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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1934

297 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 15

Stealing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 6

Thomas Collins (46) was charged with stealing a bag of coke, valued at 2/-, the property of the A.I. and S. Coy, at Unanderra, on…

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Police Court Wollongong.—thursday. (Before Mr. McCulloch, S.m.) Stealing Coke

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 6

Thomas Collins (46) pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a bag of coke, of the value of 2/-, the property of the A.I. & S. Co., at Unanderra, on 3rd…

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Wollongong Court THURSDAY (Before Mr. McCulloch, S.m.) Indecent Behaviour

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 5 January 1934 · page 6

Thomas Allen, charged with indecent behaviour, pleaded guilty. Constable Barwick stated the offence occurred about 2 o'clock one…

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Kiama Police Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 6 January 1934 · page 2

At the Kiama Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. E. McCuloch, S.M., Arthur Harold Kells pleaded guilty to a charge of totalisator betting at Kiama on…

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Stealing Timber

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

Brien Murphy was charged with stealing parts of two ironbark trees valued at £8, the property of the C.B. Colliery Ltd…

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Police Court Wollongong.—thursday. (Before Mr. McCulloch, S.m.) Tote Betting

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 2

George Edward Skerritt pleaded guilty to tote betting. Segt. Breeze gave evidence that defendant had no papers or betting…

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Coroner's Court Stan Well Park Fatality

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 4

At the Court House, Scarborough last Friday, the District Corone[?] (Mr. M. Keegan, J.P.) conducted as inquiry into the death of late Robert…

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Wollongong Court Thursday (Before Mr. McCulloch, S.m.) Railway Prosecutions

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 9

James Boyle, charged with trespassing on railway property, pleaded guilty. Mr. A. H. Case said on December…

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Bulli Court Wednesday. (Before Mr. McCulloch, S.m.) Threatening Behaviour

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 12 January 1934 · page 7

Alfred James Mangles (22) was charged with behaving in a threatening manner in Princess Theatre, Woo[?]ona, on Dec. 30th. He pleaded guilty…

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Charges of Assault and Threatening Words

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 12

David Smith proceeded against Herbert Herdman and Reginald McMullen for using threatening words; also against Herdman for assault…

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Visit From Police Officers

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 2

Superintendent Lynch and Inspector Scott, of the Sydney police district, have been inspecting the various police stations in this district during the…

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Police Court Wollongong.—thursday. (Before Mr. W. F. Britz, Acting S.m.) West Dapto Case

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 10

Hector Hayes (33) was charged with having in a field at Dapto a quantity of barbed wire, reasonably suspected of being stolen…

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Wollongong Court Thursday. Before Mr. W. P. Britz, Acting S.M. REMANDED

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 19 January 1934 · page 12

Joseph Dobbins (42) was charged on four counts of obtaining food relief by means of false pretences. Mr. Duncan appeared for the…

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Licensee Charged

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 9

Gavin Miller was charged with being licensee of the Imperial Hotel, at Clifton, on which promises persons had been found during prohibited…

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Police Court Wollongong—thursday. (Before Mr. Britz, S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 3

Fred Smith (21) pleaded guilty to a charge of offensive behaviour at Corrimal on January 24. Segt. Newland stated that he was in…

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Assault Case. Defendant Bound Over

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 9

Petro Moscho, a shopkeeper at Bulli, proceeded against James Coffey, who is unemployed and living at Slacky Flat, for assault…

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Police Court Bulli.—wednesday. (Before Mr. Britz, S.m.) Unregistered Dog

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 9

Twelve defendants appeared on separate charges of having failed to register a dog within the prescribed time…

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Police to Lecture

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 12

The Department of Education has notified the N.R.M.A. that approval has been given for senior officers of the police force to…

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Coroner's Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 5

The inquest regarding the death of late Arthur Broadhead, killed in Bulli Colliery on 18th Instant, is to be held in the Court House, Bulli, next…

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Bulli Court Wednesday (Before Mr. Britz, S.m.) Unregistered Dogs

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 26 January 1934 · page 7

Twelve defendants were charged with keeping unregistered dogs. Eleven were each fined 10/- with 5/6 costs, while the other was fined…

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