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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1948

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

Youths Charged with Carrying Rifles

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 30 December 1948 · page 10

Police have issued warnings against boys and youths carrying rifles of any description on Sundays, following what has been described as one…

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"Start Walking and Keep Walking"—magistrate Told Defendants

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 30 December 1948 · page 14

Two labourers who pleaded not guilty to vagrancy at Wollongong Court last week were told by Mr. Fleeman, S.M., to "start walking and keep walking". He gave them until December 30 to get a job in Sydney, and adjourned the cases until then…

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Bulli Police Boys' Club

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 30 December 1948 · page 4

At a parade of Beach Girls, held last week at the assembley rooms of John Vicars, Bulli, Miss Margery Rodgers, of…

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Was Hungry; Wanted to Go to Gaol to Get Food

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 30 December 1948 · page 17

It was stated at Wollongong Court la[?] week that a defendant had admitted he behaved in an offensive manner in front of two…

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