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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

772 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 34 of 39

Legal Proceedings Against Butchers Deferred High Court Ruling Awaited

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 29 October 1951 · page 1

BUTCHERS are not being prosecuted for overcharging until the High Court deals with a challenge to the validity of the Order fixing the price of meat. This is disclosed in a joint statement by the…

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Two Charged With Coledale Theft

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 October 1951 · page 1

Two men who were arrested in Petersham by a police motor cyclist on Sunday have been charged with the theft…

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Franchot Tone Charged With Assault

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 November 1951 · page 2

HOLLYWOOD, Wednesday (AAP).—Actor Franchot Tone will face trial on December 11 on a charge of assault and…

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Theft From Dairy Farmer

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 1 November 1951 · page 8

Wollongong detectives are investigating the theft of £25 from a dairy farmer. The money is the property of…

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Charged with Coledale Robbery

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 1 November 1951 · page 7

Two men arrested at petersham during the week-end have been charged with breaking and entering the Co-operative Store…

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Magistrate's Decision Wrong Judge Rules

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 November 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The Chief Justice (Sir Edmund Herring) in the Supreme Court today, ruled that a…

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Ironworkers Challenge Court Ballot

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 2 November 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The Federated Ironworkers Association today took out of the High Court a writ…

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Tennis Court Lighting

Kiama Independent · Saturday 3 November 1951 · page 2

At the last meeting of Kiama Council it was decided to confer with representatives of Tennis Clubs in Kiama to arrange some basis for the…

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Wollongong Police-citizens Boys' Club

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 5 November 1951 · page 7

Three bands will be present at the official laying of the two foundation stones of the Wollongong Police - Citizens…

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Court Backs Ironworkers' Returning Officers

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 November 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday.—The Full Arbitration Court today issued an order restraining Communist officials of the…

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Magistrate Won't Let Police Drop Case

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 November 1951 · page 3

LITHGOW, Wednesday.—Mr. A. E, Stonham, S.M., in the Lithgow Traffic Court refused to consider an…

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New Police Station

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 8 November 1951 · page 1

Work commenced this week on the new £70,000 police station building at Wollongong. The site which had been…

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Police Cyclist Injured in Chase

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 8 November 1951 · page 2

Police expect early [?] to be taken against a [?] cyclist who escaped on Monday night after being chan[?]…

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£4,000 Damages For Former Police Sergeant

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 November 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Libel damages of £4000 were a awarded to a former police sergeant after he had claimed…

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Police Seek Witness to Bridge Tragedy

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 12 November 1951 · page 1

Wollongong police are seeking witnesses to the accident at North Wollongong overhead bridge on Friday…

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Court Proceedings Follow Cringila Dispute

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 12 November 1951 · page 8

District Court proceedings between two New Australians are to follow a dispute arising from the sale of a garage and land…

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Betting Fines at Bulli Court

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 12 November 1951 · page 3

Two men were fined at Bulli Court on betting charges. They were John Walter Morton, 35, miner, of Wynn Street,…

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McDermott Says Police "Put Pressure on"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—At the Royal Commission inquiry into his conviction for the murder of William Henry Lavers…

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Court Reserves Decision in F.i.a. Challenge

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 November 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Full High Court reserved judgement on the challenge of the Federated Ironworkers'…

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District Court at Wollongong

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 15 November 1951 · page 13

His Houour Judge Brennan will come to Wollongong for special sittings of the District Court from December 10th to…

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