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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1911

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Police Court. (Before the P.m.) Monday, January 9, 1911

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 2

R. Findley, charged with being drunk and disorderly, was fined 20s and costs. W. Bloomfield for drunkenness, was…

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Hobble Skirts in Court

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 2

The much derided hobble skirt was an object of great interest it the Paddington Police Court yesterday. This awesome garment concerned most…

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Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 2

At the Police Court yesterday Michael Courtney proceeded against Charles York on a charge of alleged false pretence by means of which the…

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Assault

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 11

In the Wollongong Court on Thursday, George Phillips, Henry Purcell and John Aitken were charged with assaulting. George Cavill, a miner…

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Warden's Court. Friday, January 20. Before the Warden

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 2

The Application of the Balgownie Colliery Ltd. for lease of lands for a railway line for carriage of company's coal was again opened on…

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Kiama Police Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 25 January 1911 · page 2

Tuesday, Jan. 24, before the P.M. and Messrs T. Love and F. T. South, J's.P. Isabella Bryen, a girl of 18 years of age, was charged with hazing no…

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Police Court. (Before the P.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 31 January 1911 · page 2

William Lynch was fined 20s and 6s costs at the court yesterday for drunk and disorderly. Thomas Harty, drunk and…

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Police Court. FEBRUARY 6

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 2

(Before the P.M. and Dr. Wade, J.P.) David Drow was fined 20s and costs for profane language. Inspector of nuisances v W. J…

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Happy in Gaol. Curious Prison Systems

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 6

Cettinje, the capital of Montenegro, posseses the most remarkable prison system in the world. The goal presents little to indicate that it is a place of…

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Warden's Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 5

The Warden gave his decision on Monday last in re the application of the Balgownie Colliery, Ltd., for leases for mining purposes for a tramway…

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Assault Case

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 2

Henry Purcell and John Aitken were charged with having, on the 7th of January, assaulted George Tavill, and did beat and otherwise assault the…

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Police Court. FEBRUARY 13. (Before the P.M

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 2

James Smillie was fined 2s 6d for drunkenness, and 10s and costs for indecent language. Sydney Ross, for drunkenness, was…

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Assault on a Policeman. Constable Gibbins Laid Out with a Brick

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 4

On Wednesday evening Constable Gibbons, of Bulli, responded to a telephone call to the Bulli Family Hotel, where two local young men, under…

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Police Court. Monday, Feb 20. (Before the P.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 February 1911 · page 2

A first offender was lined 5s and costs for taking matches into the Mt. Pleasant-coal mine. Fines of 5s were imposed for two…

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Rural Workers' Union. All Farmers Affected Court Cases in Preparation. What the Men Ask For

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 February 1911 · page 3

As the dairy farmers of Illawarra are vitally interested in the formation of the Rural Workers' Union, arrangements are now being made for a…

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Rural Workers' Union. All Farmers Affected. Court Cases in Preparation. What the Men Ask For

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 22 February 1911 · page 2

As the dairy farmers of Illawarra are vitally interested in the formation of the Rural Workers' Union, arrangements are now being made for a monster meeting of…

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Assault on Coast. Gibbons

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 February 1911 · page 4

In connection with the alleged as sault on Constable Gibbons at Bulli on the 15th inst., Edwin Love and Leonard Woods were again before the…

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Warden's Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 February 1911 · page 4

At the Warden's Court on yesterday the Mt. Kembla Coal and Oil Co. applied for a lease of certain lands for the purpose of constructing a…

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Stipendiary Magistrate for Wollongong

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 2

The Minister for Justice has decided to extend to the Wollongong district the provisions of the Justices Act, relating to…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, Feb. 28, Before the P.M.

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 4 March 1911 · page 2

F. P. Condon and J. Russell were proceeded against by the Government Dairy Inspector (Mr. Blomfield) for having unclean premises. The former was fined £1…

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