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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1928

309 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 4 of 16

Charge of Stealing

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 5

William Hewitson pleaded guilty to stealing two rolled gold watches valued at £1/17/0, the property of George Tidesworth, at Helensburgh, on March…

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Breaking, Entering and Stealing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 22

Charles Roy Levett and Joseph Ryan, were arraigned on the adjourned charge of breaking and entering Excei[?]or Colliery office…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 12

Robert Harold Langdon was charged that, whilst being a director of the St. Margaret's Hospital for Women Campaign, between December 22, 1927,…

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Police Court. WOLLONGONG.—MONDAY. (Before Mr. T. W. Cohen, S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 5

Mongomery Bain, David Ford and Bernard McClory, did not appear to answer charges of being found drunk, and the recognisance was estreated in…

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Wollongong Court Monday. (Before Mr. Cohen, S.M.) Drink

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 22

The following were charged with being drunk and were fined 5/- or the rising or forfeited their bail:—Montgomery Bain, David Ford…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 1

The following did not appear to answer charges of being found drunk, and the recognisance wag estreated in each case: Alexander James…

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Wollongong Court Monday. (Before Mr. Cohen, S.M.) Drink

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 25

Alexander James Williamson, Peter Gallagher and John Murray, did not appear to answer charges of drunkenness, and forfeited their…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 12

Archibald McDonald, Thomas Dove, and John Collins pleaded guilty to being found drunk, and were each fined 6/- or the rising of the Court…

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Bulli Police Court. BULLI—WEDNESDAY. (Before Mr. Cohen, S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 4

Roy Spowart pleaded guilty to being found on the licensed premises of the Bulli Family Hotel at 11.30 p.m., on January 29th, and was fined £2,…

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Police Court. WOLLONGONG—THURSDAY. (Before Mr. S. A. Thornton, J.P.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 2

James McLellan, aged 69, was charged that he did unlawfully assault one Arthur Cronin, at Wollongong, on March 28th…

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Theft of Postal Note. Defendant Bound Over to Be of Good Behaviour

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 8

At the Wollongong police court on Monday William Dalzell Bevin pleaded not guilty to stalling one postal note of a value of 5/-, the property…

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Licensing Court. Application for New Hotel License Refused

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 5

At the sitting of the Licensing Court at Wollongong on Friday the hearing of the application for a new hotel license at Bulli was brought to a…

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Wollongong Court Monday (Before Mr. Cohen, S.M.) Drink

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 5

Thomas Farrell pleaded guilty to being drunk in Main Road, Corrimal. There were twenty previous convictions and he was fined 10/-…

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Bulli Court Wednesday. (Before Mr. Cohen, S.M.) On Licensed Premises

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 20

Roy Spowart pleaded guilty to being found on the licensed premises of the Bulli Family Hotel on January 29th…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Yesterday, before Mr. T. W. Cohen, S.M.

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 4 April 1928 · page 2

Elsie Bullock v. Jack Taylor. No appearance of parties. Case struck out. On the application of his wife, a prohibition oredr was granted againts…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 8

William Brooks and Frank Parkhurst did not appear to answer charges of being found drunk, and the recognisance was estreated in each case…

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The Screw-Driver Case. Defendant Fined £15 OR 3 Months' Gaol

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 3

At the Wollongong police court on Monday James McLellan, aged 61) years, pleaded guilty to (1) unlawfully assaulting one Arthur Cronin, and (2)…

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Wollongong Court Monday (Before Mr. Cohen, S.M.) Drink

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 19

Matthew Bennett, John McDonald, William Brooks and Prank Parkhurst were charged with drunkenness and either forfeited their bail or were…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 8

Albert Ryan and Harold Ward were charged with using indecent language in Main Road, Woonona, on March 21 Both pleaded guilty…

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A Vagrant. Sent to Gaol for Two Months

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 13 April 1928 · page 8

Constable Maher, of Thirroul, was out to make a record on Tuesday. He arrested a man at midday and by 12.30 the latter had been sentenced to a term…

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