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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1920

220 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 7 of 11

Wollongong Court. To-day (Friday). Valueless Cheque

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 13

Dorothy Street (28), a nurse by profession, of Victoria, was charged that she did at Kiama on 5th July, present a valueless cheque to George…

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Wollongong Court. Monday. Stealing Charge

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 20

Henry Beehan, 23, charged with having, on June 14, stolen clothing, money and a portmanteau from tents on the deviation railway work at Corrimal,…

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DAPTO. Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 2

Before Mr. McMahon, S.M., on Tuesday, Thomas Fleming, for being drunk and disorderly, at Brownsville, on the 10th inst., was fined…

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Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 6

Dorothy Street, on remand was charged with obtaining £10 by means of a valueless cheque from George L. Hosie, at Kiama…

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Police Court. Monday. (Before Mr. M. J. McMahon. S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 7

The following were fined 5/- each for drunkenness: John Duncan, Percy Garbutt, Alfred Garbutt and Allan Gemmell…

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Wollongong Court. To-day (Friday)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 14

Dorothy Street (28), on remand, was brought up for sentence on the charge of presenting a valueless cheque for £10 to G. L. Hosle, bank…

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Assault

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 July 1920 · page 8

William Morgan (31), was charged with assaulting and robbing Herman Miller at Clifton, on Mayh 18th. There was a second count of common assault;…

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Assault

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 July 1920 · page 8

Donald Gordon pleaded not guilty to a charge of having at Helensburgh on Easter Monday assaulted Hugh Thompson…

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Breaking Entering, and Stealing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 July 1920 · page 8

Jack Tracey Arthur Barlow, and William Hawthorne, three youths, were charged that they did in company at Berry, on the 26th June last, break and…

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District Court Miners' Claims

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 July 1920 · page 21

Samuel F. Aldridge and H. Sneddon Mt. Pleasant Coal and Iron Company, claim for 12/ for setting four bars. Mr. Lysaght for plaintiffs. Mr. Cox…

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District Court. Tuesday. (Before His Honor Judge Cohen)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 July 1920 · page 3

Aldridge and Sneddon v. Mount Pleasant Coal and Iron Mining Co., Ltd., setting 4 bars, 12/-. Mr. Lysaght for plaintiff's, Mr…

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Police Court. Monday. (Before Mr. M. J. McMahon, S.M.) Alleged Stealing

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 5

Arnold Leslie Harrigan and Edward James Harrigan, appeared on remand on a charge of stealing cracked corn from the…

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Corrimal Corn Stealing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 4

The adjourned hearing of the charge against Arnold Leslie Harrigan and Edward James Harrigan. for stealing cracked corn from the…

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Police Court. Monday. (Before Mr. M. J. McMahon, S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 6

Charles Langdon. Drunkenness Fined 5/- Ernest Hunt. Riotous behaviour. Fined £2 and 6/- costs…

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Appeal Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 2

The Court for hearing appeals against the Wollongong municipal assessment was held this morning, Mr Cox, who appeared for the…

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Wollongong Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 4

Charles Langdon, drunkenness, fined Ernest Hunt pleaded guilty to The charge of riotous behavioar in…

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Wollongong Court. To-day

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 13

Mr. Gates was on the Bench, owing to the illness of Mr. McMahon, S.M. INDECENT LANGUAGE. Charles Price, Junr., pleaded guilty…

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BULLI—WOONONA. Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 2

At the police court on Wednesday, before Mr. Mahon, S.M., S. Sheather, for using indecent language at Woonona, was fined 10/- and 6/- costs…

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District Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 1

The Registrar (Mr. Green), on Monday in the open court announced the reserved judgment of His Honor Judge Cohen, in the case of Tucker v. the…

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Bulli Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 15

Stanley Sheather, indecent language, fined 10/, costs 0/, or three days. DEFAUDING THE RAILWAY. William Buchanan and Albert Gay…

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