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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1953

907 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 38 of 46

3 Months' Gaol For Illegally Using Car

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 19 October 1953 · page 5

A 24-yeans-old British seaman, Ian Mooney, was sent to gaol for three months at the Wollongong Court last…

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Police Seek Asylum

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 19 October 1953 · page 7

BERLIN, Sun.—East German policemen fired several bursts of machine-gun fire after two of their…

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New Car for Belli Police

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 19 October 1953 · page 3

A new "member" of the Police Force at Bulli took up duties last week in the form of a new model Holden sedan…

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Court Rules for M.m. Workers

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 19 October 1953 · page 5

Ironworkers employed at the foundry at Metal Manufactures Ltd., Port Kembla, have, had a dispute settled in their favour…

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Japan Wants Court Ruling On Pearling

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 19 October 1953 · page 10

TOKYO, Sun.—The "Nippon Times" yesterday called on Australia as a sporting action to put…

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Gaoled for Car Theft

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 11

SYDNEY, Mon.—Police said in Campsie Court today that a man had used his letter-box key to…

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Girl On £97 Theft Charge

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 10

BRISBANE, Mon. — A 21-years-old girl burglar said in the Supreme Court today she had learned to…

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Assault On Wife Costs Man £6

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 8

A man was fined £2 with £4/4/- professional costs in the Wollongong Court yesterday for…

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Charges Against M.z. Police

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 3

WELLINGTON, (N.Z.). Mon. — A Commission of Inquiry will investigate charges of misconduct…

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Bashing Alleged At Geelong Murder Trial Bashi At M

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Mon.—One of the two men charged with the "body in the bag" murder told the Geelong Supreme Court today that police had ill-treated him before he made a statement on July 31…

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Fight Stopped Traffic, Court Told

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 11

A fight in Crown St. on Friday about a woman, and which stopped the traffic, resulted in two…

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Railways To Withdraw Court Application On Basic Wage

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.—The New South Wales Railways Department and Transport Department will not be parties to the Federal Arbitration Court's decision…

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"Left Standing" When Car Knocked Husband Down, Woman Tells Court

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 20 October 1953 · page 9

A witness in the Wollongong Court yesterday said that she was "left standing" after a car had knocked down her husband at Warrawong on December 24…

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"Alarming Theft Rate of Council Property"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 October 1953 · page 6

"There is an alarming rate of theft of, and vandalism to Council property." This warning signal was hoisted by the Northern…

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"In Gaol, Men Discover They Love Wives"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 October 1953 · page 6

WELLINGTON, (NEW ZEALAND). - "You would be surprised how many discover they love their wives…

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Angry Denial Of Force At Murder Trial

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 October 1953 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tues.-Detective Sergeant F. J. Adam angrily denied in the Geelong Criminal Court this afternoon that police had used force to obtain a confession from Russell William Hill, one of two men charged with the "body in the…

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Features, Personality Changed by Accident, Supreme Court Told

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 October 1953 · page 3

As the result of injuries received in a road accident, a man's wife had been unable to recognise him as he lag in hospital and [?] features had altered since…

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Special A.L.P. Account Alleged In Court

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 October 1953 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tues.- The Australian Labor Party had a special banking…

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A.e.u, Meeting on Court Ballot Poorly Attended

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 October 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.-Only 1500 Amalgamated Engineering Union members out of the Sydney membership of nearly 20,000, today attended a stopwork…

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"ALARMIng Theft Rate of Council Property"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 October 1953 · page 3

"There is an alarming rate of theft of, and vandalism to Council property." This warning signal was hoisted by the Northern…

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