Kiama Court of Petty Sessions
Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M., had a more lengthy list than usual at Kiama Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday last…
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Radio Theft Three Months Sentence
John Younger (38), wool presser, was sentenced to three months' hard labour, and Mary Bernice Eileen Devine…
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The mother of thirteen children appeared before Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M., at the Wollonongong Court of Petty Sessions…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shot Fired When Storeman Tried to Phone Police
A shot was fired at a store man while he was attempting to telephone police from a storeroom at the A.I. and S. Ltd., at…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Drunken Drivers Magistrate's Views
"I have only one view regarding drunken drivers, and that is they are a potential danger and menace to the public and users of the highways," said Mr. Fleeman, S.M., at the Wollongong Court of Petty…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →On Bond for Stealing Bricks
Charged at the Built Court last week with having in his custody twelve house bricks reasonably suspected of being…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Landlady Alleges Assault by Tenant
An Italian woman said in court last week, that her tenant unlawfully assaulted her on the night of March 4 by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Too Many Are Driving Under Influence, Says Magistrate
Cases of driving under the influence of alcohol were becoming far to frequent in Wollongong and district, according to Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M., at Wollongong Court on Monday. He pointed out that he had dealt with about 10 such cases in the past…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Given 3 Mths. & Woman Fined £10 for Radio Theft
A 38 years old wool-presser was sentenced to three months hard labour and a 32 years old married woman was fined £10 at Wollongong Court last week, after they had been convicted of stealing a mantel model…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mother of 13—"In Dire Straits"—convicted of Stealing £28 Cheque
A mother of 13 children, Mrs. Vera Maude Baldock (49), of the Official Camp, Kemblawarra, pleaded guilty at Wollongong Court last week to a charge of stealing a Taxation Department cheque valued at £28/13/6…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Evaded Fare "Reputed Cheat," Say Police
Described by police-prosecutor Sgt. W. J. Smith as a "well-known card sharp and repute cheat," Maitland William…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Disputed Doctor's Opinion in Drunken Driving Case
A doctor's evidence that a man he had examined and put through a sobriety test at the Wollongong police station, on June 25, was sober was disputed by two police constables at Wollongong Court last week…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Police Went to Question Man But Found Him Dead
Detectives who went to interview a man at his home in Wollongong on June 24 regarding some serious allegations against him found his dead body. This was revealed at the inquest…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wife 'Feared' for Husband Neighbours in Court Proceedings
"I was afraid they would kill nay husband." a woman declared at Bulli Court en Friday, when she told of a 'visit' by an elderly neighbour and his two sons to her home to see her husband. The woman, Mrs. Norma Lind…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Albion Park Court
Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M., disposed of all cases at Albion Park Court of Petty Sessions in a very short time on Wednesday last…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Thefts From Housing Projects Magistrate's Warning
Over the last six months timber and other materials valued at over £200 were stolen from a housing project at…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Allegedly Switched Lights Off to Follow Taxi
A taxi driver alleged at Wollongong Court on Thursday that police had switched off the lights of the police car when…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Theft from Station
The sum of £27/4/4 was stolen from the office of the North Wollongong railway station on Monday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Landlady Alleges Assault Tenant Bound Over
At the Wollongong Court on Monday, Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M., bound over timber worker, Desmond Jorginson, of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Chase
It is believed that occupants in a car being chased by police early last Friday morning threw out a stick of gettgnite, a fuse, some…
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