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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1916

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Wollongong Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 September 1916 · page 4

James Bridges against Robert Alger, junr., Mr. Lysaght for complainant. The claim was for £7 3s 11d. Defendant did not appear. A defence had been filed,…

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Revision Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 9 September 1916 · page 2

A Court to [?] the electoral list for Allowrie was held in Kiama on Thursday last, before Mr. A. O. Edwards, P.M. A large number of names…

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Kiama Police Court. Thursday, September 7th, before Mr. A. U. Edwards, P.M.

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 9 September 1916 · page 2

Edward Hardwick, who was arrested on the 4th September at Jamberoo, on a charge of stealing a shirt and stud valued at 4/1, the property of…

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Police Court. SATURDAY. (Before Mr. O. A. Edwards, S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 September 1916 · page 2

Oscar Flint pleaded guilty to having used indecent language at Port Kembla, and was ordered to pay a fine of 30s, in default 14 days'…

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Licensing Court

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 12 September 1916 · page 2

The hearing of the applications for a hotel license at Coledale was continued on Friday. Evidence in favour of the…

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Police Court. TUESDAY. (Before Mr. O. A. Edwards, S.m.) "Drunks."

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 September 1916 · page 6

John Anderson, drunkenness at Port Kembla, was ordered to pay a fine of 5s. and 6s. costs, in default four days…

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Wollongong Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 September 1916 · page 5

In the Wollongong Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Edwards, S.M., the following cases were heard:— John Anderson, drunkenness at Port…

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Participating in a Strike. Corrimal Wheelers Before the Court

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 19 September 1916 · page 2

His Honor, Judge Edmunds presided at the Industrial Court on Saturday, when eleven wheelers of Corrimal-Balgownie were charged with…

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Kiama Police Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Wednesday 20 September 1916 · page 2

On Monday morning before Mr. Leonard Gabriel J.P., William Foat alas Foy was charged with illegally using a horse the property of J. T. Price,…

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Assault and Robbery

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 September 1916 · page 18

Francis Schumack pleaded not guilty to a charge of assaulting and robbing Robert Gladson on August 26th, between Scarborough and Clifton. There was a…

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Alleged Assault and Robbery

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 September 1916 · page 4

Francis Shumack was charged with assaulting Robert Gladson, at Scarborough on August 26th and robbing him of 16s…

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Wheelers in Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 September 1916 · page 15

An Industrial Court was held in Wollongong on Saturday Judge Edmunds presiding for the hearing of charges of participating in a strike at Corrimal…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 September 1916 · page 2

W. Bennett v. Sarah Barnes, claim for slander, £100. Mr. Lysaght for plaintiff Mr Maxwell, instructed by Messrs. Russell…

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The Eight Hours Case in the Federal Arbitration Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 September 1916 · page 20

In the course of proceedings before his Honor Justice Higgins, in the Court in Melbourne in the matter of the claims of the A.C. and S. Miners' Federation for…

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Industrial Court. MONDAY. (Before His Honor, Mr. Justice Edmunds.)

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 26 September 1916 · page 2

The Corrimal strike cases were again before the Court when the following were charged with taking part in a strike: — Joseph Moroney, Jeffrey…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 September 1916 · page 6

A cadet was ordered to the Detention Camp at Middle Head for 20 days for having failed to attend compulsory drills. The area officer…

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Wollongong Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 29 September 1916 · page 19

Thomas Pearce, indecent behaviour, fined 20s, 6s costs. For neglecting to send children to school fines were inflicted as follows:…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Tuesday 3 October 1916 · page 2

William Nankervis, a soldier from Kiama Camp, was fined 30s, or 21 days for using indecent language in Crown-street…

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Wollongong Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 8

Thomas Jenkins, loitering in Crown-street, was fined 10/, costs 5/, or seven days. Michael Sullivan and Augustus Scott,…

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Kiama Police Court. Thursday, 5th October, before Mr. A. O. Edwards, P.M.

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 7 October 1916 · page 2

Walter Bush, licensee of the Grand Hotel, was charged under the Pure Foods Act with soiling an article of food (whisky) which was adulterated…

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