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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1924

226 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 11 of 12

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 November 1924 · page 8

Patrick Brady was fined 5/- for drunkenness and £1 for indecent language, but John Anderson's language was of a more expensive nature as it cost him…

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Bulli Police Court Bulli.—tuesday. (Before Mr. Longfield, S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 November 1924 · page 3

Harry Braham, of Wollongong, did not appear on a charge of using indecent language in the Esplanade, Thirroul, on November 2…

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Assault. Brother and Sister at Variance

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 November 1924 · page 3

At the Wollongong Police Court on Monday before Mr. Longfield, S.M., Elizabeth Taylor sued Robert Robinson for assault…

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Bulli Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 November 1924 · page 4

At the Bulli Court on Tuesday, Harry Haberley, indecent language, was fined £2, costs 8/. Stealing…

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Wollongong Court Monday. Magisterial Inquiry

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 November 1924 · page 26

The Coroner held an inquiry as to the death of Philip Sheridan, who was found on the railway near Bulli on the 2nd instant…

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THIRROUL. Public School Tennis Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 November 1924 · page 18

On Saturday last the voluntary workers after working on Saturday afternoons for the past 5 months, completed one of the best courts a…

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A Tourist. He Admires Our Scenery. But Police Run Him In

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 November 1924 · page 8

"I come down every year to Helensburgh and walk to Wollongong for the purpose of viewing the beautiful scenery and…

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Kiama Police Court. Tuesday, Nov. 18, before Mr. M. R. Longfield, P.M.

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 22 November 1924 · page 2

Tuesday, Nov. 18, before Mr. M. R. Longfield, P.M. Owen Francis Lynch, charged with the larceny of a suit of clothes valued…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 November 1924 · page 3

David McBride, who had many scars of recent date on his face, received a sentence of the rising of the court on a charge of drunkenness…

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Bulli Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 November 1924 · page 7

In the Bulli Court on Tuesday the cases were: William Dwyer, a young man, was charged with using indecent…

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Wollongong Court Monday. Drunk

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 November 1924 · page 4

David McBride, who had been locked up on Saturday, fined 5/. The bail of John Brown and Geo. Staunton was forfeited…

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Warden's Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 5 December 1924 · page 9

The Warden, Mr. G. James, on Tuesday held a fresh inquiry as to the application of Robert W. Allen for a mineral lease of 5 acres on…

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Land Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 5 December 1924 · page 8

The Metropolitan District Land sitting in Wollongong on Tuesday dealt with a suit by William Lionel Hurry for the payment…

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Wollongong Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 5 December 1924 · page 2

A prohibition order was issued against Chas. M. Williamson, by consent. Pure Foods Act…

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Albion Park Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 5 December 1924 · page 23

Great interest was aroused in connection with the special court held at Albion Park on Thursday last when Patrick O'German and…

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Bulli Court. Assaulting the Police

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 12 December 1924 · page 23

In the Bulli Court on Tuesday, an Horton was charged with [?]nkenness in Rankin's billiard sa[?]n, Bulli, on Friday, November 21…

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Police Court. Wollongong — MONDAY. (Before Mr. Longfield, S.m.) Drunkenness

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 December 1924 · page 10

Frederick Clark failed to answer to a charge of drunkenness and his bail, amounting to 10/-, wan forfeited…

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Wollongong Court Monday. Drink

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 12 December 1924 · page 6

John Linney pleaded guilty to charges of drunkenness and indecent exposure at Port Kembla; he expressed contrition and declared that he…

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Racing on Street. Man Fined at Dapto Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 December 1924 · page 4

At the Dapto Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Longfield, S.M.,—McGoldrick was charged with racing a horse on a public street at…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 December 1924 · page 7

Joseph Micholson failed to answer to a charge of drunkenness, and his ba[?], amounting to 10/- was estreated. Motor Case…

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