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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1954

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Charged With Murder Of Newsagent

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 3

BRISBANE, Thurs.—A 19-year-old youth was charged at Mount. Morgan Police Court, today…

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Behaviour Bond for Assault with Block of Wood

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 10

Mr. Fleeman, S.M., yesterday fined a man £2 and ordered him to enter into a bond of £20 to be of good behaviour for 12 months after he had convicted the…

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Basketball Court for Junior High

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 8

The construction of a boys' basketball court of full dimensions is fast approaching completion at…

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2 Years' Gaol for Brutal Assault

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 April 1954 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Fri. — A 44-year-old driver was sentenced in the Criminal Court today to two years…

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28 Years' Gaol for Four Armed Crimes

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 April 1954 · page 13

MELBOURNE, Fri.—A young bandit, already serving seven years' imprisonment for a holdup last December, was sentenced in the Criminal Court today…

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Maltreated P's.O.W.; 40 Years' Gaol

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 3 April 1954 · page 2

FORT LEAVENWORTH (Kansas), Fri.—A court martial today sentenced Private Rothwell Floyd,…

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Cross Actions For Assault

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 5

The bearing was concluded at the Wollongong Court on Thursday of cross-actions for assault by Wilfred Stephenson…

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Youthful Boxers at Wollongong Police Boys' Club

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 2

Boys from the Dr. Barnardo Homes at Picton and members of the Wollongong Police Boys Club will provide a series of…

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Divorce Raid Has Sequel In W'gong Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 14

A "divorce raid", at Port Kembla on Melbourne Cup Day last year had a sequel in the Wollongong Court on Thursday…

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Milk Vendor Charged With Manslaughter

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 5

A Mangerton milk vendor was yesterday remanded until June 22 when he appeared in the…

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The Court in Brief

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 6

Norman William C. Ward, of Church St., Port Macquarie, was fined £5 for negligent driving. It was…

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Press Attacks on Police 'Grave Matter'

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 8

SYDNEY, Mon.—Attacks on the Police Department by certain sections of the Sydney Press…

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Mother, Charged with Murder of Simple-minded Son, Dies

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tues.—One of the most tragic cases in the history of Sydney police investigations ended on Sunday with the death from cancer of a woman…

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Cahill Questioned on Statements at Police Conference

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—The Premier (Mr. Cahill) was asked in the Legislative Assembly today whether he went to the 32nd Annual Conference of the N.S.W…

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False Information Given To Police; Two Men Fined

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 6

Two men were fined in the Wollongong Court of Petty Sessions yesterday for giving false information to police officers…

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Police Seek Girl After Shop Burglaries; Raid on P.k. House

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 1

SYNEY, Tues.—Police are searching a 14-year-old girl alleged to have broken into two city stores. They believe the girl is involved [?]…

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Police Assn. to Seek Affiliation with Labor Council

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed.—The Police Association annual conference, toddy decided to affiliate with the New South Wales Labour Council…

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Murder Charge Remand

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 3

ROCKHAMPTON, Thurs. —A 14-year-Old youth was remanded to April 15 in Rockhampton court today…

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The Court in Brief

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 6

David Donald Halls, Buckland St., Fernhill, was fined £3/18/0 on a charge of negligent driving. Police…

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Little Hope For More Police

Kiama Independent · Saturday 10 April 1954 · page 1

According to information reaching this newspaper there is little hope of any success resulting from local agitation for a better police coverage of the…

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