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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1911

133 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 4 of 7

Municipal Appeal Court

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1911 · page 2

On Monday the annual Appeal Court of the Wollongong municipality was opened at the Court House before Mr. Elliott, S.M. The list contained…

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Hotel for Port Kembla. Special Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. A. Elliott, J. S. Kirton, and Dr. Wade.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 16 May 1911 · page 2

The adjourned applications of Charles M'Caffirey and R. C. Smith for a hotel license at Port Kembla, which was postponed a fortnight ago, came…

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Alleged Assault and Robbery

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 4

William Stephens, alias Lindsay, appeared before the Bulli Police Court on Tuesday on a charge of assaulting and robbing William Bernard…

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Police Court. (Before Mr. A. Elliott, S.m.) Threatening Words

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 5

John T. Burrell proceeded against William Ludbrook for using threatening words. Mr. J. W. Russell appeared for…

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Hotel for Port Kembla. Special Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. A. Elliott, J. S. Kirton, and Dr. Wade.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 4

The adjourned applications of Charles M'Caffrey and R. C. Smith for a hotel license at Port Kembla, which was postponed a fortnight ago, came…

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Kiama Police Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 24 May 1911 · page 2

Henry Ettingshausen was charged by G. A. Riley with allowing his horse to stray on the streets on the night of Wednesday, the 10th May. There was…

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Appeal Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 24 May 1911 · page 2

THE Court for the hearing of appeals against the assessments of the Kiama Municipal Council was called at the Kiama Courthouse yesterday forenoon…

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Police Court. (Before the S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 4

Samuel Austin, drunk in Keira-street, fined 10s. of four days. James Phillip, drunk, fined 2s 6d. or six hours in the lockup…

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Bulli-wooncna. Police Court. Wednesday. (Before Mr. Elliott, S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 5

Stanley Bates v Samuel Crawford, unlawful, assault, Fined 5s, 8s costs, witnesses expenses 14s, in default 7 days hard labor in Wollongong gaol…

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A Breeze in Court

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 30 May 1911 · page 2

After Mr. Elliott, S.M., had given his verdict in the Mount Kembla case on Thursday, he said he condemned the statement contained in the…

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Sentenced to Death

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 June 1911 · page 4

In the Sydney Criminal Court on Wednesday, before Mr. Justice Pring and a jury, John William Fuller, a miner, was charged with having…

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Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 4

At the Clifton Police Court hold on Wednesday, before Mr. Elliott, S.M., the following cases were heard:—Chas. James was fined 5s and 6s costs, or…

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Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 4

At the Police Court on Monday, before Mr. A. Elliott, S.M., an elderly man named Peter Mack was charged with being the bailee of one pair of…

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Burglary at Woonona

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 4

On Saturday night last the Woonona Bowling Club's room was broken into, and a large quantity of spirits stolen. An entrance was made by…

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Mt. Kembla Miners. Decide to Go to Gaol. Stay of Proceedings Granted

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 June 1911 · page 4

During the past few weeks ten minors employed at the Mt. Kembla Colliery have been convicted at the Police Court for absenting themselves…

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Bulli Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 13 June 1911 · page 3

On Tuesday, before Mr. Elliott, S.M., William Lindsay was charged that he did, on May 12th, assault William Bernard Nash, and rob him of…

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Small Debts Court

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 13 June 1911 · page 2

At the Small Debts Court on Thursday, before Mr. Elliott, S.M., Jacob Glass, of Bulli, sued Martha Mobbs for £7 17s 7d, cost of goods supplied…

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WEDNESDAY. The Court resumed on Wednesday morning. Alleged Assault and Robbery

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 June 1911 · page 4

A young man named William Lindsay was charged with assaulting and robbing William Bernard Nash of 2s at Bulli on the 12th of May last. He…

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Police Court. MONDAY. (Before the S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 20 June 1911 · page 2

Albert Burns and Albert Day pleaded guilty to being drunk in Crown-street on the 18th inst. Sergt. Noble said the defendants were drunk and…

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Special Licensing Court. MONDAY. (Before Mr. A. Elliott, S.M., Mr. Kirton and Dr. Wade [?]s.L.B.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 20 June 1911 · page 2

Renewals of the following licenses were granted and the sum quoted being the annual licensing f[?]:—Thomas Ball, Royal Hotel, Woonona…

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