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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1954

871 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 34 of 44

No Police Action On Incident

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 16 September 1954 · page 32

Officer in charge of the No. 19 Police Division, Inspector J. Sellwood said on Monday afternoon that he was satisfied that the…

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Question of a Name in Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 16 September 1954 · page 14

There was a somewhat amusing incident at the Wollongong Court on Monday. Listed was an action for as…

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Disqualified Driver Parked In Front of Police Station

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 16 September 1954 · page 2

A main parked his utility outside the Dapto policesix weeks after he had been disqualified from holding a driver's licence, according to evidence at Wollongong Court on Tuesday…

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R.L. referee to lodge protest on police action

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 September 1954 · page 12

Rugby League referee Jack Underwood said he was in no way connected with police being at Wollongong Showground lust Sunday, and will protest strongly on the action of the police, at tonights meeting of Illawarra Referee's Association…

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Scoutmaster For Trial On Nine Charges Of Assault

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 17 September 1954 · page 1

COBAR, Thurs.—A Cobar Children's Court today, Ernest William Smith, 30, who was…

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Doctor in Supreme Court: Injured man may suffer fits

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 September 1954 · page 6

A doctor stated in the Supreme Court at Wollongong yesterday that a man injured in a car crash last year, would possibly suffer from epileptic fits…

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Man Charged With Baby's Murder

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Monday 20 September 1954 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sun.—Police last night charged a 31-years-old man of Camp Pell with the murder of a…

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Assault Charge Remand

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 September 1954 · page 7

A man was refused bail and remanded for medical observation in the Wollongong Court, yesterday,…

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Frantic Hunt: London Murder Panic

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 September 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Mon.—Detectives today hunted a man who they believe saw a killer throttle beautiful…

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Four Charges Dismissed After Scuffle With Police

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 September 1954 · page 3

A Dapto man who had a scuffle with a Dapto constable and later apologised to him, had four charges against him dismissed in the Wollongong Court…

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Shirley Butler Murder Probe Reopened

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 September 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tues.—Det.-Sgt. Ray Kelly of the Sydney C.I.B. arrived in Ingham by air today to reopen…

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Cattle Theft Alleged

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 23 September 1954 · page 43

A property owner in the Berry district was arrested last week on a charge of stealing three head of cattle…

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New Murder "Lead" Led Nowhere

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 September 1954 · page 1

INGHAM (Qld.) Wed.— Police are convinced that a man who said he could assist in the investigation…

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Supreme Court Action Settled

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 23 September 1954 · page 37

An action for damages in the Wollongong Supreme Court on Thursday was settled after the plaintiff had…

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Manslaughter, Not Murder, Jury Finds

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Thurs.— supreme Court jury [?]day found a 20-year-old [?]oman not guilty of…

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Claim settled out of court

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 24 September 1954 · page 6

A claim for compensation by a Wollongong couple against the driver…

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Woman Badly III From Poison; Police Mystified

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 September 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.—Police are mystified by the suspected poisoning of a young Peakhurst couple…

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Driver Charged

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 27 September 1954 · page 1

A motorist who it is alleged knocked down a pedestrian on Princes Highway, Fairy Meadow on Saturday, was later…

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Supreme Court Action Settled

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 27 September 1954 · page 3

After several hours' hearing in the Wollongong Supreme Court on Thursday, a case was announced as…

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Man Charged With £500 Bank Theft

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 September 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.—A 32-years-old labourer had walked behind the counter of Burwood branch of the…

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