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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1913

139 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 7

Police Court. MONDAY. (Before Mr. Fletcher, D.S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 1

Lawrence Darcey pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, and was fined 5s, in default 24 hours imprisonment. James Collins pleaded guilty to…

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Police Court. THURSDAY. (Before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, D.S.M. Corrimal Boys

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 2

Robert Joseph Morgan, aged 18 years, pleaded guilty to riotous behaviour at Corrimal on December 16. Constable Wilmott stated that…

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Court Social Items

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 20

A pretty little story reaches eo from Moscow (says the "Bystander") The Tsar was one day sitting talking to M. Kokovtseff, the Prime Minister, when…

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Police Court. MONDAY. (Before Mr. Wilkinson, D.S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 2

Robert Selkirk pleaded guilty to being drunk on the Main South Coast Road. Corrimal, on the 4th inst and also with using "language."…

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Alleged Stealing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 13

Richard Morgan (21), was charged that he did on the 1st January, steal from James Veroker, of Corrimal, one saddle and bridle. Mr. J…

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Horrible Murder

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 6

Two burglars visited the house of a man named Arthur Trotter, at Fitzroy, Victoria, on Tuesday morning, and demanded some money which…

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Police Court a Good List From Port Kembla

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 13

At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Wilkinson, D.S.M., the following cases were heard:—A. Dick pleaded guilty to being…

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Police Court. THURSDAY.—(Before Mr. Wilkinson, D.S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 2

Stuart Franklin pleaded guilty to having used indecent language at Unanderra and was fined 10s and 6s costs, in default 7 days' imprisonment…

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Industrial Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 2
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

Mr. A, Elliott presided over the Industrial Court at the local Court House this morning for the purposes of hearing charges of breaches of the…

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Police Court. MONDAY. (Before Mr. Wilkinson, D.S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 14 January 1913 · page 2

Arthur Chandler and Arthur Cass were each fined 20s and 6s costs, in default 7 days' for refusung to pay their railway fares between Sydney…

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Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 2

At the Police Court on Monday before Mr. Wilkinson, an elderly man named Lawrence Tower was ordered to pay £4 or two months' for…

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Industrial Court. TUESDAY. (Before Mr. A, Elliott, Industrial Magistrate.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 4

Arthur Ali pleaded guilty to two breaches of the Coachmaking (road) Award, and was ordered to pay a penalty of 30s in each case and Court…

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Industrial Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 16

Mr. A. E. Elliot, Industrial Magistrate, held a Court in Wollongong on Tuesday, Mr. F. A. Dunleavy, inspector, prosecuring. The cates were…

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Street Loitering. Socialists Again Before the Court. Sentence of Fourteen Days

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 January 1913 · page 2

Henry L. Denford pleaded not guilty at the Police Court yesterday to a charge of loitering in Church street on December 21st. Evidence was given…

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Flower Stealing. From Market Square

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 2

At the Council meeting on Friday night, Ald. Collings drew attention to the wholesale stealing and destruction of flowers at Market Square. Ald…

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Police Court. THURSDAY.—(Before Mr. Wilkinson, D.S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 28 January 1913 · page 2

Griffiths Edwards pleaded guilty to two charges of drunkenness at Port Kembla on December 26th and 27th. He pleaded in extenuation that he was…

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District Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 11

The District Court opened on Thursday, before his Honor, Judge Fitzhardinge. Russell and, Son, Elias Simons and…

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District Court. THURSDAY. (Before His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 January 1913 · page 2

Marcus Clark and Co. v. Crawford. Case struck cut. Russell & Son, E. Simon, and North Illawarra Council v. A. G. Bodimeade…

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Police Court. MONDAY. (Before Mr. Wilkinson, D.S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1913 · page 2

Arthur Wilson and John Bradly were each fined 2s 6d for drunkenness. William Roxborough pleased guilty to drunkenness at Part Kembla, and…

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