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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1941

356 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 8 of 18

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

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 9 May 1941 · page 4

Arthur Thurston Ziems (36) and Charles Julius Ziems (33) butchers, were each charged (1) with stealing two heifers valued at £19, the…

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Bulli Court FRIDAY (Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.m.) Indecent Language

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 9 May 1941 · page 2

Joseph Mervyn McCloskey (23) charged with using indecent language was fined 30/- or three days. Sergt Malley said the language…

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Stealing

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 May 1941 · page 8

Jack Denning, Graham Patrick O'Mullane, Sidney Bloomfield, Raymond Charles Joseph Griffin, were charged that on 8th April they did…

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Strike at Restaurant Police Court Proceedings Follow

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 May 1941 · page 6

At Wollongong on Wednesday the gins employed at Pascal Bros., "The Spot," Crown Street, came out on strike owing to one of their number…

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Police Court Wollongong -- MONDAY (Before Mr. J. A. S. Balman, S.m.) Malicious Damage

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 May 1941 · page 7

Arthur Walters (22), was charged with maliciously damaging a door valued at £1, the properly of A. Bernard, and also with using Insulting words…

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Coroner's Court Port Kembla Road Fatality

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 May 1941 · page 4

The Deputy Coroner (Mr. S. R. Musgrave) concluded the inquest on the body of Geoffrey Beaumont, aged 17, at the Wollongong Court House,…

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Kiama Police Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 17 May 1941 · page 1

At the Kiama Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, before Mr., J. A. S. Balmain, S.M., a driver of a, lorry pleaded guilty to a charge of…

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Motorists' Complaints Against Police

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 21 May 1941 · page 1

The N.R.M.A. has been investigating one or two complaints from members that the police are becoming harsher in their dealings with…

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Assault Police

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 8

Douglas Minch (27), labourer, charged with assaulting Constable Anderton, pleaded guilty. Constable Anderton said that on…

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Stole From Hotels Sentenced to Two Years

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 7

George Williamson (42), a cook, was charged at Wollongong Police Court, before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.M., with stealing five quilts and a bed…

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Police Dinner Successful Function

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 10

The 13th Annual Police Dinner was held in the Soldiers' Memorial Hall on Tuesday night, when the president, Inspector Breeze, presided over more…

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Police Dinner Great Success

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 8

Each year the annual dinner of the Wollongong branch of the Police Assn. seems to grow in popularity, and the 13th—unlucky number and…

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Union Officials Before Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 14

Considerable interest was manifested in the cases listed for Wollongong Court yesterday before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.M., in which John…

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Police Court Wollongong -- MONDAY (Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.m.) Breach of National Security Regulations

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 8

Nils Gunner Johanason (26), labourer, of Swedish nationality, pleaded guilty ao a charge that, being an alien, he had changed his place of abode…

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Industrial Court Wollongong -- THURSDAY (Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 9

In the Industrial Magistrate's Court at Wollongong yesterday, John Pass visited defendant's furniture factory off Crown-st., Wollongong, and saw…

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

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 21

Joseph Yates (55) a labourer, was [?]ned 10/- or 24 hours for being [?]runk and £2 or four days for using [?]decent language…

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Bulli Court FRIDAY (Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.m.) Motorists Fined

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 May 1941 · page 2

The following charged with crossing the yellow centre line were each fined 25/- with 8/- costs:— Edward Samuel Rheuben…

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Police Court Wollongong -- MONDAY (Before Mr. J. A. Harris. S.m.) Exceed Speed Limit

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 May 1941 · page 7

John Goudio pleaded guilty to exceeding the speed limit and was fined £2 with 8 costs. Constable Smith said defendant's…

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Police Court Wollongong -- THURSDAY (Before Mr. J. A. Mania, S.m.) Ride Horse at Excessive Speed

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 May 1941 · page 6

Keith Ryan did not appear to an[?]wer a charge of riding a horse at ex[?]essive speed in Stuart Park, and the case was heard ex parte…

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Police Raid Interesting Legal Argument

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 30 May 1941 · page 2

Considerable interest was taken in proceedings at Bulli Court last Friday when forty men, arrested in a raid the previous Saturday afternoon…

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