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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1914

153 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 4 of 8

Theft of Miners' Picks

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 5 June 1914 · page 11

In the Scarborough Police Court, on Wednesday, the hearing of the charge preferred against William Bradley, of larceny of picks, at North Bulli…

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Municipal Appeal Court. Lower Crown Street Values Reduced

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 June 1914 · page 2

The Court for hearing appeals against the rating of the Wollongong Council was held at tho Court House on Tuesday, before Mr. Gales, D.S.M…

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Appeal Court. Friday, May 29, before Mr. T. B. Clegg, P.M. Jamberoo Appeals

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1914 · page 2

T. and C. Wiley appealed against 125 acres at Saddleback being valued at £1290 unimproved, They considered it should be reduced to £1000, as it…

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Police Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 12 June 1914 · page 9

In the Wollongong Police Court on Tuesday Richard Morgan, a lad, for riotous behavior at Corrimal, was fined £2; the offence consisted…

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Police Court. TUESDAY. (Before Mr. Gates, D.S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 June 1914 · page 5

Richard Joseph Morgan pleaded guilty to behaving in a riotous manner on the Main South Coast Road, Corrimal…

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Farmers at Court. Marshall Mount Case

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 June 1914 · page 9

At the Dapto Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. A. Gates, D.S.M., the adjourned assault cases of Felix Pearson against Frederick Timbs and…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 16 June 1914 · page 2

A young girl named Maud O'Loary, aged 19 years, appeared before the local Court this morning on a charge of having no lawful visible means of…

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Assault With Intent

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 19 June 1914 · page 19

In the Newcastle Count last week William Hughes, 32, miner, on remand from Wollongong, from June 5, was changed by warrant, that,…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 June 1914 · page 5

Andrew James Dettmer was charged with drunkenness, and also to being found in the bar of the Commercial Hotel, whilst a prohibition order…

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Police Court. FRIDAY. (Before Mr. Gates, D.s.m.) Cadet Cases

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 June 1914 · page 7

George Benjamin Ward, for failing to return to the custody of the area officer when ordered to do so, was ordered to serve seven days in the…

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Special Licensing Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 26 June 1914 · page 17

A licensing Court for renewals was held in Wollongong on Tuesday. Mary Bode, Victoria Hotel, was granted at previous assessment…

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Lic[?]nsing Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 June 1914 · page 9

A, special Licensing Court was held on Tuesday before Messrs A. Gates, J. S. Kirton, and Dr. T. F. Wade. Inspector Anderson, licensing…

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District Court. W. D. BOLES v. JUSTIN McSWEENEY

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 27 June 1914 · page 2

This was a claim on three counts for damages, agistment and other things. The amounts on the 1st and 3rd counts were paid into court by…

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Colliery Employees in Court

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 30 June 1914 · page 2

Before Judge Edmunds in the Industrial Court, Newcastle on Friday morning forty-nine colliery youths, employed chiefly as clippers at…

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Kiama Police Court. Before the P.M.

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 1 July 1914 · page 2

At the Police Court on Friday, Jeremiah Hanrahan pleaded not guilty to a charge of riotous behaviour at Gerringong, but after hearing evidence…

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Police Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 13

In the local Court this morning, before Mr. Gates, D.S.M., Thomas Langham, of Smith-street, Wollongong, was charged with assaulting…

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The Police

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 4

Much muttering is going on in Sydney about the police. A Commission is talked about to enquire into something, but exactly what should be…

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Cadets before the Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 July 1914 · page 4

Several Cadets appeared before Mr. Gates, D.S.M., at the Police Court on Tuesday. Charles Thomas Beattie, for failing to attend compulsory drills…

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Police Court. TUESDAY. (Before Mr. Af Gates, D.S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 7 July 1914 · page 2

Three "drunks" were fined 1s and 6s costs. Charles [?] riotous behavior, was fined 10s and 6s costs…

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Undermining Police Discipline

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 3

"I view the holding of a meeting by certain policemen, and the decision to go on with the collection of funds—in spite of the fact that the Inspector…

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