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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

867 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 27 of 44

No Police Force Inquiry "At Present"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 August 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—The State Government will not agree to an extension of the terms of the Liquor Royal Commission, nor will it consider another Royal Commission to investigate the police while the present Commission is…

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Editorial: How High Do We Value the Police Force?

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 21 August 1952 · page 1

INSIDE AND outside State Parliament there is a demand for an investigation of the Police Force. Liquor Royal Commission disclosures have been such that this is inevitable…

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Court Refuses To Stop Wage Rises

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thrus.—The Arbitration Court today refused to hear urgently and separately from the wages and hours claims, an application for suspension of the November and February cost of living adjustments…

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Court Appeal

Kiama Independent · Saturday 23 August 1952 · page 1

The "Kiama Animal Health Co-operative has decided to appeal against their recent conviction for operating an unregistered…

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Court Told Maltese Assaulted

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 August 1952 · page 4

After a member of the Maltese community at Cringila had allegedly threatened to "belt" a…

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Road Death Toll Grows—POLICE Asked to Make Public Aware of Menace

Kiama Independent · Saturday 23 August 1952 · page 5

Alarmed at the growing death toll on New South Wales roads, police authorities have circularised stations this week with a call for a greater awareness of this…

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Magistrate's Criticism on Assault Charge

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 7

"This is the most ridiculous position I have ever heard of. It is unbelievable that this assault arose only out of this…

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Assault Claimed

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 3

The hearing was commenced in the Wollongong Court on Thursday of two cases of alleged assault involving two…

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Work of Police Praised

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 1

Speaking at Saturday's opening of the Wollongong Police Citizens Boys' Club the Mayor of…

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Police Superintendent For Wollongong!

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 1

During his visit to Wollongong on Saturday, the Premier, Mr. Cahill inspected, the existing police station premises and then…

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Police Supt. Likelt For Wollongong

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 1

The N.S.W. Premier (Mr. J. J. Cahill) told Mr. Rex Connor, M.L.A., on Saturday that…

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Premier Opens Police-Citizens' Boys Club

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 2

More than 1000 people saw the New South, Wales Premier (Mr. J. J. Cahill) officially open the Wollongong Police, Citizens' Boys' Club at North…

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New Police Boys' Club Opened At Wollongong

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 1

The new Police-Citizens Boys' Club building at North Wollongong, was officially opened on Saturday by the N.S.W. Premier, Mr. J. J. Cahill. It was a gala day with over…

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First Meeting of Africa's New Court

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 5

PRETORIA, Sun.—The Couth African High Court of Parliament, set up by Dr. Malan's Nationalist…

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Six Months' Gaol for Domestic

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 August 1952 · page 2

A domestic sentenced to six months' gaol last week on stealing charges was sentenced similarly when She pleaded guilty at Wollongong Court yesterday to…

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Three Months' Gaol For Youth Who Stole Purse At Dance

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 August 1952 · page 5

The youngest of three men who stole purses containing money from a dance at the Soldiers' Hall on Saturday night was sentenced to three months' hard…

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Public "Disturbed About Aspects Of Police Administration"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 August 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.—Public opinion was gravely disturbed about other aspects of police administration, quite apart from liquor, where opportunities for…

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Seaman In Three Fights, Court Told

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 August 1952 · page 3

A seaman who police said was understood to have been in three street fights in one afternoon was fined £5…

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Judge Praises Police Force

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 3

TAMWORTH, Tues.—It would be a sad day for this country if the Police Force forfeited the confidence and…

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Tanks for Jap. Police

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 August 1952 · page 3

TOKYO, Tues.—The Japanese National Police reserve will be equipped with heavy arms and tanks…

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