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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1923

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Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 2

The following cases were dealt with at the Wollongong Police Court this morning, before Mr. M. J. McMahon, S.M.:…

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Bulli Police Court. Wednesday. (Before Mr. M. J. McMahon, S.M.) Assault and Language

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 5

Edward Holland was charged with using obscene language on December 26th in Main Road, Woonona, and with assaulting Constable Hamilton on the…

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Bulli Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 13

In the Bulli Court on Wednesday, before Mr. McMahon, S.M., the following cases were disposed of:— Assaulting the Police…

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Licensing Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 1

At a special Licensing Court held on Friday, December 29th, the following renewal of licenses were granted:—Alfred Pritchett, South Bulli and…

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Police Court Wollongong—Friday, December 29. (Before Mr. M. J. McMahon, S.M.) Shooting on Sundays

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 1

Robert Driscoll did not appear to answer to a charge of parrying firearms on a Sunday. Constable Unwin deposed that on…

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Wollongong Court. Friday, 29th DEC

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 5 January 1923 · page 12

Firearms: Robert Driscoll, for carrying fire arms on Sunday at South Kembla, was fined £1, costs 8/. Same, for having a gun unlicensed, fined £1, costs…

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Wollongong Police Court. FRIDAY, 6th

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 14

On Friday, John Woods (34), drunkenness, fined 2/6 or the rising of the court. William Cairns (27), indecent language in the yard of the Corrimal Hotel…

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Industrial Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 9

In the Industrial Court at Wollongong this morning, before Mr. Addison, Chief Industrial Magistrate, Inspector Waugh proceeded against E. S. Glen,…

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Police Court. Wollongong—monday. (Before Mr. M. J. McMahon, S.M.) Travelling without a Ticket

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 1

Walter Sydney Cleary was charged with travelling from Sydney to Wollongong without having paid his railway fare…

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Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 9

The following cases were dealt with this morning at the Wollongong Police Court:— A Vagrancy Charge…

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Warden's Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 9

An application to suspend mining operation on authority to enter No. 34 (Wollongong) by Henry George Hyde, for the period of one month, was…

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Bulli Police Court. Wednesday. (Before Mr. M. J. McMahon, S.M.) Breach of Colliery Rules

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 4

William Guard pleaded guilty to a breach of the special rules of the Bulli Colliery, viz., leaving a detonator in the mine on January 4th. Fined 5/-…

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Wollongong Court. To-day (Friday)

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 11

Vagrancy: John Leo Wid was charged with having insufficient lawful means of support. Constable Walkom, of Pt. Kembla, deposed he had seen…

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Police Court. Wollongong—monday. (Before Mr. M. J. McMahon. S.m.) License Granted

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 8

William Blake was granted a hawker's license. DRUNKENNESS. RAYMOND O. Chesher pleaded not…

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Wollongong Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 22

William Blake was granted a hawker's license. Raymond O. Chesher pleased not guilty to a charge of drunkenness and…

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Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 9

The following cases were dealt with at the Wollongong Police Court to-day before Mr. M. J. McMahon, S.M.:—Alleged Setaling…

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Attempted Burglary

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 5

At about 4 a.m. on Saturday last a number of residents near the "Green" at Coledale were awakened by a loud explosion in the vicinity. Shortly…

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Wollongong Police Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 20

Stealings.—John Patrick Kelly (20), laborer, was charged with sealing at Corrimal, on January 17th, a rubber-tyred sulky, a pair of lamps, a watch…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 3

John Patrick Kelly (on remand from [?]weastle) was charged that on the 17th day of January he did steal one bay gelding, the property of William…

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Bulli Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 9 February 1923 · page 11

David Bouren and Peter Laughlin, drunkennees, were each fined 5/, costs 8/. Gavin Broadfoot, indecent language at…

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