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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1953

907 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 45 of 46

Farewell in "Court"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 14 December 1953 · page 7

Facing a farewell that was different to any he was used to, Mr. A. S. Hoskins was charged before the court of Scout Justice on Saturday night at Mt. Keira…

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Police Probe 4 Fires In Which 2 Died

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 14 December 1953 · page 8

SYDNEY, Sun.—Police are investigating four fires including two in which men were burnt to…

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Austinmer Garage Theft

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 December 1953 · page 10

Henderson's Garage, in Main Rd., Austinmer, was broken into over the weekend, and £94 worth of spark…

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Murder Charge

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 December 1953 · page 11

TAMWORTH, Mon.—Police investigating the death of Agnes Josephine Glowig at Werris Creek on…

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4 Charged with Melbourne Hold-ups

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 December 1953 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Mon.—Police today charged four men in connection with two separate armed…

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Man "King Hit" While "Acting the Fool," Court Told

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 15 December 1953 · page 3

"It's the only time I've been king hit," a man complained in the Wollongong Court yesterday, when he alleged he had been struck to the floor by his…

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Police to Pay Court Costs of "Herald"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 December 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.—Police Inspector M. F. Calman was ordered by Mr. Justice Owen in the Supreme Court today to pay all costs involved in the Crown's…

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Expensive Bird for Fowl Theft

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 17 December 1953 · page 23

Percival James Sommerville, a 52 year old labourer, of Military Road, Port Kembla, found that a fowl which he stole…

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Conviction In Big Payroll Theft Case

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 December 1953 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Wed.—A Criminal Court jury to-day convicted Robert Stanley Williams, 34, of…

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Three Months' Suspended on Theft Charge

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 17 December 1953 · page 10

At the Wollongong Court on Thursday a 23 year old car salesman, Barry Dennis Lennon, of 120 Keira Street, Wollongong, was sentenced to three months imprisonment on a charge of stealing £25 from Keith…

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200 Extra Police to Control Traffic During Queen's Visit

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 17 December 1953 · page 1

Two hundred Police and miles of barriers will be brought from Sydney to control the all-time record of 150,000 people expected in the inner city on…

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Court Ruling On Basic Wage Upheld

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 18 December 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thurs.—The Full High Court today ruled that the Federal Arbitration Court could suspend, of its own volition, basic wage quarterly cost-of-living adjustments. The ruling means that…

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Father Shot: Son Charged With Murder

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 19 December 1953 · page 1

WEST WYALONG, Fri.—An 18-years-old youth appeared in West Wyalong Court of Petty…

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Assault Case Hearing Is Postponed

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 21 December 1953 · page 13

The hearing was commenced at the Wollongong Court on Monday of an action in which Wilfred Stephenson, of 40…

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A.i. & S. Ltd. in Court Hearing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 21 December 1953 · page 5

Three informations concerning the Australian Iron & Steel Company and its employees were dismissed" in the…

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Doctor Charged With Murder Attempt

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 December 1953 · page 11

SYDNEY, Mon.—A medical practitioner was today remanded at Central Court until January 5, on charges…

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£3,500 Theft at Bulli

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 December 1953 · page 11

Thieves broke into the Family Hotel, Bulli on Sunday night and stole a safe containing £3500 and…

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Family Disappears; Police Probe

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 December 1953 · page 11

SYDNEY, Tues.—Detectives are investigating the disappearance of a family of five which left…

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"Join Your Parents"—court Advice

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 23 December 1953 · page 3

A man was advised in Court yesterday to start immediately on a journey to join his parents. A…

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Theft of Bicycles

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 24 December 1953 · page 15

Three youths have been arrested at Campbelltown in connection with the theft of bicycles…

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