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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1903

212 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 5 of 11

Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, 20Th May

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 27 May 1903 · page 2

Before the P.M. INDECENT BEHAVIOUR Atch. Alexander pleaded guilty [?] having in an indecent manner in…

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Bankruptcy Court. Public Examination Concluded. Additional Evidence. This on Approval. the Shillings in the £ Reversed. Bankrupt Says He Was Overcharged. Up to 72 Per Cent Over Value

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 27 May 1903 · page 2

The adjourned hearing of the bankrupt estate of E W. Fieldhouse was held at the local court on Monday before the Registrar…

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Bankruptcy Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1903 · page 2

A Bankruptcy Court was held on Tuesday last before the District Registrar, when the examination of J. W. Clinch (adjourned from the previous court) was continued…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, May 26th; bfore the P.M. Overdue Municipal Rates

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1903 · page 2

The Borough of Kiama sued Stephen Major for £4 15s 6d, amount of overdue water rates for the half year ending December 31st, 1902. Defendant, who…

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Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 30 May 1903 · page 2
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

At the Police Court on Thursday, before the P.M. and Mr. W. H. Ross. Robert M'Intyre, who escaped from custody on Sunday last, was fined 5s and 4s 10d costs,…

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"Front & Back" System. Before the Court Again

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 30 May 1903 · page 2

Before the Arbitration Court on Monday an application was made on behalf of the Southern Colliery Proprietors' Association for such an amendment in the armed…

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Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 3 June 1903 · page 2

At the Police Court on Monday before the P.M., Patrick Abberton (inspector of nuisances for North Illawarra Council) proceeded against Patrick Carroll for a…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, June 2Nd

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 3 June 1903 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. ONSCENE LANGUAGE. John Harley, for using obscene language at Shellharbour, was fined £3,…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday; before the P.M.

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1903 · page 2

For using obscene language in Addision Street, Shellharbor, on the 31st May, John Harley pleaded gulty, and was fined £3, with 4/10 costs of court in default, 2 months…

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Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 2

The case of Inspector of Nuisances of North Illawarra against Patrick Carroll for a repay of sanitary fees which was postponed from Monday till Thursday, again…

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Small Debts Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 11
Also in Illawarra Mercury

On Thursday, the Municipal District of North Illawarra recovered verdicts against George Buchanan and T. Makin for sanitary fees due…

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Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Wednesday 10 June 1903 · page 2

AI the Police Court yesterday before the P.M., Andrew Ferrie, a member of the Bulli company of Artillery, who appeared before the court dressed in uniform, minus…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, June 9

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 10 June 1903 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. R. O. Kendall and L. Gabriel , Js. P. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY The Roach (on summons) pleaded…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, June 9th, before Messrs. R. O. Kendall and L. Gabriel, Js.P

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Friday 12 June 1903 · page 2

THOS. ROACH, an old age pensioner, pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly at Shellharbor, and was fined 5/, with 4/10 costs, in default 24 hours in the Kiama…

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Police Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 13 June 1903 · page 10
Also in Illawarra Mercury

The following cases were dealt with, during the week, at the Wollongong Police Court:—Inspector of Nuisances v. H. Croft, sanitary fees; defendant…

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Bulli Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 13 June 1903 · page 2

At the police court on Wednesday, before the P.M., and Mr. H. T. Hicks, T. Hickey was fined 10s and costs, for drunkenness. A warrant was issued against Percival Smith…

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It Wasn't a Murder

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Saturday 13 June 1903 · page 5

Everybody was hard at work in Newspaper row in camp Wikoff When the sound of an alternation made itself heard near the end of the raw. Those…

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