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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1928

309 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 15 of 16

Bulli Police Court. Wednesday. (Before Mr. Chapman, S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 November 1928 · page 15

Doris Hessey pleaded guilty to being found drunk at Bulli on November 27, and was fined 5/-, or the rising of the court…

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Police Court. WOLLONGONG.—FRIDAY.(Before Mr. Chapman, S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 November 1928 · page 3

Thomas Roberts pleaded guilty to (1) begin found drunk, (2) using in decent language and (3) doing damage to government property to the extent…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 November 1928 · page 9

James News, Terence Frederick Skelly, James McEwan and William McKwan did not appear to answer chanrges of being found drunk, and…

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Assault on William Beveridge. the Charge Reduced

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 November 1928 · page 15

At the Wollongong Police Court on Tuesday, Christian Niclson was charged with assaulting and occasioning actual bodily harm to William John…

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Bulli Court Wednesday. (Before Mr. Chapman, S.m.) Drink

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 30 November 1928 · page 10

Mrs. Doris Hessey pleaded guilty to being drunk in Railway Lane, Bulli, on November 27th, She was lined 5/- or the rising…

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Wollongong Court Monday. (Before Mr. Chapman, S.m.). Drink

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 30 November 1928 · page 8

Several defendants did not appear to answer charges of drunkenness, and forfeited their bail. DOG REGISTRATIONS…

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Radio Helps Police N.s.w. and U.s.a

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 December 1928 · page 23

Radio has proved of great help to the police of New South Wales. The police patrol cars about the streets of Sydney, and suburbs carry receiving…

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Wollongong Court Monday. (Before Mr. Chapman, S.m.) Drink

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 December 1928 · page 27

Tea defendants were charged with drunkenness, and in the majority of cases, owing to the non-appearance, the ball was forfeited. Two were fined…

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Helensburgh Court Wednesday. (Before Mr. Chapman, S.m.) Drink

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 December 1928 · page 22

Frederick Brown was charged with drunkenness; he did not appear and his bail was forfeited. Pleading guilty to a similar charge…

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Court of Petty Sessions On Tuesday, before Mr. Chapman, S.M., at Kiama Police Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 8 December 1928 · page 2

John Bernard O'Shea pleaded guilty to a charge of being found on licensed premises (the Grand Hotel) on the 2nd November, and was fined £1 and 8/-…

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Police Court. Wollongong.—monday. (Before Mr. Chapman, S.M.) Charges of Drunkenness

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 8 December 1928 · page 7

Club Yong Ming, Chin Kee Tsai, Federick Race, William Lewis, Frederick O'Connor, Heary Duren, Claude Joseph Anderson, and Walter Ernest…

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Stealing From the Person. Sentence of Six Months

Illawarra Mercury · Saturday 8 December 1928 · page 17

At the Wollongong Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Chapman, S.M., John Jones pleaded guilty to stealing from the person of William McLurg,…

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Bulli Pass Accident. Police Court Proceedings

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 December 1928 · page 10

At the Bulli Police Court on Tuesday before Mr, Chapman, S.M., Francis Joseph Dormer was charged with (1) driving under the influence of liquor,…

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Police Court. Wollongong.—tuesday. (Before Mr. Chapman, S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 December 1928 · page 10

W. Barnard alias Arthur Ernest Allan pleaded guilty to (1) obtaining a food order valued at 8/7 from Constable T. R. Small at Figtree on…

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Bulli Police Court. Tuesday. (Before Mr. Chapman, S.M.) Drunkenness

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 December 1928 · page 10

Horace Charles Birch pleaded guilty to being drunk in Prince's Highway, Woonona, on November 29, and also to behaving in an indecent manner…

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Police Court. Wollongong—monday. (Before Mr. Chapman, S.M.) Charges of Drunkeness

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 December 1928 · page 5

Charles Mitchell pleaded gullty to (1) being found drunk at Port Kembla on December 3rd. and (2) using indecent laguage in five Islands Road,…

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Wollongong Police v PADDOCK

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 December 1928 · page 7

Mr. W. Davies, M.L.A., is in receipt of a communication to the following effect from the Chief Secretary's Department:—In reply to your…

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Bulli Court Tuesday. (Before Mr. Chapman, S.m.) Drink

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 December 1928 · page 10

Horace Charles Birch pleaded guilty to charges of being drunk and with behaving in an indecent manner at Woonona, on November 29th…

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Wollongong Court Monday. (Before Mr. Chapman, S.m.) Drink

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 December 1928 · page 5

Thomas Farrell was fined £1 or 7 days for drunkenness. There were 23 previous convictions. Amy Rees was similarly charged…

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Bulli Small Debts Court. Tuesday. (Before Mr. Chapman, S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 December 1928 · page 14

Helen Beehag sued J. Alexander for £22/9/11, being amount due for board. Defendant admitted the debt, and said that arrangements were being…

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