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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1937

402 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 16 of 21

Bulli Court THURSDAY (Before Mr. Hardwick, S.m.) Picking Protected Flowers

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 1 October 1937 · page 16

George Ewing Pentland, of Campbelltown, and Norman Wilson, [?] Wollongong, were each charged with picking protected wild flowers…

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Wollongong Court MONDAY. (Before Mr. A. G. Hardwick, S.m.) Remanded

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 1 October 1937 · page 20

Lyn Cross (22) was charged with stealing a coat and vest valued at £3/10/- the property of George Hotchkis, also with breaking and…

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Wollongong Court FRIDAY (Before Mr. A. G. Hardwick, S.m.) Industrial Matters

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 1 October 1937 · page 22

Dept. of Labour and Industry proceeded against Benjamin Robert Ziems, of Main Rd., Corrimal, with failing to keep time and pay sheets,…

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Stealing Timber

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 24
Also in Illawarra Mercury

Lionel Collins (32) pleaded guilty to stealing timber valued at £1, the property of A.I. and S. Coy. Sergeant Hawkey said Collins was…

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Stealing a Battery

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 12

George Mawthorpe (26) entered a plea of not guilty to a charge of stealing a battery valued at £1 at Port Kembla…

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A Stealing Charge

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 24

George Morthorpe (26) charged with stealing a battery valued at £1 property of Thomas B. Tildsley, pleaded not guilty…

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Young Man Charged

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 4

Lyn Cross (22) a laborer, who came to this district about a month ago from South Australia, was before the court last…

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Police Court Wollongong—friday (Before Mr. Hardwick, S.m.) Sentence Deferred

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 12

Lyn Cross (22) appeared to answer twelve charges of stealing, breaking and entering. To four charges of stealing goods, Cross pleaded guilty…

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Settled Supreme Court Actions

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 4

Two Supreme Court actions in which district residents were involved were before Mr. Justice Halse Rogers, in the Supreme Court at Sydney last…

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Coroner's Court Poisoning Case

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 11

In the Coroner's Court on Saturday before the District Coroner, Mr. Hardwick, an inquest was held into the death of George Hall (74), a…

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Wollongong Court FRIDAY. (Before Mr. Hardwick, S.m.) Indecent Behaviour

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 24

William Purvis (36) charged with indecent behaviour pleaded guilty and was fined 20/- or two days. Sergeant Larkin gave evidence of…

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District Court Wollongong—tuesday (Before His Honor Judge Nield) Britten v Pratt (part heard)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 October 1937 · page 1

The hearing of the case in which James H. Britten claimed £146/17/8 as balance due on a building contract from A. P. Pratt, was resumed…

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Kiama Police Court

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 13 October 1937 · page 2

At the Kiama Police Court yesterday, before Mr. A. G. Hardwick, S.M., Lisle Henry Graham was charged with having driven a car on the Prince's…

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Stealing and Assaulting Police

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 20

Albert Drake (31) was charged with stealing 5/- worth of timber, also with assaulting Constable Morris. He pleaded guilty to the first…

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Stealing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 20

Robert John Dennis, labourer (42) was charged with stealing articles, valued at 5/9 the property of Selfidges Ltd., He was fined £2 or four…

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Guilty of Stealing

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 13

William John Peacock (44) pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing cutlery from the kitchen of the Steelworks Hotel, at Port Kembla, and was…

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Stealing From Shop

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 13

Charged with stealing articles valued at 5/9 from Selfridge's, of Crown-street, Wollongong, Robert John Dennis pleaded guilty and was fined £2…

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Six Months' Gaol

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 20

Lyn Cross (22) who had been remanded for sentence from last week on six charges of stealing was sentenced to six months' imprisonment…

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Apprehended Violence Corrimal Resident Charged

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 October 1937 · page 20

Mrs. Iris Maud Pratt proceeded against Robert Sangster and his wife, Nell Sangster, alleging threats whereby she apprehended violence from…

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