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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

772 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 36 of 39

Police Will Enforce Parking Regulations

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 November 1951 · page 1

A warning that police are stricly enforcing Wollongong's parking regulations has been issued by…

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Motorist Forced Police Officer Off Sold

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 November 1951 · page 12

A police officer, at the Nowra Police Court on Thursday, said he had been forced off the road by a Sydney motorist, whom he…

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88 M.P.H. Chase By Police Cyclist

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 November 1951 · page 8

When Barry Dennis Lennon, car salesman, of 325 Crown Street, Wollongong, wanted to sell his motor cycle…

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To Stand Trial On Motor Cycle Theft Charge

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 1

Clyde Frederick Fairhall, 21, labourer, of Wallace Road, Fernhill, was committed for trial on a charge of stealing a…

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Extra District Court Sitting For Wollongong

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 6

An additional sitting of the the District Court at Wollongong has been arranged for December, when it is expected…

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Five Years Extra for Gaol Break

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 November 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—Six prisoners who escaped from Bathurst gaol on September 24 after assaulting the Warders…

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Letters to the Editor. the Churches and the Police Boys' Club

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 November 1951 · page 5

Sir,—Being a devout reader of "The Mercury" to keep myself well informed on local doings, I noted in "The News…

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Fishmonger Charged With Wounding

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 26 November 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Police today charged a 57-years-old fishmonger with maliciously wounding a man who was shot…

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Compensation Court Opens Today

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 26 November 1951 · page 1

The Compensation Court will commence hearing in Wollongong tomorrow. Sittings will be held every…

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New Site for Dapto Police Station

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 26 November 1951 · page 2

The Police Department is considering the acquisition of land at the corner of Prince's Highway and Werowi Street…

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Court to Inquire Into Treatment of Australian

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 26 November 1951 · page 1

NEW YORK, Sunday (AAP).—A court of Inquiry has been ordered to check allegations that an Australian soldier was…

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Migrant Fined For Assault

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 November 1951 · page 5

A 23-year-old labourer was fined £5 in the Wollongong Court yesterday for assaulting a man at the Unanderra Hostel…

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Gaol Sentence For Theft At Balgownie

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 November 1951 · page 8

A man who was sentenced to one month's hard labour in Central police court, Sydney on Saturday, received another…

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Persian School Students Fight Police

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 November 1951 · page 10

TEHERAN, Tuesday (AAP).—Fighting broke out between Iranian police and students today for the second time in…

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Police Claim Confession In Casino Shooting

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 November 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—William Henry Abbott had confessed to shooting a young married couple near Casino…

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Accident Victim Will Be Carried To Court

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 November 1951 · page 3

A man will be brought into Wollongong Quarter Sessions direct from hospital today to give evidence in…

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Magistrate's warning to motor cyclist

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 14

A 20 years old motor mechanic who pleaded guilty at Bulli Court on Friday to riding a motor cycle while…

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Migrant Charged With Assaulting Hostel Manager

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 25

Police charged a 23-year old New Australian on Friday night with unlawfully assaulting the manager of the Unanderra…

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Ziegfeld Club Murder Jury Disagrees

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. Justice Clancy late this afternoon discharged the jury hearing the John Frederick…

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Four Matters Adjourned At Wollongong Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 29 November 1951 · page 2

The following matters were adjourned at the Wollongong Court on Monday: Albinos Mi[?]nis Unanderra…

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