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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

772 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 33 of 39

Police Say Man Went On To Dance After "Hit-run" Accident

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 October 1951 · page 5

It was alleged at the Wollongong Coroner's Court yesterday that after a motorist had struck two men…

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Police Discount Murder Theory In Quarry Death

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 22 October 1951 · page 1

Police have discounted the possibility of murder in the death of Mrs. Ruth Loveday, about 60, of Rixon's Pass,…

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Supreme Court May Be Permanent

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 22 October 1951 · page 1

The Attorney-General, the Hon. C. E. Martin, M.L.A., stated this week that he would strongly recommend to the…

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Extra District Court Judge For Wollongong

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 22 October 1951 · page 3

The Attorney General (Mr. C. Martin) has advised Mr. R. P. X. Connor, M.L.A., of the appointment of an additional District…

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Story in Court of Fatal Accident

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

The story of how a lorry overturned and a man was killed was, told at the Wollongong Court on Thursday…

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Police Break Two Doors to Rescue Man From Fire

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 22 October 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Police early this morning battered their way through two locked doors to rescue a sleeping man…

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Union Official Charged

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 October 1951 · page 10

SYDNEY, Monday.—An official of the Ships Painters and Dockers' Union was summoned in the Special Federal…

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New District Court Judge Sworn

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 October 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Sydney barrister, Mr. J. M. Brennan, was sworn in today as a judge of the District Court. He will…

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Double Charge of Manslaughter In City Court

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 October 1951 · page 10

SYDNEY, Monday.—The drivers of two vehicles appeared at Central Court today on a charge of the manslaughter…

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2 Months' Gaol for Assault on Woman

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 October 1951 · page 2

A Hill 60 labourer sentenced to two months' gaol for assault at the Wollongong Court this week blamed…

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Theft of Motor Cycle

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 25 October 1951 · page 6

At the Wollongong Court on Monday, Clyude Frederick Fairhall, 21[?] laborer of Wallace Road, Fernhill, was charged on…

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Charged With Injuring His Mother and Son

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 October 1951 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A woman and her grandson each lost a leg in an early morning car smash in Pacific Highway,…

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Had Been Expecting Police

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

When detectives interviewed a 29 years old barman and told him they were enquiring about a theft alleged to have been…

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Traffic Charges at Bulli Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 25 October 1951 · page 12

A Sydney motorist, who was alleged to have driven his motor lorry out from the kerb without first giving a signal…

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Six Months' Gaol For Man Who Acted As Own Lawyer

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 6

A man with a lengthy criminal record played the role of "bush lawyer" in the Wollongong Court yesterday…

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Rival Claims of Court Contempt

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Counter allegations of contempt of Court were made by opposing parties today in the…

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Kiama Court

Kiama Independent · Saturday 27 October 1951 · page 2

Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M., again had a short list at Kiama Court on Wednesday last. Ernest Reginald Robertson, of…

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Six Months Gaol for Stealing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 29 October 1951 · page 5

A 39 years old laborer, Edwart William Olsen, of Ocean Street, Reidtown, was at the Wollongong Court on…

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Court Congestion

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 29 October 1951 · page 11

At the Wollongong Court on Thursday, Mr J. freeman, SM., announced that in order to try and clear the congestion in the…

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Good Progress with Police-citizens' Boys Club Building

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 29 October 1951 · page 8

Members of the Wollongong Police-Citizens 'Boys' Club are very happy at the progress that Mr. Ron…

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