Land Court Wollongong —Wednesday (Before Messrs. J. J. Baker, Chairman, A. G. Martin and S. J. Cook)
Mr. District Surveyor Ferrier appeared for the Crown. The Court sat to determine the compensation to be paid for the…
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Kiama Police Court
All defendants at the Kiama Police Court on Wednesday before Mr. L. C. Sheridan, S.M., pleaded guilty A charge of indecent language was…
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In the Licensing Court, the quarterly report was presented by the Inspector, Sergt. Dibden, and adopted as satisfactory…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Months Gaol For Stealing
Leslie Johnston (31) a waterside worker, was sentenced to two months imprisonment by Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.M. on a charge of stealing…
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Thomas Lawrence Maloney (19) pleaded guilty to stealing a schooner valued at 1/6 the property of John James Duff…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Conspiracy Charges E.r. & S. Employees Involved Lengthy Police Court Proceedings
A special police court, presided over by Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.M., sat at the Wollongong Court House last week hearing cases in which David Risk (51), Ernest Sydney Cleary (30), and George Percival Johnston (51), all of Port Kembla, were charged…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Police Court Bulli—friday (Before Mr. Sheridan, S.m.) Goods in Possession
Thomas L. Maloney pleaded guilty to a charge of goods in possession. Constable Crowe said that on 23rd March at 4 p.m., when on duty at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Court Wollongong — MONDAY (Before Mr. Balmain, S.m.) Throwing a Missile
Leslie R. Collis pleaded guilty to a charge of throwing a missile in a street. Police said that defendant threw a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wollongong Court MONDAY (Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.m) Cyclist Fined
For riding a bicycle at night without a light, Victor E. Odds was fined 7/6 with 8/ costs. Police said Odds was seen riding…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bulli Court FRIDAY (Before Mr. J. A. S. Bahrain, S.m.) on Licensed Premises
James Duffy and William Scott Jardine were each fined 2/6 with 8/ costs on charges of being found on licensed premises after hours…
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William James Bedford (28) pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing quantity of scrap iron valued at £1, the property of A.I. and S. Coy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court Wollongong — MONDAY (Before Mr. Balmain, S.M.)
Percy D. Crawford and Arthur W. Garrett were each fined 5/-, costs 8/-, for carrying firearms on a Sunday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Court Bulli — FRIDAY (Before Mr. Balmain, S.M.)
Victor Harry Hill (21) was charged with (1) indecent language, (2) apprehended violence against Joseph Heaply…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Coroner's Court Wollongong — FRIDAY (Before Mr. S. R. Musgrave, Deputy Coroner)
Inquest on bodies of "Garnet James Smith and John Davies MacLcan. Captain W. J. Bradley, K.C., staff officer, 1st Cavalry Division, instructed…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bulli Court Friday (Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.m.) Apprehended Violence
Victor Harry Hill (21) was charged with using indecent language; he was fined £2 with 8/- costs. Constable Walton said at 10.40…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Wollongong Court MONDAY (Before Mr. J. A. S. Bahrain, S.m.) Malicious Damage
William Terris was fined £2 with 10/- witness expenses and ordered to pay £1/10/0 damages, on a charge of maliciously damaging a window…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder and Suicide Three Deaths Early Morning Tragedy Grim Tragedy Stalked at No. 7 Ocean Street, Wollongong Early Yesterday Morning, As a Result of Which Three Persons Lost Their Lives
They were:— Mrs. AMELIA DEVINE HINSBY, Alleged to have been battered to death by her husband…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Stealing Petrol
James Joseph Smith (23) a labouerer, was charged with stealing 33 gallons of petrol valued at £3/6/0, the property of the Shell Coy of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stealing Petrol Fined £10
At the Wollongong Police Court on Monday, before Mr. Balmain, S.M., James Joseph Smith (23), labourer, pleaded guilty to stealing 33 gallons of…
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Copper wire valued at £40, the property of Shellharbour Council was stolen on, Tuesday night. Council was erecting a power…
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