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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

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Family Troubles Get Thorough Court Airing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 15 November 1951 · page 8

A long-standing dispute between relatives and neighbours at Fairy Meadow was aired at length in a case which commenced at the Wollongong Court on Monday. Mona Dorothy Elliott…

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Code of Ethics for Members of Police Boys' Clubs

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 15 November 1951 · page 25

The code of ethics for boys joining the Police-Citizens Boys' Clubs are printed on the back of the registration forms which are now available at Wollongong Police Station…

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Police-Citizens Boys' Club Two Foundation Stones to Be Laid

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 15 November 1951 · page 1

The Commissioner of Police, Mr. J. F. Scott, and well-known Wollongong citizen, Mr. A. S. Hoskins, will lay the foundation stones of the new Wollongong Police-Citizens Boys' Club building…

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Wollongong Murder Appeals Fail

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Full Court of Criminal Appeal today unanimously dismissed appeals by the three men…

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Kiama Court

Kiama Independent · Saturday 17 November 1951 · page 3

Only three cases were listed before Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M., at Kiama Court on Wednesday last. Silva Tierney, of Coledale, was…

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Police-citizens Boys Club to Cost £34,000 Police Commissioner J. F. Scott and Mr. A. S. Hoskins Lay Foundation Stones

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 19 November 1951 · page 1

The Wollongong Police-Citizens Boys' Club, originally estimated to cost £12,000, will now cost more than £34,000. This was stated on Saturday…

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Gaol Next Time, Says Magistrate

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 November 1951 · page 6

A man who had been disqualified from holding a driver's licence was fined £15 yesterday for being an…

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3 Months' Gaol for Exposure

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 November 1951 · page 6

A man who had been an inmate of a mental institute, was sentenced to three months hard labour, yesterday, on a…

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Youth Suicides with Taxi Murder Pistol

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 November 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Police have no doubt the gun with which 17-years-old Army trainee, Harold Lionel…

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Dog Charged Have To Be Raised 'Sooner Or Later'

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 November 1951 · page 7

Dapto and Bulli greyhound racing clubs would have to increase admission charges "sooner or later", Dapto club…

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Controlled Ballot Law Valid Says High Court

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Recent legislation empowering the Commonwealth Arbitration Court to control union ballots was declared valid by six Judges of the High Court today…

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Police In 88 m.p.h. Chase After Speeding Motor Cyclist

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 November 1951 · page 3

A traffic constable while trying to check the speed of two motor cyclists attained 88 m.p.h. it was stated in…

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£7 Fine for Timber Theft

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 November 1951 · page 5

A man who stole three pieces of hardwood valued at 36/- and used them in the erection of a chicken shed…

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Gaol Escapee Still at Large

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 November 1951 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Maxwell Karl Skinner, who escaped from the remand yard of Pent-ridge Gaol on Sunday…

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Police Threaten Open Air Fire-lighters

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 November 1951 · page 2

Anyone caught lighting fires in the open will be prosecuted, Police Inspector J. H. Taylor said last night…

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Police Believe Dead Youth Shot Taximan

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 November 1951 · page 11

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—C.I.B. Detectives claimed today they have established beyond doubt that a 17-years-old youth who…

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£60 Copper Theft

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 November 1951 · page 29

Wollongong detectives are investigating the theft of about five hundred-weight of copper from the Mount Keira…

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Women Escape Hobart Gaol

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 November 1951 · page 3

HOBART, Wednesday.—Two women prisoners made a daring escape from Hobart Gaol to-night…

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2 Years' Gaol For Illegal Burial

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 November 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A former policeman who fatally shot his father was sentenced to two years' gaol, at the…

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Warning of Gaol by Sentence by S.m

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 November 1951 · page 5

"You don't take any notice of regulations, but if you continue to flout the law and come before me again, I will…

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