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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1951

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Comic Court at Odds on

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Friday. — Comic Court is at odds on quote for tomorrow's C. F. Orr Shakes at Moonee Valley…

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Can Comic Court Continue To Win Races?

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 February 1951 · page 14

Can the champion Comic Court win his fourth race in a row? This question will be settled after the running of the C. F. Orr Stakes, standard weight-for-age…

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Youths Fined For Stealing Prize Fowls

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 3

Three youths were each filled £10 at Bulli Court on Friday after pleading guilty to stealing six Wyandette…

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Assault and Robbery Charge Coledale Man Admitted 'Standing Over' Hawker

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 12 February 1951 · page 7

A Coledale man, charged with assaulting and robbing a hawker, told the police that he had "stood over" the hawker as he thought the watches were "hot" and the hawker therefore would not complain…

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Decision Reserved in Murder Appeal

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.— The State Full Court today reserved decision on an appeal by Michele Scriva, 37, Antoneo…

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Three To Hang For Vic. Murder

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday—Two men and a woman sentenced to death for a Carlton murder will hang at Pentridge Goal on…

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Police In Gun Duel

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 9

SINGAPORE, Monday (AAP- Reuter).—A Chinese plain-clothes detective and a Chinese volunteer constable in civilian…

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Police Stop Clay-Barnes Fight In Ninth

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 12

SYDNEY, Monday.—George Barnes (9.10¼) caused an upset at Sydney Stadium tonight when he stopped Queensland Aborigine Alfie Clay (9.9¾) one and a half minutes after the start of…

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Court Told Of Rough Sound In Amana Engine

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 13 February 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—An intermittent "rough" sound in one engine alarmed her, a passenger on the last westward flight of…

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2 for Trial on Charges of Stealing

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 4

Two young Corrimal men were committed to stand trial at the next Quarter Sessions, when they pleaded guilty to stealing…

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No Murder Bill Against Birtle

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 14 February 1951 · page 12

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — The Crown will not file a bill of murder against William Birtle, the Minister for Justice (Mr…

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Milk Carter Charged with Murder

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday-Detectives, early today arrested a 22-years-old man while he was delivering milk in Canley Vale and…

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Theft of a "Nine"!

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

An ice works employee will appear at Wollongong Court on Monday on a charge of stealing a nine-gallon keg of…

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Impersonated Constable Taxi Driver Before Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 27

A Taxi Driver, who police allege impersonated a police officer at a Wollongong boarding house, appeared at the Wollongong Court of Petty Sessions on Monday…

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Laborer Before Court on Drunken Driving Charge

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 37

A 28 years old laborer, who police allege drove his car "whilst under the influence of…

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Achilles, Comic Court Double Backing Heaviest on Record

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 15 February 1951 · page 18

SYDNEY, Wednesday,—The Doncaster-Sydney Cup double, Achilles and Comic Court, has already been backed for nearly £100,000, leading pre-post bookmakers said today…

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Special Police Patrol At Ground

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 16 February 1951 · page 10

In expectation of a record show attendance—possibly 10,000 persons on each the next two days—an extra-large squad of police…

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P. Kembla Wharfies Want Stoppage If Roach Sentenced

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1951 · page 2

A protest stop work meeting of the South Coast branch of the Waterside Workers' Federation yesterday morning…

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Police Interview Wounded Man In Hospital

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 February 1951 · page 1

A man living at the Official Camp, Port Kembla. was rushed to Wollongong Hospital last night with a wound in the…

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Kiama Court of Petty Sessions

Kiama Independent · Saturday 17 February 1951 · page 5

A rather interesting case because of its far reaching results, came before Court Mr. J. Fleeman, S. M., at Kiama Court on Wednesday…

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