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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1941

356 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 13 of 18

Police Court Wollongong--thursday (Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.m.) Street Betting

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 August 1941 · page 11

John Joseph Gallagher (38) was charged with street betting and pleaded guilty. Mr. T. McInerney appeared for…

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Bulli Police Court Bulli--friday (Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.m.) Exceed Speed Limit

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 August 1941 · page 6

For exceeding the speed limit, Gordon W. Jackson, speed 45-50 m.p.h., was fined £2 and 8 costs…

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Police Art Union Over £430 Raised

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 August 1941 · page 9

The Wollongong Police Department Art Union in aid of the Lord Mayor's Patriotic Fund, was drawn at the Crown Theatre on Tuesday night by…

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

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 August 1941 · page 2

Thomas John Brooder (43) a labourer, was charged with assaulting Arthur Sullivan at Bellambi on 16th August, thereby occasioning him…

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Coroner's Court Bulli--tuesday (Before Mr. R. B. Dunlop, District Coroner) Inquest Adjourned

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 August 1941 · page 6

The inquest into the death of Wilford E. Allan who died in the Bulli Hospital on July 30, following a motor cycle accident near Helensburgh on…

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Wollongong Court THURSDAY. (Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.M.) £40 FINE

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 August 1941 · page 13

John Joseph Gallagher (38) was charged with street betting at Wollongong and pleaded guilt. Constable Doyle, of Sydney, stated…

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Bulli Court FRIDAY (Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.M. Offensive Behaviour

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 August 1941 · page 17

William John Sparks charged w[?] offensive behaviour, pleaded gui[?] and was fined 30/- with 8/- costs. Constable Allen said about [?]…

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Small Debts Court Bulli--friday (Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.m.) Claim for Damage

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 August 1941 · page 6

Charles James Woods proceeded against Dairy Farmers Co-op. Milk Co., Ltd., claiming £8100 damages as the result of a motor collision in…

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Wollongong Court THURSDAY (Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.M.), Held over front last issue Offensive Behaviour

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 August 1941 · page 15

Edward Cecil Bryen (28) and Frederick Watson Cameron (22) were each charged with offensive behaviour in the vestibule of the…

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Alleged Assault Information Dismissed

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 6

Clement O'Connell Emmett (61) proceeded against James Thorpe (59) for alleged assault. Mr. J. Braun for complainant, and…

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Charged with Using Indecent Language

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 4

Harry Wall (21) and Jack O'Neill (42) each pleaded not guilty to charges of using indecent language. Mr. T. Maguire appeared for Wall…

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Police Court Wollongong--thursday (Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.m.) Adjourned

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 4

Aubrey Bede Law (44) and Albert James Davis (29) were both charged with stealing 134 lbs. of gunmetal bearings, valued at £3, the property…

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Police Court Helensburgh (Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.m.) Permit Unlicensed Driver

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 6

H. G. G. F. Harrison, of Undercliffe, was fined £1, with 8 costs, for permitting an unlicensed driver to drive a motor car on Prince's Highway…

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Wisecracking Defendant at Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 4

What's in a name anyway? Robert William Boyd (36) probably the most frank witness ever heard in Wollongong, told Mr. J. A…

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Cheeky Prisoner Interjects in Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 5

A man who, in his own words, had millions of names, including that of Neville Chamberlain, and who gave his residential address as "The Police…

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Small Debts Court Wollongong--thursday (Before Mr. Balmain S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 4

John D. Greenwood of Atcheson Street, Wollongong, sued Peter Payten of Market Street Wollongong in the Small Debts Court at…

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Wollongong Court THURSDAY. (Before Mr. J. A. S. Baimain, S.m.) Adjourned

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 13

Albert James Davis (29) and Aubrey Bede Law (44) were each charged with stealing 130 lbs of gunmetal bearings at Fairy Meadow, on…

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Bulli Court FRIDAY (Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.m.) Exceeded Speed Limit

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 29 August 1941 · page 2

John James Storey, charged with exceeding the speed limit, pleaded guilty and was fined 40/- with 8/-costs. Constable Smith said on June…

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Theft Alleged

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 8

Michael Ireland (18) appeared before Mr. F. A. Gillespie, J.P., at the Bulli Court, on Monday, charged with stealing £3, the property of Mrs…

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Police Court Wollongong--monday (Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 September 1941 · page 1

James Carbury (27), salesman, and Leo James Byrne (25), labourer, were charged with stealing £1, the property of Doris Kent, on August 30…

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