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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1925

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 7

John Greenhorne pleaded guilty to having behaved in an indecent manner in Keira Street, Wollongong and was fined £1, in default seven days…

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Resisting the Police

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 7

James McNabb pleaded guilty to being drunk in Allen Street, Port Kembla bin, and also to having used indecent language, and resisted Constable…

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Wollongong Court Monday, December 29

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 9 January 1925 · page 4

Roy Taylor, indecent language on Christmas Eve in Crown-street. Fined £2 or 14 deys. Percy Prendergast and William…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 1

William McCarthy pleaded guilty to being found drunk in Darcy Road, Port Kembla, and was fined 5/- or 24 hours…

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Court Satisfies, 1924

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 15

The records of the C.P.S., Wollongong, for the late year show the number of cases dealt with in the police court to have numbered 991, in the…

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Wollongong Court Monday Liquor Act

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 16 January 1925 · page 6

Alexander Spicer pleaded not guilty to a charge of being on the premises of the Port Kembla Hotel after 6 p.m. Mr. Morgan for defence…

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Police Court. WOLLONGONG.—MONDAY. (Before Mr. Longfield, S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 6

William Young was fined 10/- and 8/- costs for not having his name painted on the vehicle in which he hawked goods…

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Wollongong Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 2

Robert Burk did not appear, had bail of 10/- forfeited. John Henry McGrath was charged with having no visible lawful means…

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Small Debts Court. All About an Electric Lamp

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 January 1925 · page 5

At the Wollongong Small Debts Court on Monday, before Mr. Longfield, S.M., Ramsay Sharp and Co. Ltd. proceeded against Ernest Owen to recover…

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Kiama Police Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1925 · page 2

At the, above Court on Tuesday before Mr. Longfield, P.M. a young man named Albert Wilkie was charged with stealing from a dwelling a pain of…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 7

Francis Joseph Dormer was charged with driving a motor lorry whilst under the influence of liquor. Constable Lyons gave evidence to…

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Bulli Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 24

In the Bulli Court on Tuesday the following cases were heard: Francis Joseph Dormer, was charged with driving a motor lorry…

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Police Court. WOLLONGONG.—MONDAY (Before Mr. Longfield, S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 8

Alfred Cumming and Alexander Kerr failed to answer to charges of drunkenness and their bail, amounting to 10/- in each case was forfeited…

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Wollongong Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 21

William [?] or obscene language in School lane, Balgownie, fined £2, cents 8/. William G. Malone, driving a motor…

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Small Debts Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 9

At the Wollongong Small Debts Court on Tuesday Eva Davies sued Roderic Smart for £4, money lent. Mr. Stathem for plaintiff…

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Wollongong Court Income Tax

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 6 February 1925 · page 17

Matthew McGrath pleaded guilty to five charges. Mr. Falconer said he had not answered any requests for returns. Fined £2, and 10/…

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Police Court. WOLLONGONG—MONDAY

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 5

At the Wollongong Police Court on Monday, before Mr. Longfield, S.M., the following porsons failed to anawor to charges of drupkonriess and their…

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Stealing Goal. From Railway Trucks

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 10

At the Wollongong Police Court on Slonday, before Mr. Longfield, S.M., Hoctor Sidney Roy Critchcr was charged with stealing 15 cwt. of coal, valued…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 6

Bill Buckler and Jack Gray, two caste aboriginie pleaded guilty to begging in George Street, Thirroul. Constable Breeze said the defendants had been…

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Licensing Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 February 1925 · page 5

At the Wollongong Licensing Court on Monday, before Mr. Longfield, S.M., the license of the Dapto Hotel was transferred from David Beeton to…

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