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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1948

263 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 10 of 14

Assault Small Girl

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 16 September 1948 · page 1

William Parker (31), clipper, was released on a £10 bond to be of good behaviour for three years, by Judge Nield, at the…

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Fined on Stealing Charge

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 16 September 1948 · page 20

On two charges of stealing, a crane driver was fined a total of £7 and was ordered to pay £3/10/- compensation by…

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Assault on Porter Expensive

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 16 September 1948 · page 2

Assaulting a porter, using offensive words and trespassing on railway premises cost a defendant £12/17/0 in fines,…

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Crane Driver Fined for Stealing

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 16 September 1948 · page 6

On two changes of stealing, a crane driver was fined a total of £7 and was ordered to pay f3/10 compensation, by Mr. E. J…

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Police Citizens' Boys' Club

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 16 September 1948 · page 1

Many citizens of Wollongong have asked why the building of the Police-Citizens Boys' Club has not yet taken shape seeing that several…

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Police-Citizens' Boys' Club Activities

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 16 September 1948 · page 6

It is thought that the Australian Rules football exhibition which will be played at the Wollongong Showground on…

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Police Citizens Boys' Club Activities

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 16 September 1948 · page 18

It is thought that the Australian Rules Football exhibition which will be played at the Wollongong Showground on Sunday, 3rd. Oct…

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Hell-ship Survivor Charged With Stealing

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 23 September 1948 · page 1

One of the few survivors of a Japanese P.O.W. hell-ship, which was torpedoed by an Allied submarine during the…

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Badges for Police Reservists

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 23 September 1948 · page 7

About forty members of the Wollongong and District Police. Reservists were presented with badges in recognition of…

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Police Commissioner at Wollongong Legion of Ex-reservists Suggested

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 23 September 1948 · page 1

At Wollongong last Saturday night, Mr. J. F. Scott,, the N.S.W. Commisioner of Police, after presenting badges to those who served in the Police Reserve in this district during the war years, urged the establishment of a legion of ex-reservists…

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Assault on Hotel Licensee

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 30 September 1948 · page 2

For unlawfully assaulting the licensee of the Flinders Inn, Wollongong, David Scullion, 26, labourer, was fined £7 and…

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Flying Scotsman Gets Two Months Gaol

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 30 September 1948 · page 1

A recent migrant, who might rightly be described as the 'Flying Scotsman,' was sentenced to two months' imprisonment with hard labour on Monday for assaulting a policeman and biting him on the lip, necessitating…

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Scots Migrant Bit Policeman's Mouth Given Two Months Gaol

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 30 September 1948 · page 7

A Scottish immigrant who had only been in Australia a few months was sentenced to two months hard labour at Wollongong…

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Brothers Attacked Police Constable Used Baton in Defence

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 30 September 1948 · page 1

A police sergeant and constable related at Bulli Court last Friday how they were attacked by two brothers following a disturbance near a hamburger shop in Lawrence Hargreave Drive, Thirroul, early on the night of Saturday, Sept. 18…

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Kiama Court of Petty Sessions

Kiama Independent · Saturday 2 October 1948 · page 3

At Kiama Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday last, Mr. E. J. Etherton, S.M., had a larger list than usual. Several of the cases aroused a good…

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False Report of Burglary Alleged Carpenter Before Court

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 7 October 1948 · page 1

It was alleged at the Bulli Court on Friday that after a young married man, armed with a rifle and ammunition,…

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Sale of Liquor Police Methods Criticised

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 7 October 1948 · page 1

Police-prosecutor, Sgt. W. J. Smith and solicitor, F. Duncan sr., argued for several minutes at the Wollongong Court…

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Week-end Arrests Court Fines

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 7 October 1948 · page 1

Arrests made by police over the holiday week-end included 25 for drunkenness, several for using indecent language…

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Parking Police For Wollongong

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 14 October 1948 · page 1

Two [?] constables [?] the metropolitan area to Wollongong, commenced duties on Monday…

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Sold Beer to Police

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 14 October 1948 · page 4

A 64-years-old labourer, who sold two bottles of beer, two bottles of stout and a bottle of wine to two police constables…

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