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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

867 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 20 of 44

Army Cook Charged with Broken Hill Murder

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 June 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.—Detectives today charged a man with the murder of a 17-years-old girl at Broken…

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Remanded On £9533 Theft Charge

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 June 1952 · page 10

SYDNEY, Mon.—A man charged with the theft of £9533 from Greater Union Theatres, Ltd., had paid…

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Three Months' Gaol for "Kleptomaniac"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 June 1952 · page 8

A man who told police he "must be a kleptomaniac'" was sentenced to three months' hard labour…

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10 Years' Gaol for Shooting

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 June 1952 · page 10

SYDNEY, Mon.—In the Criminal Court today, Mr. Justice McClemens sentenced a man to 10 years' gaol…

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Woman Freed On Murder Count

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 June 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.—A Central Criminal Court jury today acquitted a 30-years-old woman of…

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Police Blitz On Traffic Offenders Starts Today

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 June 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Won.—The New South Wales Police Safety Bureau will begin a "blitz" on traffic…

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Soldier Charged with Murder of Girl

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.—A was 23-years-old soldier was reminded at Central Court today on a charge…

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12 Years' Gaol For Slaying

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—William Simpson, 28, of Boat Harbour, North Cronulla, was sentenced to 12 years' gaol…

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Mrs. Hayes Freed On Murder Charge

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.—At the direction of the Judge, Mrs. Gladys Muriel Hayes, wife of John Frederick (Chow)…

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Licensing Court "Reluctant"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 June 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.—The Full Bench of the Licensing Court today "reluctantly" granted Romano's…

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Baseballers To Support Police Boys' Club

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 26 June 1952 · page 28

Illawarra District Baseball Association has promised its full support to the Wollongong Police Boys' Club to foster…

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Cavill's "£10,000 Blackmarket," Court Is Told

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 June 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed. — The Full Bench of the Licensing Court was told today that Walter Cavill had…

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£10 Fine For Theft Of Car Mascot

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 27 June 1952 · page 5

Herbert James Miners, 21 of Central Road, Unanderra, was fined £10 when he pleaded guilty at…

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First Sitting of Supreme Court Commemorated

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 June 1952 · page 3

Establishment of a regular Supreme Court sitting at Wollongong Courthouse was an important…

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Residents Complain of Rifle Fire Police to be Asked for More Supervision

Kiama Independent · Saturday 28 June 1952 · page 1

Complaints from residents who claimed they had come under fire from rifles fired across the Minnamurra River recently were heard by Kiama Council last week…

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Men Charged With £1,200 Dapto Theft

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 30 June 1952 · page 3

Five Sydney men were before the Wollongong Court on Thursday charged with the theft of clothing valued at nearly £1200 from the store of Peter Dolan at Dapto on 20th. May…

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Theft of Flood Relief Alleged

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 30 June 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, SUN.—Forbes detectives to-day arrested a Jemalong farmer and charged him with stealing six…

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Queensland Motorists Came To Nowra To Attend Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 30 June 1952 · page 6

A motorist charged with driving negligently at the Nowra Court last week said he travelled from…

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Stop Press Youth Detained in Taxi Murder

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 July 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.—Late tonight police detained a man found on Wynyard Station. He was taken…

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Youth (17) Charged with Murder of Taxi Man

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 July 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—A 17½-year-old youth was charged at Phillip Street police station early today with…

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