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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1954

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Police Check Brick Shortage

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thurs.—The A.C.T. police are conducting an intensive investigation into reports…

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Court in Brief Sale of Vegetables Brings Fine

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 7

For selling vegetables without the permission of the Wollongong City Council, David Angus, of Bay…

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45 Years' Gaol for Murder

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 3

NORFOLK (Virginia), Fri.—A former United States navy petty officer was convicted of the…

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Theft From Trains Alleged

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 2

KEMBSEY, Fri.—Two man who were alleged to have thrown goods from trains and stored them in…

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Inquest on Soldiers in Open Court

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Fri.—The circumstances surrounding the loss of life during a recent training exercise at Newcastle would be fully investigated in open…

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Court Fines for Drivers Traffic Offenders On The List

Kiama Independent · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 4

Several drivers were fined at Kiama Petty Sessions on Wednesday by the S.M., Mr. J Fleeman, for breaches of the…

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Naval Deserter on Bond for Assault

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 11

At the Wollongong court on Thursday, George Victor Ford, a 26 year old labourer, of 16 Coolgardie Street, Corrimal, was…

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Police Probe 12 Robberies

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sun.—Police are investigating at least twelve robberies in which goods valued at…

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Theft of £1986 [?]Ged

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 5

A Wollongong account an[?] who appeared in the Court of Petty Sessions yesterday charged with…

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Nine Police Cases

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon. —[?] new cases of polio were [?]ported to the State Hea[?] Department today…

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Cahill Says: Inquiry Into Police Ridiculous

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.—There was ample provision to deal with offences by policemen, the Premier (Mr. Cahill) said to-night…

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Studley-Ruxton Identifies 5 From 100 Lined-Up Police

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.—David Edward Studley-Ruxton today identified five police officers whom he claims assaulted him at Darlinghurst police station on February 25. He identified another…

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Shot From 4 To 8 Ins., Court Told

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.—A C.I.B. detective told the City Coroner (Mr. E. J. Forrest, today that a labourer charged with murder had told him a C.S.I.R.O. scientis…

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Police Were Not Called

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 31 March 1954 · page 1

It has been pointed out this week that a statement made in Gerringong Council recently that police at Berry were not…

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Theft From Garage

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 1

Wollongong Detectives are investigating the theft of a spare wheel complete with tyre and tube, two drums of oil and a…

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Theft Of Building Materials

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 1

At the Wollongong Court on Monday, a man was fined £15 after pleading guilty to stealing a quantity of bricks…

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Remand On Theft Charge

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 3

A 27 year old accountant, Ronald Edwin Miller, was on Monday charged at the Wollongong Court with stealing £1986 from…

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"Gaol No Boarding House"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 11

SYDNEY, Wed.—A man who committed a crime to go back to gaol was told by Judge…

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£10 Fine For Stealing Manicure Set

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 10

A man, convicted of stealing a woman's manicure set from a hotel room, was yesterday…

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15 Years' Gaol for W'gong Man Convicted of Manslaughter

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.—A 33-year-old labourer was gaoled for 15 years today for manslaughter. Passing sentence on the man, John Anderson…

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