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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1942

242 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 13

Police Court Wollongong — MONDAY (Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.m.) Adjourned

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 9 January 1942 · page 5

George Kristoff (23) was charged with stealing a bay mare, valued at £15, the property of Cyril McLachlan. Mr. T. Maguire appeared for…

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

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 9 January 1942 · page 15

George Kristoff (23) was charged with stealing a bay mare valued at £15, the property of Cyril McLachlan…

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Police Court Wollongong—monday (Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.m.) Adulterated Milk

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 5

William Thomas Davies pleaded guilty to selling adulterated milk and was fined 30/ and £2/10/ costs. Mr. Gillard, health inspector of the…

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Fair Rents Court First Sitting at Wollongong

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 2

The first sitting of the Court under the new Fair Rents Act, took place at Wollongong on Tuesday. The Court is not conducted on orthodox lines. The…

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

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 4

Maurice F. Clarke, lessee, sought a determination of a fair rental of premises in Church-st., owned by Herbert Hennessey…

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Coroner's Court Wollongong—wednesday (Before Mr. S. R. Musgrave, J.P., Deputy Coroner}

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 2

An inquest was held on Wednesday on the body of Robert Robertson Devine. Dr. Foy, of Corrimal, gave it as his…

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Wollongong Court MONDAY (Before Mr J. A. S. Balmain, S.M.) £5 FINE

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 16 January 1942 · page 18

Albert Victor Yates, charged with falsely representing himself to be a traveller, pleaded guilty and was fined £5 with 8/- costs…

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Industrial Magistrate's Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 9

Arthur R. Jones charged with employing more juniors than seniors, pleaded guilty and was fined £10 with £1/1/0 costs…

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Horse Stealing Defendant Convicted

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 5

At the Wollongong Police Court on Monday, George Kristoff (32), labourer, was charged with stealing a bay mare valued at £15, the property of…

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Police Court Wollongong —Thursday (Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.m.) Traffic Breaches

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 4

James B. Aitkenhead pleaded guilty to driving an unlicensed taxi cab and was fined 30/ and 8/ costs. Police stated that when spoken to…

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Bulli Police Court Friday (Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.m.) Sunday Trading

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 9

Edward Davis, Sydney, pleaded guilty to trading on Sunday and was fined £1 and 8/ costs. Constable Smith said defendant had…

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Police Court Wollongong —Monday (Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.m.) Use Offensive Words

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 6

Frederick Williams, Donald Gunn, William Willoughby were proceeded against by Inspector Case, of the Railway Department, on charges of…

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Illegal Use of Water Six Persons Before Court Fines Total £23

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 7

In the Wollongong Police Court yesterday, six persons were fined a total of £23 for illegal use of water…

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Bulli Court FRIDAY (Before Mr J. A. S. Balmain, S.M. Sunday Trading

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 2

Edward Davis, of Sydney, charged with trading on a Sunday, was fined £1 with 8/- costs. Constable Smith said Davis was…

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Wollongong Court THURSDAY. (Before Mr J. A. S. Balmain, S.m.) Stole Magazine

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 9

Harry Crighton (50) a labourer, was charged with stealing a magazine valued at 1/-, the property of A. V. Green Ltd. He was fined £2…

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

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 18

The following were each fined 10/- with 10/- costs on charges of trespassing on railway property:—Harry Cahill, Claude Usher, Roy…

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Industrial Court Wollongong —Thursday (Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.m.) Employ Too Many Juniors

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 23 January 1942 · page 4

Gilford J. Reyburn, Industrial Inspector, proceeded against Arthur R. Jones for employing more juniors than seniors in the sale of groceries…

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Attempted Burglary

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 24 January 1942 · page 3

When the Shellharbour Council staff came on duty on Monday morning last they found the locks broken on the tool shed and on the buildings…

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Police Court Stealing Electricity

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 9

John Smith was charged with using electricity without permission of Shellharbour Council at Lake Illawarra South, between 20th May, 1941 and…

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Police Court Wollongong — THURSDAY (Before Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, S.m.) Betting

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 9

Eric Noel Trimble, Jack Cyril Trimble and Henry Francis Attwell were charged with using a place for the purpose of betting. Each pleaded…

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