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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1947

195 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 6 of 10

Taxation Offenders Before Court

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 2

Before Mr. M. S. Meagher. S.M., at the Wollongong Court of Petty Sessions, on Monday, the Department of Taxation proceeded against eight…

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Court Sequel to Union Dispute

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 9

An inter-union dispute at Metropolitan Colliery, Helensburgh, had a sequel in the Helensburgh Court on Tuesday, when Percy Thomas…

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Albion Park Court S.p. Betting

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 1 August 1947 · page 9

Stanley Raftery pleaded guilty to using premises at Shellharbour on June 10 for purpose of betting. According to the police prosecutor…

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Additional Police Sought at Thirroul

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 8 August 1947 · page 4

The need for additional police at Thirroul was stressed at a meeting of the Thirroul & District Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday night…

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New Magistrate Welcomed

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 15 August 1947 · page 5

Clerk of Petty Sessions at Wollongong some few years ago, Mr. R. A. Hardwicke has returned to this district as Stipendiary…

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Ex-p.o.w. Given Bond Magistrate Sympathetic

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 August 1947 · page 5

A former P.O.W. in Germany for two years, who ultimately escaped from imprisonment after several attempts, appeared at the Wollongong Court on…

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Police Saw Man Climb Hotel Fence

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 August 1947 · page 6

A police constable stated in evidence at the Wollongong Court on Monday, chat he saw a man climb to the top of a fence at the rear of the Port Kembla…

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Police Action at Demonstration Illawarra T. & L. Council Wants Inquiry

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 15 August 1947 · page 8

One of the Sydney University students who was arrested during the recent demonstration outside the Dutch Consul's office, Margaret street,…

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Kiama Police Court

Kiama Independent · Saturday 16 August 1947 · page 2

Mr. Hardwicke, S.M. had a long list of Kiama Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday last Several cases had to be adjourned until the…

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Assault Charge Dismissed

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 August 1947 · page 6

Leslie Richard Mott, charged at the Bull Court on Friday, before Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.M., with assaulting Mrs. Jean M. Dunn, at Woonona, on…

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Fined for Overcoat Theft

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 August 1947 · page 4

For stealing an overcoat on August 14, the property of Dennis Michael McCullock, Neil Richardson, 22, labourer, was fined £3…

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State Lottery Winner Sent to Gaol

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 August 1947 · page 11

A man who held a share in the first prize of a State Lottery just before last Christmas was, on Wednesday, sentenced to 18 months hard labour…

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Evidence of Identity Lacking Man Discharged on Assault Charge

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 22 August 1947 · page 22

Ruling that there was not sufficient evidence of identification, Mr. R. A. Hardwicke S.M. dismissed a charge of…

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Alterations to W'gong Court House

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 22 August 1947 · page 1

Tenders are being called for conditions and alterations to the [?]ent Wollongong Court House. These were under consideration…

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Gaol Sentence Suspended. Young Woman Bound Over for Stealing

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 29 August 1947 · page 5

A young married woman sentenced to one month's light labour at Wollongong Court en Mcndry, for stealing…

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Stealing Alleged Man and Wife Discharged

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 August 1947 · page 1

A 61-years-old labourer conducted his own and his wife's defence and cross-examined a witness for nearly two hours at the…

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Transport Storeroom Theft Three Men Given Bond

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 29 August 1947 · page 2

Three men, who pleaded guilty to stealing articles and goods to a total value of £98/7/0, from the storeroom of the…

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Remarkable Story of Caravan Life Man and Wife Acquitted on Theft Charge

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 29 August 1947 · page 20

An amazing story, unfolding into a real life comedy, and ending with the acquittal of 61 year old Frederick Michael…

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Onlookers Handed Man Over to Police Illegally Used Car

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 29 August 1947 · page 2

Story of how two people handed a youth over to the police after he had been seen at the wheel of a car owned by another person, was…

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£269 Theft from Paling's Store

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 5 September 1947 · page 13

Forcing a side window, thieves on Tuesday night entered the building occupied by W. H. Paling and Co., in Keira Street, Wollongong…

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