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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

867 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 15 of 44

"Fed-up" Partner Sentenced to Three Years' Gaol

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1952 · page 2

Judge O'Sullivan yesterday sentenced a boilermaker to three years' imprisonment with hard…

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Gaol for Carnal Knowledge

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1952 · page 3

At Wollongong Quarter Sessions yesterday Judge O'Sullivan sentenced Charles Ernest Stanley…

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Kiama Court

Kiama Independent · Saturday 17 May 1952 · page 1

Only one case was dealt with at Kiama Court on Wednesday last. There were nine other cases listed for hearing by the Magistrate (Mr…

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Police to Have Control Over Billiards Clubs

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 17 May 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.—Police will be given control over "billiards clubs" the Minister of Justice (Mr…

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Car Stealing Alleged

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 May 1952 · page 2

Det.-Sergt. Debney and Det. Clunas have arrested a 26-years-old wheeler at Albion Park and charged…

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Out of Gaol Last Month; Back Again

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 May 1952 · page 7

A labourer released from Bathurst gaol last month was yesterday gabled for another three…

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12 Months' Gaol for Illegally Using "Drive Yourself" Car

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 May 1952 · page 3

Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M., yesterday sentenced a Chippendale labourer to 12 months' hard labour…

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Wife Accused Of Murder Of Two Husbands

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 May 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.—An attractive 30-years-old woman today appeared in Central Court charged with having murdered two men to whom she had been married. The woman is Mrs. Yvonne Fletcher, of Ferndale…

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Police Seek Albion Park Car Accident Witnesses

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 May 1952 · page 7

Police are seeking witnesses to an accident in which a youth was knocked down by a car in…

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Jail and Fine for Stealing a Copper

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 21 May 1952 · page 1

A man was sentenced to one months' jail and his uncle was fined £10 on a charge of having goods in custody reasonably suspected of…

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"Don't Come Back," Magistrate Warns Motor Cyclist

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 May 1952 · page 3

"If you come back you will lose your licence," Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M., warned a motor cyclist at…

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Says Police Forced Statement

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 May 1952 · page 3

Wollongong Quarter Sessions Appeals Court yesterday began the hearing of an appeal by Roy…

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Gaol for Nowra Theft

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 May 1952 · page 11

A man stole a car, clothing and money at Brisbane in order to get to Sale, in Victoria, to see his estranged wife and children, it was stated at Wollongong Quarter Sessions last week…

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Three Years' Gaol for Partnership Theft

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 May 1952 · page 6

A Wollongong Quarter Sessions jury on Friday returned a verdict of guilty in a case in which Alfred Given McCahon was charged with stealing £285 from the partnership of 'McCabon and Gold' at Port Kembla on…

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Four Years' Gaol For Assault and Robbery

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 May 1952 · page 8

A 24 years old shunter, Cecil Leonard Pickering, of Farmborough Road, Unanderra, pleaded guilty at Wollongong Quarter Sessions to a charge of assault and robbery and was sentenced to four years' gaol on Friday…

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Gaol for Betting

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 May 1952 · page 1

AUCKLAND, Wed. — Prison sentences for bookmakers and police action against their clients was…

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£1,000 Theft At Dapto

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 May 1952 · page 19

Five men have been arrested in connection with the thefts of goods valued at £1180 from a Dapto store on Monday night…

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Bond Instead Of Gaol Sentence

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 May 1952 · page 27

A man who appealed at the Wollongong Quarter Sessions last week against a six months sentence for two charges of…

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Soldiers Given Bond For Stealing At Unit

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 May 1952 · page 27

Two members of the Military forces stationed at the 16th Medium Coast Battery appeared at Wollongong Quarter Sessions before Judge O'Sullivan on separate charges last week and were each given £100 bond to be…

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Police Station at Unanderra

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 May 1952 · page 27

Enquiries are being made to secure premises at Unanderra as a preliminary to establishing a police station in that…

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