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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1939

451 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 9 of 23

Industrial Magistrate's Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 12 May 1939 · page 15

Industrial Inspector Percy Williams proceeded against Self Help Stores Pty. Ltd. on three charges one of failing to keep time and pay…

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Appeals. Assault on Police

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 12 May 1939 · page 7

Gordon Maxwell appealed against the severity of a sentence of six months' imprisonment imposed at Wollongong Court on a charge of…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 May 1939 · page 11

Matthew Johnson (42) was charged with using indecent language in Crown-street, Wollongong, and pleaded guilty…

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Alleged Theft of Copper Man Arrested

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 May 1939 · page 13

Det. Sergt. Burns, Sergt. Hall, Dets. Dunn, Debney and Devenport arrested a man at Port Kembla last night in connection with the theft of copper…

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Police Raids

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 12 May 1939 · page 21

Gabriel James Timbs (56) was fined £5 for being the occupier of a common gaming house known as Timbs' Billiard Club at Dapto, and…

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South Beach Shooting Condon Before Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 May 1939 · page 3

On Monday, at Wollongong Quarter Sessions, before His Honor Judge Nield, John Mansfield Condon pleaded not guilty to feloniously slaying…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 May 1939 · page 16

Industrial Inspector Williams proceeded against the Self Help Stores Pty. Ltd. grocers, for falling to keep time and pay sheets, and on two…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 May 1939 · page 1

Frank Ortado v Sid Nager, Wages due, £7/0/3. Mr. McInerney for plaintiff. Defendant claimed a set-off of £3 for…

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

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 12 May 1939 · page 21

Harold A. Warrington (25) charged with using indecent language was fined £2 or four days. Constable Morris said the language was used in…

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Wollongong Court Thursday (Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.m.) Motor Cyclist Fined

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 12 May 1939 · page 15

Gordon H. Spence, charged with riding an unregistered motor cycle was fined 10/- with 8/- costs. Spence explained he was just trying…

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Kiama Police Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1939 · page 2

At the Kiama Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, Rudolph Clifford Trenholm, of Auburn, was charged with having crossed a…

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Stealing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 14

Ronald Hurley (18) was charged with stealing £20 in money, the property of George Fleet. Det. Sergt Burns stated on May…

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Assault Charge

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 6

Thomas Charles Nicholls was charged with assaulting Dulcie May Cooper at Figtree on November 19. He pleaded not guilty…

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Bulli Police Court Driving Under the Influence

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 6

Frederick J. Deane pleaded guilty to a charge of driving under the influence of liquor. Constable Trillett. of the Safety…

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Cases Adjourned Alleged Assault

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 11

In the Wollongong Police Court this morning, before Mr. Hardwicke, C.P.S, Horace John Franklin (21) truck driver, was remanded until Monday, on a…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 6

F. D. Cullen, for drunkenness, was fined 10/-, and for indecent language, £2. Thomas J. Willoughby (32), for…

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Police Dinner

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 8

"The police are often criticised unduly, and I'm not one to criticise a body of men who should be encouraged, rather than…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 9

James Joseph Slater (30) and Basil Lewin (18) each pleaded guilty to behaving in an offensive manner in Burelli-street, Wollongong…

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Alleged Capital Offence Man Charged at Bulli

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 6

Before Mr. R. J. Howard, J.P., at Bulli Police Court on Tuesday, Walter Thomas Coupe (21) married, was charged that on or about 14th day of…

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Police Dinner Successful Function

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 5

Over three-hundred people attended the eleventh annual dinner of the Wollongong branch of the N.S.W. Police Association…

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