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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1925

254 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 11 of 13

C.i.m. Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 25 September 1925 · page 12

The Chief Industrial Magistrate, Mr. Addison, held Court in Wollongong yesterday. George Frost was charged with…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 October 1925 · page 5

William Morrison failed to answer to a charge of drunkenness and his recognizances amounting to 10/- was forfeited…

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Wollongong Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 2 October 1925 · page 6

Drink, John McLauchlan for drunkenness at Port Kembla was fined 10/ or 24 hours, and for indecent behaviour the same. Sergt…

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Coroner's Court Fire at Stanwell Park

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 2 October 1925 · page 6

An inquiry was held on Monday into the circumstances of a fire which destroyed the kiosk at Stanwell Park, the property of the…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 October 1925 · page 5

J. H. Quist, dentist sued Edgar Davies, for £14/14/0 for work done. Mr. Russell appeared for plaintiff and defendant conducted his own case…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 October 1925 · page 1

Benjamin Sloan and Richard Dodd proceeded against a number of Waterside Workers for a breath of the Arbitration Act…

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Bulli Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 16 October 1925 · page 10

In the Bulli Court on Tuesday the following cases were heard:— Drink. Peter Laughlin, drunkenness at…

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Wollongong Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 16 October 1925 · page 7

Noisy Cycle: Birton Weston pleaded guilty to driving a motor cycle in Crown Street, without effective silencer. Sergt. Pye stated that the…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 October 1925 · page 3

Peter Laughlin pleaded guilty to being drunk in Main Road, Bulli, on 5th October, and was fined 5/-, in default 24 hours. On a charge of behaving in…

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Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 October 1925 · page 1

At the Wollongong Police Court on Monday, before Mr. Longfield, S.M., Thomas Blackwell was fined 10/- on a charge of drunkenness…

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These Youths Charged

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 October 1925 · page 3

William Pearce 18, John Jones 20, and Ernest Adams 17, were charged with breaking and entering the house of Henry Barker, at Clifton, and…

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Police Station Site.—Austinmer

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 October 1925 · page 3

With regard to your representations on behalf of Mr. G. Crowther, Acting Secretary of the Austinmer Progress Association, upon the subject…

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Wollongong Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 October 1925 · page 25

Drink.—Thomas Blackwell, drunkenness, fined 10/-; costs 8/-. Liquor Act—In the case of F. Sandon and Joseph O'Malley, charged…

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Albion Park Police Court. Thursday—Before Mr Longfield, S.M. ASSAULT

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 11

Leo Allen, sen., was charged with assaulting Frederick Joseph Webster at the Creamery, Albion Park, on October 27th. Mr Russell appeared for the…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 7

Francis Patrick Sweeney was charged with being drunk in a billiard room in Main Road, Woonona, on October 24. He did not appear at the Court…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 5

Edward Davies was charged with hawking without a license at Port Kembla, and with illegally using a house the property of Thomas O'Connell…

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District Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 2

A District Court was o[?]ned on Monday last, before his Honour Judge White. Hart v. Alexander Kermond. No…

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Bulli Court

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

Drink.—Francis Patrick Sweeney was charged with being found drunk in a billiard-room, Woonona. Defendant did not appear. Bail…

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Wollongong Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 13

Edward Davies pleaded not guilty to a charge of hawking without a license at Port Kembla; also with using a horse, property of Thomas…

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Albion Park Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 30 October 1925 · page 17

In the Albion Park court yesterday, Timothy Condon was fined £1, and £3/13/ costs for an assault upon a State boy who had been residing…

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