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Illawarra · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1949

276 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 8 of 14

Drunken Driving Fines Are "Not Having Much Effect" Laborer's Case Nearly Merited Imprisonment, Says Magistrate

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 11 August 1949 · page 26

When fining a builder's laborer £20 for drunken driving at Wollongong Court, on Thursday, Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M., said: "This is a case that nearly merits imprisonment."…

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Kiama Court of Petty Sessions

Kiama Independent · Saturday 13 August 1949 · page 5

Although Mr. J. Fleeman, S. M., had a lengthy list of cases before him at Kiama Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday last, only one…

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Juveniles on Theft Charges

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 18 August 1949 · page 1

Two juveniles who were arrested in Sydney on Tuesday appeared before the Children's Court, Sydney yesterday in…

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£198 Theft From Thirroul Store

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 18 August 1949 · page 1

Thieves made off with £198 worth of properly from a Thirroul store during the early hours of Sunday morning…

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Three in Court Struggle In Street

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 18 August 1949 · page 8

Three men were charged at the Wollongong Court on Tuesday with offensive behaviour In Crown st., Wollongong, on July…

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Railway Porter Charged But Information Dismissed

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 25 August 1949 · page 3

A railway porter was charged Wollongong Court last Thursday with travelling on a train with intent to avoid payment…

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Police Blitz On Straying Cattle

Kiama Independent · Saturday 27 August 1949 · page 3

The Kiama Police have commenced a campaign to keep straying cattle off the roads in this district. At Kiama Court on Wednesday…

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Gold Coast Mounted Police in London

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 8

The Governor's Escort of the Gold Coast (Mounted Police, who have been attending functions in London in connection with Colonial Month, recently paraded in their full dress at Horse Guards Parade, London. During their parade the police…

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Was Arrested After Calling the Police

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 2

A 30 years old lorry driver, who called the police to the scene of an accident in which his vehicle was involved at Fairy Meadow, on June 4, was himself arrested and charged with driving under the influence…

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Man Admitted to Police He Was Under Influence

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

If William Leslie Phillips, of The Boulevarde, Mt. St. Thomas, had not told a police constable he was under the influence of alcohol when he crashed his car at Mt. Kembla, on April 30, police would not have been able to take proceedings against…

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Nearly Collided with Police Cycle

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 8 September 1949 · page 6

A car driver, while driving under the Influence, had nearly collided with a police motor cycle and side-car, it was…

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Hurried to Return Car But Police Stopped Him

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 8 September 1949 · page 10

A man who was hurrying to return a borrowed car to its owner was stopped by police for speeding and, as a result, was fined £2/10/0 and 7/- costs at Wollongong Court on Monday. The man, Alwyn Jones…

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Man in Court as Result of Joke

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 8 September 1949 · page 2

A 54 years old labourer, Joseph Carr Aitcheson, has found that some practical jokers can carry things too for. As a…

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Albion Park Court of Petty Sessions

Kiama Independent · Saturday 10 September 1949 · page 3

Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M., had a long list of cases to dispose of at Albion Park Court on 31st August. With the exception of four cases adjourned…

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Albion Park Court

Kiama Independent · Wednesday 14 September 1949 · page 5

The following cases were heard before Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M., at Albion Park Court on 31st August. Shellharbour Council proceeded…

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18 Months' Gaol for Embezzlement

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 2

Eric William Carroll, 20, lorry driver, was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment on three charges of embezzlement while…

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Acquittal on the Truck Stealing Charge

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 10

The sale of a utility truck by one workman to another at the P.W.D. Quarry, Cringila, was ventilated in the Wollongong Quarter Sessions this week when Harold Cunningham, the original owner…

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Labourer acquitted of stealing mate's truck

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 3

After a retirement of four and a half hours, a jury at Wollongong Quarter Sessions, on Tuesday, acquitted a Figtree laborer of a charge of stealing an old Chevrolet truck from a former workmate…

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Youths on Bonds After Theft Charges

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 3

Peter Marks, 18, and Ronald David Rennex, 18, pleaded guilty at the Wollongong Quarter Sessions on Monday to charges of…

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Murder Charge Follows Shooting At Kembla

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 15 September 1949 · page 2

A man was short dead by his son at the official camp Port Kembla early this morning. The son has been arrested and charged with…

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