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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1926

306 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 6 of 16

Albion Park Court. Pure Foods' Act

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 5

M. A. Fleet was charged with selling milk not of the quality or nature demanded. The analyst's certificate produced by Mr. Robert Horne…

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Wardens Court. WOLLONGONG.—TUESDAY. (Before Mr. Warden James.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 8

An application was made by the Illawarra Coke Company for the suspension of labour conditions on leases numbered 578-622-623-624-625-697-698…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 May 1926 · page 10

An application was made for the transfer of the license of the Lake Illawarra Hotel, Brownsville, from Allan William Norrie, to Thomas Blunden…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 1

Jack Webber, was charged with being drunk in Crown Street, Wollongong, and using indecent language, on May 8th, 1926…

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Wollongong Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 6

Albert Reid pleaded guilty to indecent behaviour in Keira Street. Constable Sawyer gave evidence for the prosecution. Fined 30/ or four…

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Military Trainees. Before the Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 May 1926 · page 1

At the Police Court, Wollongong, on last, before Mr. Scott, D.S.M., 17 trainees were proceeded against on the ground that, being persons liable…

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Wollongong Court Monday. Rent

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 16

Edward Perry (Mount Kembla) sued Cunningham Donnan (Wollongong, for balance of rent. Frank Young, agent, deposed, that…

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Waterside Workers at Variance. Court Proceedings

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 9

At the Wollongong Police Court, on Monday, before Mr. Scott, S.M., Benjamin Harry Richard Robinson proceeded against William Sloan, charging him…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 9

An application was made by George Thomas Wells to have the publican's license for the premises known as the Centennial Hotel, Helensburgh…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 May 1926 · page 4

Edward Perry proceeded against Cunningham Donnan for an amount of £5/7/6, being money due for rent of premises, situated at Kembla Heights…

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Police Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 22 May 1926 · page 2

At the Kiama Police Court on Tuesday, hte following cases were heard before Mr. Walter Scott, P.M…

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Bulli Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 4

At the Bulli Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Scott, S.M., Alan fames Kilkelly was charged with having failed to render sufficient…

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Stealing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 4

Charles Cann was charged with stealing clothing and money to the value of more than £5 from Thomas Hines, at Helensburgh on 6th May…

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Cases Dismissed. at Wollongong Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 5

At the Wollongong Police Court on Monday, Sydney Douglas Peisley was proceeded against for stealing one box of stocks and dies, one motor tube and…

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Police Court. Wollongong—Monday. (Before Mr. Scott, S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 5

Wallace Osborne, charged with being drunk in Keira Street, Wollongong, on May 22nd, did not appear, and the bail of 10/- was forfeited…

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Movements of Police

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 2

To succeed Sergeant Breeze, transferred to Inverell, 1st-class Constable Maher has arrived at Thirroul from Broken Hill, where he was stationed…

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Licensing Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 13

The Licensing Court was to have considered on Tuesday the application of Victor Albert Frost for a license for premises to be erected…

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Altered Court Arrangements

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 28 May 1926 · page 1

From the 1st June next Court of Petty Sessions will be held at—Bulli on the Tuesday following the 2nd and 4th Mondays in each month;…

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Charged with Stealing

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 2

A young man named Bert Vincent Gibbes wais before Messrs. N. E. Hindmarsh and H. Stonham, J's.P., at the Kiama Police Court on Tuesday,…

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Jamberoo Police Station Telephone

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 29 May 1926 · page 2

Mr. W. Davies, M.L.A., has received the following communication from the Under-Secretary of the Chief Secretary's Department dated 19th. May:—…

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