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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

867 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 32 of 44

Language Trouble in Court

Kiama Independent · Saturday 27 September 1952 · page 1

TROUBLE WITH LANGUAGES WAS EXPERIENCED IN TWO CASES AT KIAMA COURT ON WEDNESDAY…

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Arbitration Court Urged to Ignore "Pressure"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 September 1952 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Fri.—The Arbitration Court should not entertain suggestions that any order made in the wages-hours case would cause either…

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Watchman's Death Puzzles Police

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 29 September 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sun.—Police are puzzled by the death of a 50-years-old night-watchman found dead in…

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First Casualty at Police Club

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 29 September 1952 · page 3

Barry Walton (15), Cabbagetree Lane, Fairy Meadow, became the first casualty at the newly-opened…

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Supreme Court Cases Settled

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 29 September 1952 · page 8

Settlements were announced in the Wollongong Supreme Court on Wednesday, of two cases in which no…

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1952 Commercial Motor Show Is Now in Progress Earls Court, London—Sept. 26th-Oct. 4th

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 29 September 1952 · page 5

The long famous Commercial Motor Show at Earls Court was first held in 1907, five years after the Society was formed, at the Chrystal Palace, London. Since then it has been held bienially (except for…

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£1000 Reward For Information On Murder

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 September 1952 · page 3

BRISBANE, Mon.—A reward of £1000 has been offered by the Queensland…

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Death Sentence for Murder of Baby

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 September 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.-Twenty-five-year-old log cutter, Thomas George Bonham, of Gilgandra, was sentenced to death to-day for the murder of his two-year-old…

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Woman Carried Into Court On Stretcher

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 September 1952 · page 5

A woman was carried into the Supreme Court on a stretcher yesterday to give evidence in her damages claim against two vehicle owners. The woman. Mrs. Mary…

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Gar Deposits Not Refundable; Full Court Ruling

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 October 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.—Deposits on cars are not refundable to persons who change their minds before delivery, the State Full Court ruled today…

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Publican Charged

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 2 October 1952 · page 5

The licensee of the Commercial Hotel, Clifford Michael Hickey, appeared at Wollongong Court on Monday on two…

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Assault at Hostel

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 2 October 1952 · page 12

A 21 years old laborer was fined a total of £10 at Wollongong Court on Monday. The defendant Thomas…

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Fined for Stealing Fish

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 2 October 1952 · page 20

A man was fined £15 at the Nowra Court on Tuesday on a charge of stealing 52 lbs. of fish…

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Man's Arm Torn Off In Collision, Court Told

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 October 1952 · page 6

Some members of the Lysaghts' Fishing Club gave evidence in the Supreme Court yesterday, at Wollongong, of finding a man's arm on the roadway almost immediately after a collision between a car and lorry on Illawarra Road, Port…

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Farouk Guards Charged

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 2

CAIRO, Thurs. - Twelve members of ex-King Far[?]uk's Iron Guard will be tried by court martial on…

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Police to Have Own D-day

Kiama Independent · Saturday 4 October 1952 · page 1

Kiama Police may be holding their own D - Day next week, D in this case standing for dogs. The end of September saw the…

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£690 Theft From Cafe

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 6 October 1952 · page 1

Wollongong detectives are investigating the theft of about £690 cash from the Monterey Cafe in Crown…

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Driving Incident Led to Assault

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 6 October 1952 · page 6

A Port Kembla taxi proprietor and his wife figured in a cross-action assault case involving a launch driver at Wollongong Court last week. The alleged assaults followed…

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Police Blitz on Improper Parking

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 6 October 1952 · page 4

One of the most prevalent traffic offences being committed by people in this district is that of not pulling close and parallel to the left kerb before stopping a vehicle. The majority of offenders are bus drivers and…

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Supreme Court Sittings at Wollongong

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 6 October 1952 · page 4

The sittings of the Wollongong Supreme Court ended last Thursday after lasting nearly three weeks…

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