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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1908

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Police Court. (Before the P.M., Messrs. H. Collings, and W. II. Rees, Js.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 January 1908 · page 2

Emily Alice Pollock was charged with stealing seven sovereigns, one post office bank book, one white shirt,…

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The Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 4 January 1908 · page 11

Emily Alice Pollock was charged with the larceny of seven sovereigns and other articles at Balgownie, on December 17th, the property of…

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Police Court. JANUARY 6. (Before Messrs. Porter, Doyle, and Hitchcock, Js.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 2

William Rogers was charged with having at Mount Kembla, on the 26th December, stolen, by finding, one purse containing a sum of money,…

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Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 14 January 1908 · page 2

At the Police Court on Friday last, before Messrs. J. Kirby and W. G. Cameron, Js.P., John Bourke was fined 10s for unlawfully assaulting…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, 14th Jan., before the P.M.

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 2

Edward Mulligan, charged with neglecting to comply with a previous order of the Court to pay 15s per week for the maintainance of his three children, since…

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Licensing Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 15 January 1908 · page 2

Before the P.M. and Mr. C. W. Craig, J.P. The Licensing Inspector for the Kiama Police District (Senior-Sergsant -Peterswald) submitted his quarterly report, which stated…

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Police Court. JANUARY 28. (Before Messrs. W. H. Rees and Henry Collings, Js.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 January 1908 · page 2

David Punton was charged with unlawfully assaulting Constable Pickering at Mount Kombla, while in the execution of his duty. Accused…

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Police Court. FEBRUARY 3. (Before the P.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 2

John Richardson and Herbert Brindley were each fined ten shillings for drunkenness. Frederick Makin and Arthur G…

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Additional Police

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 2

Mr. J. B. Nicholson, M.L.A., has been informed by the Inspector-General of Police that consent has been given to the appointment of an…

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District Court

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 2

Appeals against shire valuations for amounts over £10,000 will be heard by His Honor Judge Fitzbardinge at Wollongong on February 27th, 1908…

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Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 2

At the Police Court on Monday, before Lieut.-Col. Chisholm, P.M., and Henry Collings, J.P., John Tratt was fined 5s, costs of court, 3s 6d, and…

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Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 2

At the Police Court on Tuesday before the P.M., Thomas Cave was charged with having stolen the sum of £3 5, the property of William…

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Police Court. Friday, Febrary 14. (Before Mr. F. Bevan, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 18 February 1908 · page 2

John Burke was fined ten shillings for drunkenness, and for stealing a tin of tobacco was fined ten shillings…

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Kiama Police Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 19 February 1908 · page 2

Reuben Richardson was charged with haring in his possession, the feathers, entrails, bones and head of a fowl, reasonably suspected of being stolen…

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Police Court. FEBRUARY 20. (Before the P.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 February 1908 · page 2

Stephen Durnell sen., and Stephen Durnell jun., were charged with having stolen a number of articles of the value of £1 10s, the property of…

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Police Court. FEBRUARY 24. (Before the P.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 25 February 1908 · page 2

A number of persons were fined 5s and costs for permitting horses and cattle to stray on the streets of the borough…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, 25th February, before Mr. M. N. Hindmarsh, J.P.

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 26 February 1908 · page 3

Mrs. Annie Nelson, of Collins street Kiama charged Mrs. Agusta Easey, also of collins street, with using insulting language towards her on the might of…

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Court Sidelights

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 2

When the jury had retired to consider their verdict in the bigamy case at the Sessions on Wednesday, the Crown Prosecutor asked accused which…

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Appeal Court. Thursday, Feb. 27. Before His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 February 1908 · page 2

South Chiton Coalmining Co., Ltd., appealed against the assessment of the Bulli Shire Council for rates. Mr. H. Cox appeared for the…

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Police Court. MARCH 2. (Before the P.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 3 March 1908 · page 2

John Thomas, Joseph Sutton, John Bright, Peter Johnson, and Arthur Smith were fined ten shillings each and costs for drunkenness…

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