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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1954

871 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 21 of 44

Police Probe Death Of Woman

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 1

Police are investigating the death in the Wollongong Hospital yesterday afternoon of an English…

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No House Yet For Police Officer At Unanderra

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 27 May 1954 · page 30

The Housing Commission is to be asked to make available a home suitable for a resident police officer at Unanderra…

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£30,000 Mail Robbery Theft Occurred at Katoomba, Say Police

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Detectives investigating the £30,000 mail bag robbery are now certain the theft occurred at Katoomba…

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Gaol Suicide Puzzle

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Thurs.—Police and officials are puzzled as to how convicted murderer, Robert…

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Gaol Period Part Of Service Term

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.—The Coal Industry Tribunal, (Mr. Gallagher) held to-day that a Bellbird…

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Better Dead, Says Pervert; 4 Years' Gaol

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 10

Sydney; Thurs.—A 51-year-old pervert told Quarter Sessions today that the sooner he was dead the…

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Court Briefs

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 5

Antoni Skorupa, 35, of Karingal Hostel, Cringila, was fined £3 for being an unlicensed driver…

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Three Months" Gaol For Man Who Slept In Quarry

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 7

A 40-year-old labourer, who had been sleeping in a quarry for the past week, was yesterday sentenced to three months' imprisonment when he…

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Police May Try 25 M.p.h. City Limit

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY. Thurs.—Police am likely to try out a 25 m.p.h. speed limit in the inner-city area…

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Search After Murder

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1954 · page 1

TAMWORTH, Fri.—A 33 year old married woman appeared at Warialda Court, charged with the…

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Police Probe Allegedly "Phoney" Raid

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 29 May 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Fri.—Police inquiries are being made into allegations in a Sydney morning newspaper…

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20-Year-old Murder Mentioned in Court; Inquiry Ordered

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.—A Supreme Court judge will inquire into the sanity of a man convicted of murder nearly 20 years ago. The Full Bench of the…

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Court Claim Adjourned

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 6

The second hearing of court proceedings Dr. Price versus other doctors, has again been…

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Man Admitted Shooting Scientist, Court Told

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY Mon.—A 24 year old labourer had admitted shooting a C.S.I.R.O. scientist, and taking food and £10 from him the Crown Prosecutor (Mr. L. C…

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Gaol Riot Sequel

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 4

LONDON, Man.—Five of 50 convicts who rioted in London's Wandsworth Prison last week are to be…

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Commissioner Threatens To Gaol Solicitor

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues—Mr. Justice Dovey today threatened to gaol solicitor J. R. Poole for contempt of court at the Studley-Ruxton Royal Commission. After Mr. Pool had…

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Death Sentence for Scientist's Murder

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.—Ronald Vincent Holl today was sentenced to death for the murder of C.S.I.R.O. scientist, Glaf Perkman…

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Two Men Charged

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 2

At the Wollongong Court on Tuesday two men were charged with having goods in custody. They were arrested at Dapto…

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Police Promotions

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 8

The names of six police officers from this district were among the promotions announced on Saturday…

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Police Allege Admission, In Taxi Shooting Case

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 6

ORANGE, Wed.—A 25-year-old New Australian had admitted shooting an Orange taxi-driver, and then going to the pictures, a detective said in Orange Coroner's Court today. The New Australian is…

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