Education Men Charged with "Discraceful" Conduct
SYDNEY, Mon.—Two Department of Education officers, suspended after the Vitnell inquiry, today…
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Youth (16) on Murder Charge
BRISBANE, Mon.—A 16-year-old youth was remanded for eight days without bail in Monto…
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A street fight in Crown St., near the Showground, on Friday night resulted in the two contestants…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →65 Men Before Court On Gaming Charges
Sixty-five men were fined in the Wollongong Court yesterday following Saturday's raids on gambling schools at Wollongong and Port Kembla. The keeper of the Wollongong gambling school was fined £50 and then warned if he appeared…
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SYDNEY, Tues.—The brutal murder of 21-year-old Shirley Butler, whose battered and strangled body was found in a vacant allotment a short distance from her home at Waverton on Christmas Day, 1952, remains a msytery following the…
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SYDNEY, Tues.—The Premier (Mr. Cahill) has received a report from the Police Commissioner (Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Doubt About Police Horses
A decision by the Greater Wollongong City Council now makes it doubtful whether police horses will…
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A visitor to Wollongong on Friday was the Commissioner of Police for New South Wales, Mr. C. J. Delaney…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police To Probe Bribe Allegations
SYDNEY, Wed.—The Premier (Mr. Cahill) will ask police to investigate allegations of bribery in…
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SYDNEY, Wed.—State Cabinet Ministers will meet on Friday to discuss allegations of police corruption. The Premier (Mr. Cahill)…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Over Four Hundred Police To Control Royal Visit Traffic And Crowds
A total of 410 police will be utilised in Greater Wollongong to control crowds and traffic when the Queen visits the district on February 11. This has been stated by the Officer-in-charge of No…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Inquiry Into Police Unlikely
SYDNEY, Thurs.—State Cabinet is unlikely to appoint a Royal Commission or any inquiry into the New South Police Cabinet will meet at 10.30…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Labourer Allowed to Leave Court
A labourer recently came to the Wollongong police and stated he had insufficient means of support…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Rose, Hartwig Win Brilliantly Despite Greasy Court
SYDNEY, Fri.—Mervyn Rose and Rex Hartwig added to their impressive doubles record with a brilliant three set victory in the Australian doubles final on…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Commissioner's Report Says: No Justification For Probe Into Police Force
SYDNEY, Fri.—The New South Wales Commissioner of Police (Mr. C. J. Delanye) has reported to the Premier (Mr. Cahill) there is no justification for an investigation either by Royal Commission or any other means into the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Opening of Night Courts Was Local Tennis History Local History Was Made in the Gerringong District on Friday Last Week, When the First Tennis Court to Be Available for Night Play Was Officially Opened
The court, which has been established by the local Sub-branch of the R.S.L. was constructed by coluntary…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Remanded on Theft Charge
When one of two defendants charged jointly with stealing failed to appear at the Wollongong Court on Thursday, the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Remanded on Charges of Stealing Motor Lorry
At the Bulli Court on Friday three men were remanded on charges of stealing a Ford motor lorry at Bulli on 27th…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Made Up Story to Tell Police
A young apprentice carpenter admitted at the Wollongong Court on Thursday that he had made up a story with his…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →W'gong Police To Assist In Sydney
Forty police from the Wollongong area will travel to Sydney when the Queen arrives in the capital on…
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