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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1945

130 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 5 of 7

Two Sailors Charged

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 11

Two young Royal Navy ratings, John Spicer (20) and Cyril Reginald Hare (23) appeared before Mr. F. Scroope, S.M., at Wollongong Court…

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Theft of Football Jersey

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 1

Charged at the Wollongong Police Court on Monday with stealing a football jersey valued at 25/, the property of Christian Brothers' College, Edward…

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Bulli Police Boys' Club

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 3 August 1945 · page 4

The following additional donations have been received by the Bulli Police Boys' Club: £100, Bellambi Coal and Coke Co.; £50, J. Pendlebury; £21,…

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Woman Charged

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 August 1945 · page 2

Nita Hogan appeared before Mr. W. S. Bromhead, S.M., at the Wollongong Police Court on Tuesday, charged with using indecent language on…

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Indecent Assault on Child

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 August 1945 · page 1

"I see there is another conviction against you for this type of offence. There is only one thing that I can do and that is to…

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Gaoled for Assault and Robbery

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 August 1945 · page 7

A young aboriginal from Nowra was sentenced to four years gaol, at the Wollongong Quarter Sessions on Wednesday on a charge of assaulting and…

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Police Ball

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 August 1945 · page 10

The ball arranged by the police of the Wollongong Division in aid of the Wollongong Police-Citizens' Boys' Club, and held in the Soldiers' Hall…

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Three Years' Gaol 'Horrible & Disgusting Crime'

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 10 August 1945 · page 1

An ex-aldernian of the Berry Municipal Council and the Chief N.E.S. Warden at Berry, was sentenced to three years' gaol at…

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Gaol for Stealing Coat

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 August 1945 · page 1

Joseph Patrick Corr (25), labourer, was sentenced to two months' imprisonment at the Wollongong Police Court on Monday for stealing a…

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Fined for Assault

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 August 1945 · page 1

William Samon, a mill hand, of Carter's lane, Fairy Meadow, was fined 10/ /and ordered to pay £4/11/0 costs, at the Wollongong Court of…

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Three Months Gaol

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 August 1945 · page 1

A man was sentenced to three months' gaol at the Wollongong Police Court, on Monday, by Mr. A. S. Thornton, S.M., on a charge of indecent…

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Wollongong Court. MONDAY. (Before Mr S. A. Thornton, S.m.) Three Months' Gaol

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 August 1945 · page 12

Ian John Abernethi (30), a stoker, a newcomer to this district, was cancelled to three months goal by Mr. S. Thornton, S.M., at…

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Police Ball

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 August 1945 · page 16

Wollongong Police Ball at the Soldiers' Memorial Hall on Wednesday night of last week, proved most successful both socially and…

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Wollongong Police Boys' Club

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 17 August 1945 · page 5

Further donations received for the Wollongong Police-Citizens Boys' Club appeal are £5/5/0, R. J. Taylor; £2/2/, R. W. Whitfield, Marcus Clark & Co…

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Wollongong Police-Citizens Boys' Club Notes

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 17 August 1945 · page 12

Further donations acknowledged:—R. J. Taylor. £5 5-; R. M. Whitfield and Marcus Clark, £2,2/-; J. Cook. 15-; J. Norrell, lady's…

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Assault o[?]

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 24 August 1945 · page 6

"Your type [?] during the cele[?] S. A. Thorntongong Court on…

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Bulli Police Boys' Club

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 7 September 1945 · page 5

On Saturday last a party of 53 members of the Bulli Police Boys' Club travelled to Newcastle at tie invitation of the Newcastle Police…

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Kiama Police Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 15 September 1945 · page 4

Mr. Thornton, SM. at the Kiama Police Court on Wednesday last had a variety of cases to deal with. In addition to the matter reported…

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Unusual Point In Police Court

The Kiama Independent, and Shoalhaven Advertiser · Saturday 15 September 1945 · page 1

What was described as "a very unusual set of circumstances," developed in a case which Came before Mr. Thornton, SM, at the Kiama…

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BURGLARY At Kiama

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 19 September 1945 · page 4

The Kiama, C.W.A. Rest Room in Manning Street was broken into during Monday night, the lock of the front door having apparently been…

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