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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1943

235 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 11 of 12

Wollongong Court MONDAY. (Before Mr. C. Pickup, S.m.) Betting Charge

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 29 October 1943 · page 2

William McDonald (40) laborer, was fined £15 or 30 days on a charge of using a place for betting…

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Police Court Wollongong—monday (Before Mr. Pickup, S.M.)

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 5 November 1943 · page 1

James S. Barham was charged with failing to keep his vehicle near to carriageway. Mr Higgins, for defendant, applied…

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Wollongong Court MONDAY. (Before Mr. C. Pickup, S.m.) Remanded

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 5 November 1943 · page 2

Henry Smith (18) airman, was charged with breaking and entering the shop of Violet Brown, in Moore street, Austinmer on Oct…

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Theft of Petrol Man Sentenced

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 November 1943 · page 5

Edward Samuel Denley (35), cleaner, appeared at the Wollongong Police Court yesterday on four charges of stealing motor spirit, the property of…

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Petrol Theft

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 12 November 1943 · page 5

Yesterday at Wollongong Court Edward Samuel Denley (35), a cleaner, was sentenced to six weeks' gaol on four charges of…

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Alleged Assault on Wollongong Girl

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 12 November 1943 · page 12

A story of an alleged indecent assault near midnight, when she was caught around the neck and flung screaming to ground was…

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Indecent Assault Alleged Man For Trial

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 November 1943 · page 1

John Gregory Kitchener (23), was Committed for trial at the next sittings of the Wollongong Quarter Sessions, on Monday, at the Wollongong…

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Kiama Police Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 13 November 1943 · page 2

Mr. C. Pickup, S.M., had a light list at the Kiama Police Court on Wednesday. Alan Rex Boles pleaded guilty to…

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Alleged Assault and Robbery Defendants Remanded

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 1

The finding in a gutter, late on Friday night, by Sergt. Birke and Constable Keirnan, of Clive Pike, of Smith-street, with injuries to his head,…

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Wollongong Court (Before Mr. C. Pickup, S.m.) Remanded

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 19 November 1943 · page 14

James Carbeny (28) labourer, and Mavis Carberry (23) domestic were charged with assaulting and robbing Clive Gerald Pike of a…

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Bulli Police Court Friday Assault

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 November 1943 · page 3

Charles Samuel Dean pleaded guilty to uniawfully assaulting John Joseph Jones: Mr. F. Duncan appeared for defendant…

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Miners' Charged Two Fined

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 26 November 1943 · page 11

Thirty one summonses alleging absenteeism were listed for hearing at a special sitting of the wollongong Court on Monday…

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Police Court Wollongong — MONDAY {Before Mr. C. Pickup, S.m} Discharged

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 November 1943 · page 1

Joseph Crisafi (21), soldier, who was charged with stealing a wallet and £4 in notes, the property of Reginald Thomas Whittaker, pleaded not guilty…

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Murder Mystery Comedy at Cinema

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 1 December 1943 · page 3

To-night (Wednesday) the Kiama Cinema, will present an exciting but funny murder mystery and a thrilling Western. Loretta Young and Brian…

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Stealing Charges Against Railway Employees

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 December 1943 · page 5

At the Wollongong Police Court yesterday, before Mr. C. Pickup, S.M., Earle Murray Innis (23), relieving porter, and Stanley Ernest Brown (32),…

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Police Court Wollongong—monday (Before Mr. C. Pickup, S.m.) Remanded

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 December 1943 · page 1

Jack Cummins, known as Ordler (23), a soldier, was charged with committing rape on Doris Alma Liver-more, at Port Kembla, on November…

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Mt. Kembla Miners Charged Fifteen Fined

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 3 December 1943 · page 2

At a special sitting of Wollongong Court on Monday night, 26 Mt. Kembla mineworkers were charged before Mr. C. Pickup, S.M…

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Miners Before Court Absentee Charges Mt. Kembla Oases

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 December 1943 · page 3

Twenty seven, mine employees of Mt. Kembla Colliery who were remanded from the previous week on absentee charges, appeared before Mr…

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Wollongong Court MONDAY (Before Mr. C. Pickup, S.m.) Remanded on Serious Charge

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 3 December 1943 · page 14

Jack Cummins, soldier, charged with committing rape on Doris Alma Livermore. at Port Kembla on Nov. 27th…

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Stealing Charge On Railway

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 4 December 1943 · page 3

At the Wollongong Court of Petty Sessions on Thursday, Stanley Ernest Brown, guard, Kiama, and Earle Murray Innes, relieving porter,…

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