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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1923

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Wollongong Court To-day

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 26 October 1923 · page 13

Andrew Dettmer, for drunkenness, was fined 10/. Claude Davis pleaded guilty to drunkenness. Fined 2/6, in default one hour's…

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Wollongong Tobacconist Charged with Using His Premises for Betting. Fined £20

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 October 1923 · page 9

As we go to press tho hearing of a case against John Mullins, charged with using a tobacconist's shop in Crown Street, Wollongong, on October 13th for…

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Wollongong Court Friday, 19th. Failing to attend Drills

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 26 October 1923 · page 4

In Wollongong Court last Friday a number of youths were prosecuted by the area, officer on charges of failing to comply with their country's defence…

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Wollongong Police Court. Indecent Conduct

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 November 1923 · page 1

Patrick John Gallagher, 60, did not appear to a change of behaving in an incident manner in Wentworth Road, port Kembla, and £2 recognisance was…

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Theft From Mr. Lysaghts Man Arrested

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 November 1923 · page 2

William James Simmons, 64 [?] before Mr. E.P. Cusick, J.P., at wollongong Court yesterday (Thursday)[?] a charge of standing a silver [?]…

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District Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 2 November 1923 · page 4

Held in Wollongong on Tuesday, his Honer Judge White presiding, in lieu of Judge Hamilton, who was to have sat on Monday, but was ill…

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Wollongong Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 2 November 1923 · page 4

Cecil P. Poole. drunkenness, did not appear; bail estreated. Patrick J. Gallagher, indecent behaviour at Port Kembla, did not appear;…

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Wollongong Court To-day

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 2 November 1923 · page 13

Arthur Edward Simonds, indecent language at Wollongong. Constable Bolton gave evidence for the prosecution. Fined 20/, in default two days…

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Compensation. Cases at District Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 November 1923 · page 1

E. Vickery and Sons Ltd. were the applicants and John Cochrane, Arthur Ring, and Patrick Joseph Mannix respondents, respectively at wollongong…

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Licensing Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 9 November 1923 · page 4

The chairman (Mr. McMahon), and Messrs. Kirton and Mayo. Albert E. Riley applied for a wine and spirit license for premises at…

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Wollongong Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 9 November 1923 · page 4

William James Simmons (68) was charged with on October 30, stealing two silver jugs from the residence of A. A. Lysaght…

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Alteration of Court Days

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 November 1923 · page 2

Mr. M. J. McMahon, Stipendiary Magistrate for this district will in the future preside at Court Sittings at Kogarah on Wednesday and Friday in…

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Wollongong Court. Wollongong — MONDAY. (Before Mr. M. J. McMahon, S.M.) Indecent Behaviour

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 November 1923 · page 5

Frank Moon, junr., who did not appear, was fined £2 or five days' imprisonment for for indecent behaviour in vacant land off Keir Street,…

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Aitcheson and White v. E. Vickery & Sons Ltd. Workmen's Compensation Case in the Supreme Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 November 1923 · page 4

Appeal Upheld. — Important Judgment When our last issue went, to press the appeal of Aitcheson and White, miners of Mount Keira, against the decision…

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Scarborough Police Court. Matches and Cigarettes in Mine

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 3

On Thursday last Robert Emblem, a miner at Coalcliff, was fined 5/- and 8/- costs for having a cigarette in his possession while in the mine. The same…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 3

Joseph Davies pleaded not guilty to using indecent language in Wentworth Road, Port Kembla on the 9th inst. Sept. Somerville gave evidence…

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Wollongong Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 18

Joseph Davis (46), Robert Dougan (42), and William Milne (30), three seamen, who had been lodged in the lockup here on Friday for…

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Bulli Police Court. Tuesday. (Before Mr. M. J. McMahon, S.M.) Drunk and Disorderly

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 November 1923 · page 5

John Brown failed to answer to a charge of being drunk and disorderly on October 13th, in Main Road, Woonona, and was fined 10/- and 8/- costs,…

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The Maximum Penalty. Awarded at Wollongong Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 November 1923 · page 7

James Lynch, a middle aged man, pleaded guilty to willfully exposing his person at Port Kembla, on the 15th inst, before Mr. M. J. McMahon, S.M.,…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 November 1923 · page 3

William Doughan pleaded guilty to being drunk in Wentworth Road, Port Kembla. Fined 20/- in default two days hard…

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