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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1918

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Wollongong Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 20

William Clarke pleaded guilty to drunkenness and disorder at a coursing sports on Bode's ground on March 23rd. Also to a charge of indecent language…

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Warden's Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 May 1918 · page 2

Thomas Graham applied for a lease of the land known as the Southern Coal Co's line, for mining purposes. The same barristers and solicitors…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 6

Kevin Patrick Bennis was charged with stealing about stealing about £65, the property of the Railway Commissioners. Inspector Walker applied for a…

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Warden's Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 2

At the above Court this morning, the Warden (Mr. Edwards) in delivering his decision in regard to the application of Thomas Graham for a…

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Wollongong Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 14

Three young men, first offenders, were charged with riotous behaviour at the Victoria Hotel on the occasion of a coursing sports. Constable Gill gave…

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Warden's Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 May 1918 · page 6

The, hearing of the application of Thomas Graham for a lease of the land known as the old Southern Coal Co's. line for mining purposes was continued…

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Police & Firemen's Carnival. Cheque for £15,046

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 25 May 1918 · page 2

On Thursday afternoon the Chief Secretary (Mr. Fuller) handed over to the Hospital Saturday Fund Board the proceeds or the recent carnival and…

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Police Court. Kevin Bennis Before the Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 4

At the Wollongong Police Court on Tuesday, Kevin Patrick Bennis, aged 19 years, a railway porter at Wollongong railway station, was…

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Wollongong Police Court. TUESDAY. George Jarman applied for a district auctioneer's license.—Granted. Stealing From the Railway Ticket Office

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 10

Kevan P. Bennis, 19, on remand, appeared in answer to a charge of having stolen the sum of £65. Mr. Lysaght for the defence…

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Police Court. Wednesday. Alleged Robbery. (Continued from Another Page.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 31 May 1918 · page 5

Ethel Freestone, a waitress at the refreshment room, said some one called out "good morning" to her when she was passing the parcels office, on…

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Appeal Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 2

At the Wollongong Municipal Appeal Court this morning the following appeals were disallowed:— R. Dodd (agent for Mrs. Townson)…

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Court [?]Y

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 June 1918 · page 6

[?]s (chairman) and [?]ALS. [?]ition for renewal [?]ns' Hotel…

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Kiama Police Court. Thursday, before the P.M. and Messrs. T. Love and C. W. Craigs, Js. P.

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 8 June 1918 · page 2

T. V. Blomfield, Inspector under the Pure Foods Act, proceeded against George J. Inskip, butcher at Shelharbour on two counts—(1) for not…

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District Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 10

This court was held in Wollongong on Thursday. Judge Fitzhardinge presiding. Valuation Appeal…

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Industrial Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 3

His Honor Judge Edmunds sat at the Wollongong Court on Monday to deal with a matter in dispute at Mount Pleasant Colliery…

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Appeal Court at Dapto

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 June 1918 · page 5

The postponed appeal court for hearing appeals against the assessments of the Central Illawarra Council was held at the Dapto Courthouse on Wednesday…

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Wollongong Court. a Corrimal Assault Case

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 11

In the Wollongong Court this morning the adjourned hearing of the case in which Victor Granholm (a Russian), proceeded against Robert Miller, of…

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Alleged Stealing

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 2

The adjourned case against Samuel Shepherd and Charles Cantrell Wright on a charge of fraudulently converting coal, the property of the treasure of…

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Police Court. Monday. (Before Mr. O. A. Edmunds, S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 1

Reginald Murray pleaded guilty to assaulting Sergt. Toohey in William-street, and was fined £3 or 14 days. For riotous behaviour be was fined…

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Wollongong Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 21 June 1918 · page 19

Frederick Vincent (17), indecent language, was fined 20s, or seven days. Andrew Dettmer consented to a prohibition order against himself for 12…

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