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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

867 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 29 of 44

Thirroul Man Charged In Newcastle

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 5 September 1952 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Thurs.—Kenneth Raymond Cook, 21, fitter, of Thirroul, was remanded by Mr. Hardwicke…

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Six Gaoled For £6000 Nickel Theft

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 September 1952 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Fri.—Five men found guilty of stealing nickel from the Commonwealth Steel Co…

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Murder Charge

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 8 September 1952 · page 3

PERTH, Sun.—Sequel to the gruesome discovery on Friday of an elderly Chinese lying dead in a…

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Remanded On Assault Charges

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 8 September 1952 · page 8

At the Wollongong Court on Thursday, a 22-year-old driver, Gordon Lindsay Simpson, of 44 Third Avenue, Port Kembla…

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Migrant Fined For Assault

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 September 1952 · page 6

A New Australian, in the country only four months, was fined £20 at Wollongong Court…

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Death Sentence in Taxi Murder Trial

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 September 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Mon. —In the Central Criminal Court today two men were sentenced to death for having murdered Sydney taxi driver, . William…

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Postman Charged With Theft Of Endowment Money

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 September 1952 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tues. — Detectives investigating the disappearance of £1500 from the St. Albans Post Office…

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Steelworks Crane Driver Sentenced to 9 Months' Gaol

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 September 1952 · page 3

"I have issued bonds and warnings, but as far as I can see they do not carry any weight," Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M., said at Wollongong Court…

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Appeal on Court Ballots

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 September 1952 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tues. — A Victorian member of the Ironworkers' Federation today lodged an appeal with…

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12 High Ranking Police Officers to Be Retired Soon

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 September 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—The New South Wales Premier (Mr. Cahill) has directed that 12 top - ranking police officers cease active service at the end of this…

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Nine Months' Gaol For Steelworks Theft

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 11 September 1952 · page 9

"I have had many cases of this nature previously before me and have issued bonds and Warnings, but apparently they…

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Negligent Driving Charged Dismissed

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 11 September 1952 · page 10

A negligent driving charge against a Wollongong master builder was dismissed at the Wollongong Court on Monday…

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"Quite Incorrigible" Three Years' Gaol

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 11 September 1952 · page 10

"You have rather a grim record, and I cannot help you, as you seem to be quite incorrigible."…

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Leniency for Two Men on Theft Charges

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 September 1952 · page 10

Judge O'Sullivan in Wollongong Quarter Sessions yesterday extended leniency to two men who earlier had admitted stealing from K. Rice…

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£100 Bond For Man On Theft Charge

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 September 1952 · page 10

A labourer who stole a typewriter and a surveyor's level from his place of employment was…

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Five Years' Gaol For Pt. Kembla Youth

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 11 September 1952 · page 19

An 18-year-old youth was sentenced to five years' gaol at Wollongong Quarter Sessions yesterday…

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5 Years' Gaol On Carnal Knowledge Charge

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 September 1952 · page 11

A youth was sentenced to five years' penal servitude by Judge O'Sullivan in Wollongong Quarter…

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Life Term for Taxi Murder

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 September 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed. — A 17-years-old Victorian farm labourer was today found guilty of having…

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200 Police in Traffic Blitz

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 12 September 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, [?]— No "tricks" would be used in the traffic blitz beginning tomorrow,…

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Contract Price Disputed In Court

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 12 September 1952 · page 2

Payment of an amount under a rise and fall clause in a building contract was the subject of an action in…

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