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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

867 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 10 of 44

Assault Alleged

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 3 April 1952 · page 18

At the Wollongong Court on Monday, John Davidson Welsh 33, miner, of 18 Benelong St., Bulli was remanded until 7th…

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Bomb In Police Chief's Letter Box

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 April 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed. —C.I.B. detectives believe a maniac placed a home-made bomb in the letter…

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Police Act Quickly After Smash-Grab Raid

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 3 April 1952 · page 3

Police were quickly off the mark following a smash and grab robbery at Nowra early on Thursday morning…

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£8000 Court Award

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 4 April 1952 · page 7

SYDNEY, Thurs.—A Supreme Court jury today awarded £8000 damages to a man who had his skull…

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Fine and Bond for Assault

Kiama Independent · Saturday 5 April 1952 · page 5

Gordon Harrison was fined £5 in Kiama Court on Wednesday, 26th March for having assaulted his former employer, Francis Lyndon…

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Assault Charge

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 7 April 1952 · page 16

A 25 years old migrant carpenter named Czeslaw Dalman appeared at Wollongong Court on Friday on a charge of…

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Youth Remanded on Stealing Charge

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 7 April 1952 · page 7

A 15-years old youth appeared at the Wollongong Court on Thursday, charged with stealing tobacco…

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Court Told of Dust Menace at P.k. Wharves

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 7 April 1952 · page 7

At the Arbitration Court, last week, before Mr. Justice Kirby who is hearing the waterside workers' log of claims, the Union Industrial Officer, Mr. N. Docker, said the dust nuisance at the Port Kembla wharves created…

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Gunner Charged with Stealing Beer

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 April 1952 · page 3

An Army gunner appeared in Wollongong Court yesterday charged with stealing beer from the…

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Suspended Sentence for Assault on Wife

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 April 1952 · page 10

A Bulli miner's wife had spent four days in hospital after he had violently assaulted her…

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Police Seek "Spraygun Madman"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 8 April 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Mon. — A large squad of detectives as well as station staff were alerted…

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Migrant Charged With Assault

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 9 April 1952 · page 7

A New Australian railway fireman was committed for trial by Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M., at…

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Soldier Charged

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 1

A 21 years old soldier Raymond John Barnaby stationed at the Mt. Drummond Coastal Battery has been charged with…

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Beer Theft Alleged

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 21

A 28 years old Army gunner, Anthony Robert Chisholm, stationed at the Mount Drummond Coastal Battery, was charged…

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Complainant Asks To Be Charged With Perjury

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 25

I'll go into the witness box and I want to be charged with perjury if I'm wrong," said an excited complainant in the…

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New Police Boys' Club Nearing Competition

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 15

The Wollongong Police-Citizens Boys' Club Building is nearing completion and, according to the contractor, Mr. R. A. Baxter, it will be ready for opening day at the latter end of June or the beginning of July…

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Another Man Charged

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 5

A 41 year old Public Works Department fitter was given a suspended sentence at the Wollongong Court on…

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Two Soldiers for Trial on Theft Charges

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 8

Two soldiers from the Mount Drummond Battery were at the Wollongong Court on Thursday committed for trial at the Quarter Sessions on May 12th on charges of breaking, entering and stealing…

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Police Allege Thefts From Army Battery

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 2

Two men were committed for trial and another was given a suspended sentence by Mr. J…

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Police Guard for Pilot After Air Crash

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 14 April 1952 · page 3

SAN JUAN (Puerto Rico), Sun. —The Government yesterday placed a police guard over Capt…

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