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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1939

451 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 7 of 23

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

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 15

Ernest R. Rowles (30) charged with using indecent language, pleaded guilty and was fined £2 or four days…

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Police Court Wollongong — MONDAY (Before Mr. Balmain, S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 6

Patrick Rohan (48) pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness and was fined £2, in default four days, and bound over to be of good behaviour for…

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Industrial Court Wollongong — MONDAY (Before Mr. Balmain, S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 6

Thomas Laird was charged by the Department of Labour & Industry with failing to keep his shop closed. Mr. Reyburn prosecuted for the…

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Small Debts Court Wollongong — MONDAY (Before Mr. Balmain, S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 4

Mrs. Lillian G. Pritchard proceeded against W. J. and Mary B. Reed, claiming £40/12/3 for rent, water rates, damages and telephone charges…

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Industrial Magistrates Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 April 1939 · page 15

Thomas Laird and David Hynd were each fined £2 with 8/- costs on charges of failing to close their general shops at the hour specified…

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Youth Sentenced Serious Charges. "Kink" for Riding Motor Cycles and Driving Cars

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 April 1939 · page 13

Two sentences, each of 12 months were imposed on a Sydney youth, Keira Clifford Stanley Tango 19) at Wollongong Court on…

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

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 April 1939 · page 15

Patrick Rohan (48) charged with drunkenness and with using indecent language, was fined £2 or four days on the first charge also…

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Bulli Court Friday (Before Mr. J. A. Balmain, S.M.) S.P. BETTING

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 7 April 1939 · page 18

Leo George Condon charged with using a place for betting, was fined £15 or 30 days. Constable Wiles stated at 1.40 p.m…

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Alleged Stealing

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 7

Leslie Lockwood (31) and John H. Walkhuhter (31) each pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing 60 sheets of "rippling" iron" from Port Kembla…

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Sentenced for Begging

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 7

James Harper, (23) pleaded guilty to a charge of begging alms in Crown-street. Constable Charker stated he was in…

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Old Offenders Charged

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 17

Two men, each of whom has long lists of previous convictions for similar offences, were charged with drunkenness…

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Police Raids at Wollongong Men Before Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 1

A squad of Sydney police, in charge of Sergt. Breeze, of the Wollongong police conducted two swift raids on Saturday afternoon…

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Police Court Wollongong—monday (Before Mr. Balmain, S.m.) Offensive Behaviour

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 7

Harry Wall (20) and Richard Starkey (23) each pleaded guilty to a charge of offensive behaviour. Det Debney stated he saw the…

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Assault Case From Port Kembla Defendant Bound Over

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 1

In the Wollongong Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. Balmain, S.M. Gordon Richard Morschell (37) pleaded guilty to unlawfully assaulting…

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Police Raid 55 Men Arrested

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 5

In two raids at Wollongong on Saturday, police made 55 arrests. The men appeared before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain at Wollongong Court…

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Coroner's Court Finding of Accidental Death

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 12

Before Mr. W. G. Payne, District Coroner, an inquest was held yesterday at Bulli into the death of Robert Edward Parsons, aged 50, who died…

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Industrial Court Union Gains at Port Kembla

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 3

Judgment has been given by the Deputy Industrial Registrar in the recent disputes at Metal Manufactures and the Electrolytic Refining and…

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Wollongong Court TUESDAY (Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.m.) Remanded

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 17

Leslie Lockwood (31) and John Henry Walkunter (31) were charged with stealing 60 sheets of rippling iron valued at £9/10/-…

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Small Debts Court a Minnamurra Case. Verdict for Defendant

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1939 · page 2

In the Kiama Small Debts Court en Wednesday, before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain S.M., Victor Claude Clark proceeded against Thomas Warren Smith for the…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 14

For smoking in a public hall, John Jurd was fined 10/-, and 8/- costs. Cornelius Clifford was fined £5, and 8/- costs, for using his barber's saloon…

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