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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1914

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

Police Court TUESDAY, (Before Mr. A. Alliott, S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 3 March 1914 · page 2

David King pleaded guilty to using insulting words to Kenneth Malcolm Powell, at the Wollongong Railway Station. The complainant said he…

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Police Court FRIDAY. (Before Mr. A. Elliott, S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 March 1914 · page 2

E. Edwards, licensee of the Brownsville Hotel, pleaded guilty to allowing persons on his licensed premises during prohibited hours…

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Police Court TUESDAY. (Before Mr. A. Elliott, S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 10 March 1914 · page 2

A Frenchman named George Lacout, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Corrimal-street, and also with using indecent language at…

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Police Court TUESDAY. (Before Mr. A. Elliott, S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 2

John Bourse, a shot firer in Corrimal Colliery, pleaded guilty to not watering the place prior to firing a shot. Mr. Cox appeared for the…

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Industrial Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 20 March 1914 · page 2

The Chief Industrial Magistrate (Mr. Addison) presided over the Industrial Court on Thursday at the local Court House…

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The Police Force

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 2

Great credit is due to Inspector Anderson and his men for the work done last night. In the lace of the heavy rain, they went through the…

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Police Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 13

In the police court this morning John Brown, drunkenness, was fined five, shillings or forty-eight hours. Arthur B. Phillips, leaving a train…

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Kiama Police Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 2

At the Kiama Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Fletcher, P. M., W. Grundy was charged with having kept his billiard room open after hours on the…

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Police Court. TUESDAY. (Before Mr. A. Elliott)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1914 · page 2

Captain Leight, of the Salvation Army, pleaded guilty to allowing his horse to stray on the streets, and was fined 5s, and 3s costs…

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Police Court TUESDAY, 24th March. (Before Mr. A. Elliott. S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 31 March 1914 · page 1

Victor Peterson pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness and was fined 5s and 6s costs, in default 3 days. Andrew B. Nye pleaded guilty to a…

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Alleged Pig Stealing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 5

In the Wollongong Police Court, on Tuesday, Thomas Williamson and William Lowe were charged with in company stealing two pigs, the…

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Police Court. TUESDAY. (Before Mr. A. Elliott)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 April 1914 · page 2

Thomas Williamson and William Low were charged with stealing two pigs the property of Mr. Eagles. Mr. Lysaght appeared for the…

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Police Court. TUESDAY. (Before Mr. A. Elliott, S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 2

Joseph Thompson pleaded guilty to having used obscene language on the Main South Coast Road, Corrimal, and was fined 10s, and 6s costs…

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Police Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 13

In the Wollongong Court this morning the cases were—Joseph Braham and William O'Brien, drunkenness, fined each 2s 6d or 24 hours. William…

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Police Court. TUESDAY, (Before Mr. A. Elliott, S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 April 1914 · page 2

Andrew Martin, for drunkenness at Balgownie, was fined 2s 6d…

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Women As Police

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 April 1914 · page 6

Chicago is greatly satisfied with its experiment with the police women, ten of whom were appointed last August to assist in reforming the morals and…

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Kiama Police Court. Monday, April 27, before Messrs. T. Love and C. W. Craig, Js. P.

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 29 April 1914 · page 2

T. Bell pleaded guilty to a charge entered by the police and was fined 10s, 6s court costs, in default seven days. Fine paid…

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Licensing Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 1 May 1914 · page 9

The Quarterly Court was held on Tuesday. The chairman (Mr. Elliott, S.M.), Mr. J. Kirton, and Dr. Wade were on the Bench…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday. (Before Messrs. A. Elliott, J. S. Kirton, and Dr. Wade, Ms.L.B.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 May 1914 · page 4

The inspector's quarterly report was presented to the Bench. The Chairman and Dr. Wade pointed out the necessity for new hotel premises at…

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Police Court TUESDAY. (Before Mr. John Saunders, C.P.S.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 5 May 1914 · page 2

Robert Anderson, for being found drunk in Crown-street, yesterday, was fined 10s or three days in Wollongong gaol. On a further charge of…

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