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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1949

276 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 5 of 14

Eviction of Large Family Allegation in Court

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 1

A married man, with seven children, who has a court order of eviction against him, has never been in any housing…

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Police Boys Club Activities

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 7

A last minute survey of the sale of tickets for the Sid Barnes' sporting films shows that the bookings are going…

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Kiama Court

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 18 May 1949 · page 5

At the Kiama Court of Petty Sessions on ,Wednesday last, 18 cases were listed but all were disposed of by Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M.,…

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Found a Watch But Charged With Stealing

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 1

Police charged a 54-years-old labourer on Monday with stealing a lady's wristlet watch that had been lost in the…

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Low Cost of Living—in Gaol

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 1

Arrested on a vagrancy charge, a 58-years-old labourer, when asked by the arresting constable the reason why he…

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Wollongong Police-Citizens' Boys Club

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 5

The committee of the Wollongong Police-Citizens' Boys Club wish to point out for the last time that there will be no…

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Engine Trouble Lands Car Drivers in Court

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 19 May 1949 · page 11

The number of drivers who find it necessary to cross the double centre lines on the roadway at Devil's Elbow, Bulli Pass, because…

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Police Asked to Check Vandalism

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 26 May 1949 · page 6

The Police arid the executive of the Rugby Football League, have been asked by the City Council to try and…

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Builder Charged with Stealing Own Stove!

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 2 June 1949 · page 22

It was disclosed at Wollongong Court last Thursday that a 62 years old builder, John Ryan, had been charged with…

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Stealing Charge Dismissed

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 2 June 1949 · page 1

A charge against a builder of stealing a Metters' fuel stove valued at £12/12/9, the property of the Commissioner for…

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Magistrate Warns 'Drunk'

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 2 June 1949 · page 10

At the Wollongong Court last Thursday, Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M., asked a 59-years-old labourer if he had ever been in an…

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ASSAULT & Robbery Charge Man Acquitted

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 10

Henry Edward L'Estrange (23), of Huskisson, was acquitted by a jury on a charge of assaulting and robbing man…

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Arrest of Youths Charged with Port Kembla Breaking and Entering

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 1

An 18 years old electrical apprentice, Peter Marks, appeared at Wollongong Court on Monday, on three charges of breaking and…

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Theft From Furniture Firm

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 16 June 1949 · page 1

Two canteens of cutlery were included amongst a number of articles stolen from Bebarfalds' Home Furnishers Ltd…

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Huskisson Assault and Robbery Case

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 16 June 1949 · page 8

A 23 years old married resident of Huskisson, Henry Edward L'Estrange, was acquitted on a charge of assault and…

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115 CONVICTIONS Gaol For Vagrant

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 16 June 1949 · page 7

A vagrant who had accumulated a total of 114 convictions between 1924 and 1948, was sent to gaol for three months…

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Former Flight Lieutenant Guilty of Stealing Stove

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 16 June 1949 · page 32

A former R.A.A.F. Flight-Lieutenant and another man pleaded guilty at Wollongong Court, on Tuesday, to stealing a camp stove (valued at £4/10/0) from an Army camp at Mount Drummond…

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3 Charges of Embezzlement Deficiency of £387 Alleged by Police

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 16 June 1949 · page 3

A 20 years old lorry driver, Eric William Carroll, of 13 Strathern Ave., Wollongong, was committed for trial, on Tuesday, on three charges of embezzling sums totalling £21/16/10 from J. Parkinson Pty. Ltd., Cordial Manufactures, of Wollongong…

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Kiama Court

Kiama Independent · Saturday 18 June 1949 · page 4

All defendants who appeared before Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M., at Kiama Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday last, pleaded guilty…

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Albion Park Court

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 22 June 1949 · page 3

Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M., disposed of a lengthy list of cases at Albion Park Court on Friday last. All cases which were ready to proceed were…

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