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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1939

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Wollongong Court Monday (Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.m.) Traffic Breaches

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 4 August 1939 · page 4

Thomas J. Lynch Was fined £2 with 8/- costs orr a charge of exceeding the speed limit. Police said Lyhch's speed at Fairy…

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Bulli Court Friday. (Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.m.), Shopkeeper Fined

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 4 August 1939 · page 20

Board of Health proceeded against Harry Paine on a charge of selling adultered sausages. Paine, who pleaded guilty, was…

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Police Ball

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 17

Tuesday, September 5th. is the date of the Annual Police Ball, and the location—the Diggers' Memorial Hall…

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Club Licenses Action by Wollongong Police

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 9

The Wollongong Golf Club was ordered to close its bar for the sale or supply of liquor on Sunday afternoon. last by Inspector Breeze, in…

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Assault

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 5

William Terris (19) was charged with assaulting a female at Corrimal on August 11th. He pleaded guilty and was fined…

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Assault Charge

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 5

Herbert Connolly (32) pleaded not guilty to a charge of assaulting Frank Ortado at Port Kembla, on July 22nd…

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Police Raids

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 5

Harry Wall (21) and Leo Byron (23) were each charged with using premises in Crown st, Wollongong, for betting purposes…

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Police Raid

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 5

John Charles O'Hagon (36) was charged with being the manager of a common gaming house at Port Kembla and Claude John McCarthy…

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Police Court Wollongong—monday (Before Mr. Balmain, S.m.) Fined £5

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 10

Edward Arthur (51), unemployed, man, of Coniston, pleaded guilty to a charge of making a wilful and obscene exposure at Coniston on August 7…

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New Police Station

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 12

The new brick police station and residence, at Corrimal is hearing, completion. The building is an extremely attractive one of modern design, and…

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Extension of Police Lane

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 13

The deputy-mayor said that representations had been made for the extension of Police Lane, from Church-street to Kembla-street. The project…

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Police Raid at Port Kembla

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 5

At the Wollongong Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Balmain, S.M., John Charles. O'Hagen pleaded not guilty to being the manager of a…

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Two Men Charged Altercation in Shop Alleged Use of Knife

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 11

Last night at 9 o'clock, a fish shop in Crown-street West, Wollongong, was the scene of a fierce altercation, as the result of which two men have had…

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Youths Arrested Good Work by Police

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 13

Three youths, aged 17, 18, and 19, were arrested at Port Kenibla yesterday afternoon, by Det. Sergt. Burns, Dets. Debney and Keirnan…

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Committed for Trial Man's Admission to Police Sergeant

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 7

In the Wollongong Police Court on Monday, before Mr. Balmain, S.M., Ronald Andrew Ryan (21), an unemployed man, of no fixed abode, was…

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Police Raids Heavy Fines for Betting Charge Remanded

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 10

As the result of raids on Saturday afternoon and night by Wollongong and Sydney police, the Wollongong Police Court on Monday was busy…

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Wollongong Court Monday. (Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.m.) Indecent Language

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 5

James McWilliam (52) was fined 10/- or the rising on a charge of drunkenness and £1 or two days for using indecent language…

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Kiama Police Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 19 August 1939 · page 2

At the Kiama Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.M., Harold Thomas Moore was charged with having driven a motor vehicle…

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Police Raid. at Kiama

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 23 August 1939 · page 2

Police from Sydney made a raid at Kiama on Saturday night and as a result Harold Thomas Moore, Collins Street, was arrested and charged that…

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HILL 60 EPISODE Ends in Police Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 25 August 1939 · page 13

In the Wollongong Court yesterday, before Mr. Sutherland, S.M., Mary Booth charged her sister-in-law, Ethel Cummins, with assault; Beatrice Booth…

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