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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1954

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Miss Hamilton Released From Gaol: Defends Stand

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 August 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.—Miss Joan Hamilton told reporters after she was released from Long Bay Gaol today she had mix-freely with the other female prisoners, including thallium poisoner, Mrs. Caroline Grills…

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Arbitration Court Order to A.E.U.

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 August 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.—The Amalgamated Engineering Union his been ordered to shew cause before the…

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£2m. in Husband Family Woman Claims in Court

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 August 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.—A husband told his wife his family was worth at least £2 million, the acting Registrar in Divorce (Mr. C. A. Harms) was told today…

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Model (22) charged with murder

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 August 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—A beautiful 22-year-old model, Shirley Patricia Beiger, was remanded without bail at Central Court today on a charge of murdering a bookmaker's clerk. The dead man, Arthur…

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Footprints Casts As Exhibits at Inquest Into Bathurst Murder

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 11 August 1954 · page 2

BAT HURST, Tues.—Footprints found near the scene of a murder at Walang 15 miles from Bathurst, were similar to casts made by the feet of the man…

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Bail Refused Model On Murder Count

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 August 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.—The Supreme Court today refuse bail to Sydney model Shirley Beiger, 22, who is…

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Spy Commission Bill Gaol may follow refusal to testify

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 August 1954 · page 7

CANBERRA, Wed.—Persons who refuse to appear or testify or produce documents before the Royal Commission on Espionage will be liable o up to three months imprisonment. The Prime Minister (Mr…

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Changed Day For Court Hearing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 12 August 1954 · page 1

A case in which charges involving property valued at over £12,000 will now be listed for hearing a Wollongong Court on…

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Carefree time at Police Ball

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 August 1954 · page 2

Dull care was forgotten last night when 350 people spent a happy evening in the Soldiers' Memorial Hall, Wollongong, for the Annual Police Ball…

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Police Seek Information on Dead Man's Movements

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 14 August 1954 · page 1

Detectives are still seeking to contact any person who saw Charles Liolios, the victim of the Wollongong Golf Links murder, on the day before his battered body was found near the 17th tee…

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Corrimal Theft

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 16 August 1954 · page 4

Tobacco and groceries valued at between £70 and £80 were stolen from a lock-up shop at Railway Street, Corrimal on…

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Police Memory Genius Recognises Long Wanted Suspect

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 16 August 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sun.—Senior Detective Reg Henderson, Russell Street's memory genius, today recognised a long wanted suspect while driving a patrol car along…

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Juvenile on Theft Charges

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 August 1954 · page 3

A juvenile, already remanded on a car stealing charge, broke into a car sales park by lifting a gate…

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Speeding on Stolen Bike Ends in Gaol

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 17 August 1954 · page 7

For speeding on a stolen motor cycle at Thirroul a man was sentenced to nine months' gaol and fined £30 and £12 yesterday…

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Fined £20 for Theft

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 August 1954 · page 3

A New Australian who coupled a wheelbarrow to his motor cycle at the Steelworks recently and…

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Missing Watch May Be Murder Clue

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 18 August 1954 · page 1

Detectives are endeavouring to trace a pocket watch that was usually carried by a man found battered to death on the Wollongong Golf Links on July 24. They…

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9 Months' Gaol

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 19 August 1954 · page 20

A 21 years old miner, Donald Power, of 177 Main Road, Thirroul, was at the Wollongong Court on Monday sentenced to…

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Used Insulting Words to Police

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 19 August 1954 · page 19

For using insulting language to a detective sergeant, a 53 year old labourer, Percival Sommerville, of 27 Military Road…

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Boxing Championships at Police Boys Club

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 19 August 1954 · page 35

Recently approximately 500 fight fans saw one of the best boxing and wrestling nights ever staged by the Committee of the Wollongong Police-Citizens Boys' Club…

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Kenya Police Probe Threat to Delegates

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 19 August 1954 · page 12

NAIROBI, Wed.—Special branch, police are investigating a threat to kill the more than 80 delegates from…

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