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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1949

276 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 14

Man and Young Woman Face Assault Charges

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 5

A Fairy Meadow garage proprietor and a young woman appeared at Wollongong Court on Monday charged with using indecent…

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'Ingenious' Labourer Sent to Gaol for Six Months

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 1

Sentencing a 34-years-old labourer to six months' hard labour on two charges of false pretences, Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M., at the Wollongong Court on Tuesday, described the methods the defendant used to obtain £7…

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"Miserable Fraud" Says S.m. When Sentencing Man to 12 Months Gaol

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 6

A 31 years old labourer was sentenced, to six months hard labour, on each of two charges of false pretenoes, at Wollongong Court on Monday. The defendant. Thomas Walter…

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Kiama Court

Kiama Independent · Saturday 19 February 1949 · page 2

Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M., had a rather small list at Kiama Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday last. A man pleaded guilty to a charge…

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Police "Warning" Prompted Theft

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 5

A railway porter, who allegedly stole a motor cycle dipper switch after he had been warned by police to get one on his…

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Miner on Burglary Charge

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 9

A Helensburgh miner appeared at Wollongong Court on Monday and was remanded to next Monday on a charge of breaking…

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Theft Charge Against Porter

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 8

In the last financial year £220,000 worth of goods were stolen from the railways and had to be paid for by the…

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Miner on Burglary Charge, Allegedly Caught in the Act

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 1

A miner, who was allegedly apprehended while attempting to burgle the post office residence at Helensburgh, on Sunday night…

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Bulli Man in Break from Bathurst Gaol

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 1

Two prisoners—one of them Bruce Gordon Chilby, of Bank Street, Bulli—made a dramatic escape attempt while employed…

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Assaulted Police Resisted Arrest Garage Proprietor Fined

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 1

A garage proprietor pleaded guilty to charges of using indecent language, unlawfully assaulting a police constable…

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Young Woman Arrested Leaving Court House

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 5

A young woman was charged at Wollongong Court oil Monday morning with behaving in an offensive manner in the Court House…

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Man on Five Charges Claimed to Be the Holder of Police Certificate of Merit

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 3

It was claimed at Wollongong Court on Monday that a man who peaded guilty to five charges—including resisting arrest and assaulting a policeman—had been the recipient of the Police Certificate of Merit from, the former Commissioner of Police…

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Council to Police "Luxury" Building

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 18

The Department of Building Materials has asked the City Council to help it try and prevent the construction of…

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Offensive Behaviour In Court House

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 1

Arising out of an incident which occurred in the courtroom at the Wollongong COurt House on Monday of last week, Linda…

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Woman Poked Tongue Out in Court; Fined

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 3 March 1949 · page 8

A woman who allegedly "screwed up her face and poked out her tongue" at a policeman in the Wollongong Court on February 21…

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Kiama Court

Kiama Independent · Saturday 5 March 1949 · page 3

Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M., had a very small list at Kiama Court. of Petty Sessions on Wednesday last. Ernest F. Oxley pleaded not guilty…

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District Court

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 5

At a sitting of Kiama District Court on Thursday last before His Honor, Judge Nield, John Walker, of Nowra, proceeded against T. S…

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Nine Months Gaol for Indecent Assault

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 7

A 30-years old married man was sentenced to nine months hard labour at Wollongong Quarter Sessions on Tuesday, after he…

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Assault on Girl Port Kembla Man Sentenced

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 1

"When the offender is like the accused—a married man of mature years with family responsibilities—it seems to me…

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Nine Months for Indecent Assault

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 17 March 1949 · page 4

At the Wollongong Quarter Sessions yesterday, His Honor Judge Nield sentenced Charles Alexander Clarke (26), labourer,…

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