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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1953

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Man Charges With Stealing Utility Truck

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1953 · page 8

A driver of a utility truck stopped by detectives on the Prince's Highway, at Bulli,…

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Two Men and Women Remanded on Stealing Charges

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1953 · page 8

Two men and a 30-year-old woman were remanded at Bulli Court yesterday, each oh two charges of stealing and on one charge of having goods in custody…

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Court Told of Broken Bone After Accident

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1953 · page 3

Wollongong Court heard how a young child had received a broken collarbone after a collision in the rain…

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Discharged on Theft Count

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 11

In Bulli Court three Woonoona men were discharged on charges of stealing two steel girders valued at…

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Remanded On Assault Charge

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 21

At the Wollongong Court last week 20 year-old dogman Edward Robert Robinson, of 35 Forster Street Port Kembla…

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Three Charged With Shoplifting

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 21

Two men and a woman appeared at Bulli Court on Friday on two charges of stealing from shops…

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Driver Charged Following Fatal Accident

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 6

A charge of negligent driving arising out of a fatal accident was commenced at the Wollongong Court last week…

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Four Day Court Hearing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 7

During a four days hearing at the Wollongong District Court last week, a service proprietor claimed that his cottage at Mangerton had been badly built by a construction company. The matter will be concluded…

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Police Handle Record Traffic and Crowds

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 8 June 1953 · page 1

[?] at Wollongong on Saturday handled the Iargrdy crowd and largest volume of traffic in the history of the City in a most evident and expert manner. Police yesterday…

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Up To Seven Years' Gaol For Assault

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.—Four New Australians charged with assault were in Quarter Sessions today…

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Acquitted Of Stealing Charge

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 5

A 19-year-old labourer yesterday was acquitted of a charge of stealing a coat…

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Youth Charged with Shooting

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 2

DORRIGO, Mon.—Police tonight charged a juvenile with having shot Sidney Arthur Davies on his dairy…

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Wollongong Police Boys Defeat Boxing Team From Moss Vale

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 12

Wollongong Police Boys defeated a team from Moss Vale by two fights to one, at the home club's North Wollongong quarters on Friday night…

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Police Chief Watched Best Behaved Crowd He Has Ever Seen

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 June 1953 · page 2

Quickly following a statement from Mayor Kelly last night that Wollongong had never seen a show better organised than the Coronation procession, came…

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Girl Charged With Attempt To Kill Mayor

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 June 1953 · page 8

ROCKHAMPTON, Tues.—Police today charged a girl typist with having unlawfully attempted to…

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Committed for Trial on Murder Charge

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 June 1953 · page 8

BELLINGEN, Tues.—Carl Ger[?] Perry, 43, farmer, of Repton, was co[?] for trial on a charge of murd[?] by District Coroner F. C. Hain today…

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"Did Not Give Way"-Police Allegation

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 June 1953 · page 2

Police in Wollongong Court yesterday alleged that Norman Berchall, of School Lane, Balgownie,…

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'Only C'Wealth Police Acted'

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 June 1953 · page 3

Wollongong police stated yesterday that they had not taken any part in the eviction of two…

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Police Promotion Is Welcomed By The Public

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 11 June 1953 · page 12

The announcement this week of the promotion of Sergeant J. R. Sellwood to Inspector, will be welcomed throughout this…

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Daily Mercury, Thursday, June 11, [?] Arthur Held Shares In Mining Company, Court Told

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 June 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.—Mr. S. F. Cochran, Chairman of the Joint Coal Board, told the Doyle Royal Commission today he had learned that the former New South Wales Minister for Mines (Mr. J. G. Arthur) had held shares in a company…

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