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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1954

871 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 32 of 44

Youth Charged With Murder

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 30 August 1954 · page 1

A 17 years old youth was arrested at his home at Warrawong on Friday and was charged at Wollongong Police Station…

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"Mufti" Police a Success

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 30 August 1954 · page 5

THE police drive against traffic offenders was proving a success, Mr. Snowden said recently…

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Auxiliary Raises £100 For Police Boys' Club

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 30 August 1954 · page 6

The Ladies' Auxiliary of Bulli-Woonona District Citizens Police Boys' Club realised £100 at its 2nd annual caharet hall. The hall was at the Soldiers' Hall, Thirroul, on…

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Youth [17] on murder charge

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 31 August 1954 · page 1

A New Australian youth, of Yugo[?]ian nationality, charged on Friday, with the murder of James Douglas Hawkins, was again remanded, yesterday…

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Watchman on Bond for Theft

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 September 1954 · page 3

A nightwatchman who pleaded guilty in the Quarter Sessions at Wollongong yesterday to a charge of…

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Lions Ambush Police Party

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 September 1954 · page 11

CAPETOWN (South Africa).—A pride of lions which has been terrorising the Mier district in the…

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Stolen Overcoat Worn Inside Out, Police Say

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 1 September 1954 · page 11

Police stated in the Quarter Sessions at Wollongong yesterday that when they had arrested a man suspected of stealing he had been walking down Crown St…

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Charged With Theft From Newspaper

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 2 September 1954 · page 2

At the Wollongong Quarter Sessions on Tuesday, Ronald Edwin Miller, a secretary-accountant, was remanded by…

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Alleged Assault on Policeman

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 2 September 1954 · page 39

It was alleged at the Wollongong Court on Monday that a 22 years old miner assaulted a police constable while he was…

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Police Boys' Club Football Teams

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 2 September 1954 · page 32

Two teams of League players from the Wollongong Police Boys' Club will play matches against the Dr. Barnardo Boys'…

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Gaol Sentence Suspended

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 4

Judge Clegg in the Quarter Sessions at Wollongong yesterday dismissed an appeal by 35-yaar-old…

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Gaol Verdict Appeal Successful

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 1

In the Quarter Sessions at Wollongong yesterday a man successfully appealed against the severity of a…

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Two Years' Gaol for Break, Enter, Steal

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 8

A man was sentenced to two years' imprisonment when he appeared in the Quarter Sessions at Wollongong yesterday charged with break, enter and steal…

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3 Elderly Aeu Members Men Burned Cleared to Death From Court

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 September 1954 · page 1

FORBES, Fri.—Three elderly men were burned to death today when a fire destroved a home for the aged…

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Police [?]

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 6 September 1954 · page 10

NEWCASTLE, Sun, [?] Police have started a [?] wide search for a promi[?] Moree business [?]…

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Bond For Theft Of Pay Envelopes

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 6 September 1954 · page 9

At the Wollongong Quarter Sessions on Tuesday, Judge Clegg placed on a bond a miner who stole unclaimed…

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More Police for F. Meadow to Be Asked

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 6 September 1954 · page 4

(Mr. Rex Connor, M.L.A., is to make representations to the Premier (Mr. J. J. Cahill) for additional police…

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Burglary at Crown Hotel

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 September 1954 · page 1

A radio and small clock were stolen from the office of the Crown Hotel in a weekend theft…

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Arrest After Attempted Aircraft Theft

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 September 1954 · page 1

DARWIN, Mon.—Darwin police tonight arrested a man in connection with an attempt to steal a T.A.A…

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Murder Charge Remand

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 September 1954 · page 8

A 17-year-old New Australian was again remanded in the Wollongong Children's Court, yesterday, on…

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