Charge of Burglary "Only A Joke," Said Accused
A Helensburgh minor — William Donald Jamis Thompson (23)—was acquitted on four charges, including one of…
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ASSAULT & ROBBERY Young Man Given 18 Months
A fisherman who, it was said in court, at the age of 14 had the mentality of a 10½ years-old boy, was sentenced to 18 months…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Investigate Fire Report
Police yesterday afternoon investigated a report that a blazing motor vehicle was seen to go over the cliffs near…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Boys' Club Activities
The grand concert in aid of the Wollongong Police Boys' Club, which took place in the Crown Theatre on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gaol Term for Lorry Driver Who Collided with Cyclists
A 38 years old Albion Park Bag Merchant, Charles Cavanagh was sentenced to 12 months gaol at Wollongong Quarter Sessions on Wednesday, after he had been found guilty of two charges of causing grievous bodily harm by negligent driving…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Splendid Carnival for the Police Boys' Club
The success of Police Boys' Clubs in the Metropolitan area, was strikingly demonstrated by displays at Wollongong Showground on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Gaol Term For Lorry Driver
A 38 years old Albion Park Bag Merchant, Charles Cavanagh, was sentenced to 12 months gaol at Wollongong Quarter Sessions on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kiama Court of Petty Sessions
Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M., had a larger list than has been usual of recent months at the sitting of Kiama Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Nine Months Gaol
A 26 years old labourer was sentenced to nine months imprisonment at Wollongong Quarter Sessions last week…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fireman's Assault on Officer
Ship's fireman—Stanley Young (23)—was remanded for another six weeks at the Wollongong Court on Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fisherman Given 18 Months Gaol
A 24 years old fisherman was sentenced to 18 months hard labour at Wollongong Quarter Sessions last week after he had…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Furniture Theft From Week-end Cottage
A daring theft of over £150 worth of furniture and household accessories were stolen from a fully-furnished…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Girl Bound Over on Theft Charges
An 18 years old boarding house employee, Patricia Belcher, of Organ's Road, Bulli was given a £140 bond to be of…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Four Young Men Pleaded Guilty to Stealing
Four young men who pleaded guilty at Wollongong Quarter Sessions last week to stealing charges were all given good…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →For Trial on Assault and Robbery Charge
An elderly boilermaker alleged at the Wollongong Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday, that he was assaulted and robbed in a laneway at Lake Illawarra South by a man who he had befriended in a taxi cab…
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Two labourers were each ordered to pay £55/8/0 compensation for damage caused to a motor cycle which they…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Police Boys' Club Activities
The committee of the Wollongong Police Citizens Boys' [?] is very satisfied with the results of the recent campaign…
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The committee is very satisfied with the result of the recent campaign for funds to erect a Boys' Clubroom on land at North…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Fined for Having Revolvers Three Young Men before Court
At the Wollongong Court of Petty Sessions on Tuesday, three labourers—two of them brothers—were fined by Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M., for unlawfully having revolvers in their possession…
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The committee of the Wollongong Police-Citizens Boys' Club, is still receiving donations from the various firms and factories…
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