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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1915

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

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 5 October 1915 · page 2

William Vincent Gallagher and Albert Ernest Pearce were fined 20s or seven days for behaving in a riotons wanner on the Main South Coast Road…

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Police-Court. Friday, October 1st. (Before Mr. A. Elliott, S.m.) Miners' Lodge Matter

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 5 October 1915 · page 4

James Williams, of Kembla Heights, was charged that between the 18th day of July, 1911, and 29th day of July, 1915, he did fraudulently omit…

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Wollongong Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 October 1915 · page 19

William Vincent Gallagher, pleaded guilty to a charge of riotous behaviour; Constable Gill deposed that defendant had assulted Charles Bode in the…

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Chief Industrial Magistrates Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 October 1915 · page 4

Samuel Henry DavieS pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to exhibit a copy of the Award. Inspector Waugh stated that only…

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Stealing Whisky

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 October 1915 · page 2

Joseph Coleman, who appeared in the dock with one of his eyes "well filled," was charged with stealing a bottle of whisky from the Great East…

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Assault in Company

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 October 1915 · page 2

George Cunningham, Thomas Clarke and George Jacobsen, were charged with, in company, unlawfully assaulting William Baxter at Port…

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Port Kembla Assault Case

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 October 1915 · page 2

George Cunningham pleaded not guilty to unlawfully assaulting Alfred Alto, at Port Kembla on October 5th. Mr. Lysaght appeared for the…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 October 1915 · page 2

Henry Bagnall was fined 5s or 21 hours for drunkenness at Port Kembla. Edward Marrifield pleaded guilty to…

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Assault

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 18

George Cunningham pleaded not guilty to a charge of assaulting Alfred Aito. Mr. Lysaght for the prosecutor…

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Police Court. TUESDAY. (Before Mr. A. Elliott, S.m.) Port Kembla Assault Case

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 3

Mr. Abigail asked that Cunningham be allowed time in which to pay the line and costs imposed upon him for assaulting Alfred Ailo. He pointed…

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Alleged Assault in Company

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 3

George Cunningham, Thomas Clarke and George Jacobsen, were charged with, in company, unlawfully assaulting William Baxier at Port…

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A Court Episode

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 6

At the Wollongong Police Court on Tuesday Mr. Lysaght asked a witness a question. Mr. Abigail: He knows nothing…

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Wollongong Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 October 1915 · page 18

John! Douglas, riotous behavior the hotel, Port Kembla, fined ten shillings, costs 6s. or three days. Henry Bagnall, drunkenness, at Pt…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 October 1915 · page 2

Cunnungham Donnan pleaded guilty to having used "language" at Balgownie and was fined 10s and 6s costs in default 14 days…

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Police Court. TUESDAY. (Before Mr. Elliott, S.m.) a Mount Kembla Case

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 October 1915 · page 1

James Williams, of Kembla Heights, was charged that between the 18th day of July, 1914, and 29th day of July, 1915, he did fraudulently omit…

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Warden's Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 October 1915 · page 7
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

At the Warden's Court Wollongong in morning an application from [?] William Buck, for suspension of the labour conditions on M.L.331,…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 26 October 1915 · page 5

George O'Brien pleaded guilty to assaulting William Jones. Mr. Rossell, who appealed for defendant, stated that both complainant and…

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Licensing Court. TUESDAY. (Before Messrs A. Elliott, S.M., J. S. Kirton, and J. A. Mayo.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 26 October 1915 · page 2

Frederick G. Makin applied for a conditional publicans license for premises situate at the corner of Corrimal and Crown-streets, and to be…

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Wollongong Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 29 October 1915 · page 6

In the Court on Tuesday George O'Brien pleaded guilty to a charge of assaulting William Jones. Mr. Russell for defendant, stated that…

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