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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1922

235 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 12

Children's Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 2

The charge, against the young man connected with an offence against a little girl in Harbour Street, Wollongong, was before the Children's Court,…

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Wollongong Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 21

William White did not appear. Recognisances estreated. Alexander Anderson pleaded guilty to a charge of being on licensed premises…

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Wollongong Court. To-day

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 13

Timothy Delany (28), drunkenness; fined 5/. Barry Weston (49), was charged with stealing a suit of clothes…

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Burglary

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 6

James Cochrane pleaded guilty to a charge of breaking into and entering the dwelling of Elizabeth Goldberthy, at Helensburgh, and stealing therefrom a…

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Burglary

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 6

George Francis Gardiner and William Thomas Lenham Phoenix pleaded not guilty to having at Helensburgh broken into and entered the house of…

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Assault

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 6

George Flowler was charged with having at Scarborough, on 31st December, done actual bodily harm to John Painter, also with the lesser count of…

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Police Court Wollongong—monday. (Before Mr. M. J. McMahon, S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 6

George Roberts and Stanley Head, who were out on 5/- bail on charges of drunkenness, failed to attend, and the bail was estreated…

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Warden's Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 20

Last Friday the Mining Warden, Mr. McMahon, S.M., held inquiry into applications to enter and a complaint. Reginald Heath Stokes, mining…

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Wollongong Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 5

George Roberts and Stanley Head did [?]t appear;. bail (5/) forfeited. Allan Caldwell charged William and Michael Rowles, two lads, with…

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Around the District. New Tennis Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 2

St. Patrick's Tennis Club's new courts within the church grounds, Port Kembla, were officially opened by Mrs. Downie on Saturday…

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Mining Warden's Court. (Friday, February 10th, before Mr. M. J. McMahon, M.W.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 February 1922 · page 5

Reginald Heath Stokes applied for permission to enter and prospect for coal and shale upon portion 311, parish, of Kembla…

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Magistrate's Warning. "Prohibition a Joke" He Says. Murder & MISERY. (Published by Arrangement.)

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 22 February 1922 · page 3

Magistrate H. H. Dale, formerly a member of Congress in Fifth Avenue Court, characterised botleggers as murderers, and asserted that the…

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District Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 February 1922 · page 4

This was held in Wollongong on Monday, his Honor Judge Hamilton presiding. Claim for Fencing…

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Police Court Wollongong, 17th inst. (Before Mr. M. J. McMahon, S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 February 1922 · page 6

A number of persons were fined for allowing stock to stray in the Municipality STEALING COAL…

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Wollongong Court. Friday, I7th

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 February 1922 · page 4

The following penalties for allowing stock to stray in Wollongong were imposed: P. J. Taylor, 18/; Henry Wall, 12/1/, Samuel Davies, 18/; William…

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District Court. Wollongong—monday. (Before His Honour Judge Hamiltort)A Fencing Claim

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 24 February 1922 · page 6

Florence Mabel Waples v. Emily Robson, claim for half cost of dividing fence. Mr. Ryan for plaintiff, and Mr…

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Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 2

At Wollongong Police Court this morning, before Mr. M. J. McMahon, S.M., Edith Ann Stace, applied for a…

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Around the District. Scarborough Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 5

At the Scarborough Police Court on Thursday, before Mr. M. J. McMahon S.M., John Percy Swan, Coledale, was lined £5 for having in his possession…

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Police Court Wollongong-monday. (Before Mr. M. J. McMahon, S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 8

William Bloomfield, was fined 5/- on a charge of drunkenness. A prohibition order for 12 months was made against Francis Joseph…

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Wardens' Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 4

The hearing of the application of H. G. Hyde for the cancelling of mining lease of portions, parish of Kembla, 453 acres, was resumed in the court,…

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