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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

772 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 37 of 39

Bond For Navy Man On Assault Charge

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 30 November 1951 · page 6

An 18 years old naval rating, who appeared before Judge J. J. O'Sullivan in Wollongong Quarter Sessions…

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Death Sentence In Casino Murder

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 30 November 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A Central Criminal Court jury tonight found William Henry Abbott guilty of the murder…

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Youth Convicted on Two Counts of Indecent Assault

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 30 November 1951 · page 11

A half-caste aborigine, who appeared in Wollongong Quarter Sessions yesterday, charged on two counts of indecently…

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Two Years' Gaol For Aborigine

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1951 · page 9

An 18-years-old half-caste aborigine was sentenced to two years' hard labour by Judge O'Sullivan in Wollongong…

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Assault on Hostel Manager

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 3 December 1951 · page 2

At Wollongong, Court last week 23-year-old Julius Kollar pleaded guilty to assaulting Lawrence Cresswell…

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Six Months Gaol for 19 Year Old Car Driver

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 3 December 1951 · page 3

At the Wollongong Quarter Sessions last week, a 19 year old labourer Mervyn George Menet was sentenced to six months hard labour in respect of four charges of causing grievous bodily harm to…

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Shooting Episode at Shellharbour Sequel in Court

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 5 December 1951 · page 4

Last Wednesday "Roundabout" gave details of a shooting episode at Shellharbour Railway Station the previous Saturday. The sequel…

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Court Told Of Women Fighting Sisters Fined

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 December 1951 · page 3

Two sisters were each fined totals of £10 with £1/4/ costs fay Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M., at Wollongong Court of Petty…

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Remanded on Tyre Theft Charge

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 6 December 1951 · page 5

A 29-year old crane driver was charged at Wollongong Court on Monday with the theft of a motor lorry rim tyre…

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Supreme Court To Sit Annually at Wollongong

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 6 December 1951 · page 3

The Attorney General has informed Mr. Rex Connor, M.L.A., that in future, annual sittings of the Supreme…

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9 Charged with Car Theft

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 10 December 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Detectives today arrested nine men and charged them with car stealing…

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Police Describe Theft as "Most Despicable"

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 10 December 1951 · page 2

Wollongong detectives have described the theft of surf life saving, line, from the Thirroul beach last week as "most…

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Four Charged with Manslaughter

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 10 December 1951 · page 8

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Detectives this afternoon arrested and charged four men with manslaughter…

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Police Seek Hit-run Driver

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 10 December 1951 · page 1

A man received serious scalp injuries, lacerations to the body and general abrasions when he was struck by a…

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Traffic Cases at Wollongong Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 10 December 1951 · page 5

Failure to make a right hand turn with safety cost Garry A. Johnstone, of Northfield Drive, North Wollongong, £4 In fines…

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Four Charged with Manslaughter

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 11 December 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—Four men alleged to have been in a car which killed an Army Officer, Beresford Brown Bishop, in…

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'Brush' in Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 13 December 1951 · page 8

There was a "brush" between a solicitor and the Police Prosecutor at the Wollongong Court on Tuesday, when the case of…

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Pole Guilty of Murder

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 14 December 1951 · page 1

ADELAIDE, Thursday.—A Criminal Court jury tonight returned a verdict of guilty against Kazimeirz Piekutowski, 39, a Polish…

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"Sold" Flats 28 Times Police Allege

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 14 December 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Police alleged in Central Court to-day that an estate agent and his wife had sold three…

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Police Seek Two Men For Questioning

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 14 December 1951 · page 1

Police are seeking two men who are missing from a hut in the Steelhaven Hostel. They want to question 'them…

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