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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1908

142 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 8

Local Option Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 March 1908 · page 2

A Special Local Option Court was held on Wednesday last before His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge, Lieut-col. Chisholm, and Captain Antik…

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Testing Local Option. Court Not to Sit in Allowrie Electorate

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 7 March 1908 · page 2

As mentioned in our last issue, Mr. Stephen Major, of Kiama (owner of the Jamberoo Arms Hotel), made application to the Full Court to have made absolute the…

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Police Court. Monday, March 9. (Before Lieut.-Col. Chisholm and H. Collings, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 10 March 1908 · page 4

Mary Jackson, drunkenness, failed to appear, and bail money, amounting to ten shillings was ordered to be estreated…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, March 10, before the P.M.

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 2

Reuben Richardson was charged by the police with the larceny of a fowl (on Feb. 2), the property of James O'Toole, valued a 10s. It will be remembered that evidence…

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Wollongong Local Option Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 2

The special court consisting of Judge Fitzhardinge, Colonel Chisholm, P.M., and Mr. Antill, P.M., resumed its sittings at the Courthouse…

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Police Court. MARCH 16. (Before the P.M. and Mr. H. Collings, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 17 March 1908 · page 2

David Holbrow pleaded guilty to a charge of driving through Crown-st., Wollongong, so furiously as to en-danger the safety of Barbara…

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Special Local Option Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 March 1908 · page 2

The Court sat again yesterday, when evidence was taken as to the public requirements of the following hotels:—Royal Hotel, Wollongong;…

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Local Option Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 21 March 1908 · page 13

The Court resumed sitting in Wollongong on Thursday. His Honor, Judge Fitzhardinge (chairman), Lieut Col. Chisholm, P.M., and Mr. R. H…

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Police Court. MARCH 23. (Before the P.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 24 March 1908 · page 2

George David Killion was fined 20s or fourteen days for indecent language. Francis Horton for riotous behavior…

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Police Court. MARCH 26. (Before the P.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 2

Leslie Leslie, Henry A. Norton, and Robert Findley we fined 20s each for drunkenness. Ellen Leslie, Maria Killion, William Cunningham, Robert…

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Small Debts Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 27 March 1908 · page 3

Doyle Bros, v David Flowitt, goods sold and delivered, £1 7s 1d.—Verdict for amount. Farmers and Settlers' Co. v W. Gow, goods sold and…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 April 1908 · page 5

Gertrude Crowley was sent to gaol for one month for having insufficient lawful means of support. Edmond Simons, charged with…

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Police Court. Monday, April 6. (Before the P.M. and Mr. H. Collings, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 April 1908 · page 2

Norman Murray was remanded until Thursday next on a charge of having stolen a chamois leather bag containing cash to the value of about…

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The Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Saturday 11 April 1908 · page 14

In the Wollongong Court, on Thursday, two boys from Fairy Meadow were fined in small amounts for indecent language. W. H. Keam…

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Police Court. Saturday, April 18. (Before the P.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 2

John Rimmer was fined 10s for drunmenness, and 10s for indecent language. APRIL 20…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, April 28, before Lieut-Colonel Chisholm, P.M.

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 2

John Henderson, on remand from the previous day, was charged with fraudulently appropriating to his own use the sum of £4, the property of Robert Carson, to which he…

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Coin Factory in Gaol. Prisoner and Warder in League

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 May 1908 · page 6

Extraordinary proceedings in the gaol at Rendsburg, an important town in Schleswig-Holstein, have just come to light, mainly owing to the…

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Corrimal Mine Trouble. Police Court Proceedings

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 May 1908 · page 2

As a result of the recent strike, at Corrimal mine, police court proceedings were instituted against 147 miners on Thursday for that they did on…

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Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 May 1908 · page 3

At the Police Court on Saturday the cases of the Corrimal miners who were charged with absenting themselves from duty on 23rd April, and…

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Kiama Police Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 13 May 1908 · page 2

Ar the above Court yesterday, before the P.M., Louisa. Morrisoy sued David F. Bailey, of Gerringong, for the detention of property belonging to her namey a spring…

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