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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1954

871 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 38 of 44

Theft of Beer Alleged

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 November 1954 · page 8

A man was remanded in the Wollongong Court yesterday when it was alleged he stole a dozen bottles of…

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£15 Fine For Theft Of Curtains

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 November 1954 · page 6

A Warrawong man who stole curtains from a ship at Port Kembla, recently, was fined £15 yesterday…

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Albion Park Court Items

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 November 1954 · page 3

At the Albion Park Court Richard Roach and Ronald T. Parce were each fined £3 on charges of carying…

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If He Had Gun 'Brown would have shot arresting police' Constable's Court Story

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 November 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.—A constable who assisted in the arrest of Robert Michael Brown said in Central Court today that Brown had told arresting police he would have shot them if he had had his gun…

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Albion Park Court

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 3 November 1954 · page 5

There was quite a long list of cases before Mr. H. Cooper, S.M., at Albion Park Court last Thursday, the majority of which were traffic offences…

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Fast Motorists Before Court

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 November 1954 · page 7

A motor cyclist who was stopped by a constable in School Lane, Balgownie, recently told him he knew…

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Useless Theft

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 20

A man who said he did not known why he had stolen two bunk curtains as they were of no use to him was fined £15 at…

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Police Witness Fails To Attend Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 41

The disregarding by a police fitness to attend a Court caused a remand in a case which was part-heard before the…

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6 Months' Gaol

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 6

Two men who were arrested while leaving a greyhound racing meeting at Wollongong Showground on Monday night…

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Theft From P.K.

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 12

[?]tives Fletcher and Hurley, of Wollongong, are investigating the theft last week of about £84 worth of goods from…

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£100 Theft From Works Canteen

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 2

The canteeen at the steelworks was broken into between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m yesterday £20 in cash and…

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Pay theft alleged; youth for trial

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 8

An 18-year-old labourer, who allegedly presented another man's pay docket at the A I & S and collected his pay, and who later broke into a Wollongong home and stole clothing, was committed for trial on two charges yesterday…

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Police Captain to Wave Baton

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 38

A police captain from California will wave his baton before the noses of Wollongong people early next month…

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No Police Station At Thirroul

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 12

Police now have to patrol the Thirroul area from the Bulli police station, according to Ald. W. F. Jackson…

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Court Inspection At Steelworks

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 1

Justices Webb and Cook, of the State Industrial Court, made an inspection on Tuesday of the Open Hearth Department…

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Water Hazard at Court House

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 6

The parlous condition of two of the entrances to the Wollongong Court House was demonstrated during last Thursday's…

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Threat Allegations Mentioned in Court

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 3

When a man was being charged with driving under the influence at Wollongong police station recently, he told Sergt. Robertson, "If I had a gun I would…

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Court to Inspect New A.I. & S. Mill

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 6

The Full Bench of the State Industrial Commission will inspect the hot-roughing and plate finishing sections of the…

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Bookmakers' Ring Alleged 2 Police Officials Accused on Hearsay Evidence

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 7

WELLINGTON, (N.Z.) Wed.—Existence of a bookmakers ring, allegedly to pay two police officers, including the Present Police Commissioner, E. H. Compton £50 every six months as protection against prosecution was referred to in…

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"Police Wouldn't Act" When Man Thrown Into Water Court Told

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 November 1954 · page 8

SYDNEY, Fri.— Police had refused to act when the headmaster of Bundeena School was thrown into deep water at Cronulla wharf on October 22, a…

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