges in Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 22 January 1951 · page 8

A charge of resisting arrest brought against a Coledale laborer by the Sergeant of Police at Thirroul was dismissed by Magistrate Fleeman at Bulli Court on Wednesday…

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Assault Charge Remanded

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 5

Lubomir Rychter, labourer, of new hostel, Port Kembla, was remanded on a charge of assaulting Lancelot Levings, a…

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Gaol for Driving Under Influence

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—"The only thing to stop you is gaol," Mr. Solling, S.M., told a motor mechanic in Paddington Court…

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Comic Court's Trainer Not Confident

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Monday.— Trainer Jim Cummings advised racegoers today not to regard Comic Court as a "certainty." in…

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Trainer Weeps As Police Shoot Roaming Lion

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 5

ROME Monday (A.A.P.).— Sultan, a full grown 5-year-old-lion, went on his last walkabout last night. The animal escaped…

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Father to Face Trial for Murder of Year-old Daughter

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1951 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.—On a charge of murdering his year-old daughter, Kevin James Miller, 32, was today committed for trial by the City Coroner (Mr. Burke)…

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Police Dog Finds Child

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 January 1951 · page 11

BRISBANE, Tuesday.—A two-year-old boy, missing since last Friday, was found alive and well today by the police dog…

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Three Months' Gaol On Theft Charge

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 13

A migrant, already on a good behaviour bond, was sentenced to three months' gaol at the Wollongong Court on Monday…

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Remand on Theft Charge

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 1

A man who had obtained a fiat for a friend was allegedly robbed by him when final arrangements were being…

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Bond for Motor Cycle Theft

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 4

A Berry youth, charged at the Nowra Police Court on Tuesday with having attempted to steal a motor cycle…

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"Lonely" Soldiers Now in Gaol

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 January 1951 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday (A.A.P.).—Two lonely soldiers who telephoned their girl friends at the Army's expense totted up a…

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Youths Arrested on N. Coast; Charged with Stealing Rifles

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 1

Two 16-year-old youths were arrested at Coopernook, 400 miles north of Sydney, on Wednesday night. They have been charged with stealing four rifles, the property of…

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"Shark-Baiters" Deserve Gaol

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 5

SIR, - The foolhardiness of large numbers of surfers has long been a matter of concern to serious-minded people, but…

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On Bond For Assault On Brother-in-Law

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 26 January 1951 · page 9

In Wollongong Court yesterday, Roderick Sweeney, of Towradgi Road, Towradgi, was Sentenced to a month's hard…

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Nation-wide Search Ends in Murder Charge

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1951 · page 2

BRISBANE, Friday.—A 52-years-old mas charged with the murder of his wife by three Melbourne detectives in Brisbane today after an investigation which had led…

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Kiama Court of Petty Sessions

Kiama Independent · Saturday 27 January 1951 · page 2

Kiama Court of Petty Sessions was held on Wednesday last before Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M. Frank G. Paton pleaded guilty to…

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Nine Months' Gaol for Habitual Criminal

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 13

A 42-year old labourer, described by the police as an assailant, robber and thief, and who admitted having been declared an habitual criminal, was sentenced to nine months hard labour for theft at…

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85 m.p.h. Police Chase Motor Cyclist Loses Licence For 12 Months

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 29 January 1951 · page 3

The story of an 85 m.p.h. police chase was told at the Wollongong Court on Thursday when a motor cyclist pleaded guilty to a charge of driving in a dangerous manner…

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