Charged Man Found Hanged In Cell
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 October 1953 · page 8
SYDNEY, Wed.-A man charged yesterday with stealing from Miss Joan Murray's room and with assaulting women and committing acts of indecency was found hanged in his Long Bay Gaol cell today…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →More Sittings Of Supreme Court Likely
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 October 1953 · page 1
SYDNEY, Wed. - More Supreme Court sittings in Wollongong were being considered, the Attorney General (Mr. Sheahan)…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Claimant Will Never Get Back Full Use of Arm, Court Told
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 October 1953 · page 3
A man's arm, fractured in an accident, was now conspicuously deformed, a doctor stated in the Supreme Court at Wollongong yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Govt. Awaits Police Report On State Mine Administration
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 2 October 1953 · page 1
SYDNEY, Thurs.—The Premier (Mr. Cahill) said today that any question of the State Coal Authority's future was deferred until he received a police report on State coal mine administration…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Formar Mayor Charged With Corruption
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1953 · page 1
SYDNEY, Fri.-A former Mayor, two ex-aldermen, and two ex-employees of Leichhardt Council appeared in Central Court today. They faced 22 charges…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Wanted
Kiama Independent · Saturday 3 October 1953 · page 1
A decision to co-operate in a demand for more adequate police protection in the district was made by Gerringong Council on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Widen Inquiry On Mines
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1953 · page 2
SYDNEY, Fri.—Police investigations into alleged irregularities at two State coalmines may reveal transactions involving at least £10,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Woman Tells Court of Alleged Assaults by Husband
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 October 1953 · page 12
"I opened the window and saw a man kiss my wife." Frank Biskupski, of Wombarra Heights, told…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Police Query Former Bank Man On Theft
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 5 October 1953 · page 1
SYDNEY, Sun.—A former executive of the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney Ltd.,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Unusual Theft
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 5 October 1953 · page 15
Wollongong detectives are investigating the removal of a box containing lodge officers' regalia from the Wollongong…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Theft From Car Park
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 5 October 1953 · page 1
Thieves entered the used car park at Ronald Mackellar's garage on Princes Highway, Wollongong on Saturday night and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Conveyance For Austinmer Police
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 5 October 1953 · page 15
The Greater Wollongong City Council is to ask Mr. Rex Connor M.L.A. to use his endeavours to have a conveyance provided for…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Police Seeking Car Driver
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 5 October 1953 · page 2
Intensive inquiries are being made to trace the identity of a vehicle that knocked, down an elderly inmate of Waterfall…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Police Station Completed at £79,700
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 5 October 1953 · page 1
The new Wollongong Police Station has been completed at a cost of £79,700—£17,700 more than the original contract price…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →£80,000 Police Station 'Most Modern in State'
South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 5 October 1953 · page 1
The new police station at Wollongong, estimated to cost £79,700, will be one of the most modern in New South Wales and representations are being made to have it completed as soon as possible…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Court Move On Tatts Transfer
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 October 1953 · page 1
HOBART, Mon. — A Supreme Court injunction is to be sought to restrain the proposed transfer of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →High Court Ruling on Holiday Pay Tax
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 October 1953 · page 2
MELBOURNE, Mon. — Employers cannot claim deductions for holiday pay until employees take, and receive, payment for, the annual leave, the Full High…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A.e.u Members May Stop Over Court Controlled Ballot
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 October 1953 · page 3
MELBOURNE, Mon. — Stop-work meetings of A.E.U. members may be held over a Court controlled ballot from the position of Chairman of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Man Arrested, Charged with Theft
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 October 1953 · page 1
Detective Davenport and Consts. Hurley and Leonard, of Wollongong Police, last night arrested…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Charged on 3 Counts
Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 October 1953 · page 1
A 24-year-old man was arrested by Consts. Hurley and Leonard last night and charged on three…
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