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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1926

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Wollongong Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 22

Drink—Robert Keats, drunkenness in Crown Street, Wollongong. Bail of 10/ estreated. Dogs:— David Frew pleaded…

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Dog Day. At Wollongong Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 6

Monday last was dog day at the Wollongong Court, when Mr. Longfield, S.M., was called upon to adjudicate as to the ownership of one canine…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 1

The license of the' Great Eastern Hotel, Port Kembla, was transferred from F. Cleary to Charles Thomas Hansen…

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Application for New Hotel License. at Port Kembla. On Tuesday, at the Wollongong Licensing Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 February 1926 · page 9

Before Messrs. Adrian (Chairman), Le Brim Browne, and Arnott, of the Licensing Board an application was made for the granting of a provisional…

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Dapto Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 15

At the Dapto Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Longfield, S.M., Robert [?]revathan, Horace Hurst, John William Dean, Lester Robert Rogan were each…

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Unstamped Receipts. Defendants Fined at Bulli Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 5

To give a receipt for over the value of £2 unstamped, and the fact to be found out later by the police is a costly business. Several persons appeared at…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 7

Zore Stelli pleaded guilty to a charge of using indecent language at Bulli and was fined £1 and 8/- costs. Thomas Mahon was charged with…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 5

John Patrick O'Brien was charged with being drunk in Crown Street, Wollongong, on Saturday 6th February, and pleaded guilty…

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Bulli Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 24

Language.—Zone Stelli pleaded guilty to using indecent language at Bulli. Fined £1, costs of Court 8/-…

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Wollongong Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 2

John Patrick O'Brien, drunkenness, fined 5/. Rebecca Lee v. William Simpson, detention of a Watch. Mr. Sommers…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 February 1926 · page 5

Mrs. Goodridge, licensee of Tattersail's Hotel, Crown Street, Wollongong, asked for permission to erect additions and to make improvements to her…

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Industrial Magistrate's Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 4

At the Chief Industrial Magistrate's Court, Wollongong, yesterday, Robert Ziems, Corrimal, was charged with not paying an employee, John Anderson…

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Lanugnage and Assault

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 5

Ernest Whitehouse, of Wollongong, proceeded against George Cox, of Zlotkowski, for (1) threatening language, viz.: "I'll fix you, you b…

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A Warning to Tailors. Case Before Chief Industrial Magistrate Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 12

At the Wollongong Court yesterday, before the Chief Industrial Magistrate, Mrs. Black, trading as L. Black, tailor, was charged with five breaches of…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 5

Joseph Green, of Wollongong, was charged with riotous and disorderly conduct, find being a person with insufficient means of support…

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Wollongong Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 6

Drink: George Jones in custody fined 5/. Charles Bates, John Anderson and William Francis Mason, ball of 10/ forfeited…

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C.i.m. Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 19 February 1926 · page 12

The Chief Industrial Magistrate, Mr. Addison, held court in Wollongong, yesterday. Mrs Black, Crown Street was…

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A Peculiar Charge. at Bulli Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 5

While it is quito legitimate for a person to pull on a bathing gown over his costume on the beach, it is not permissable to pull on any clothes over…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 8

Henry McCormick and William Nixon were both charged with being drunk in Wollongong on the 20th February. Neither defendant appearing, his…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 5

Joseph Hughes pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk in Main Road, Bulli on February 17. Segt. Howarth said it was the…

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