Birtle For Trial On Toukley Murder Charge
NEWCASTLE, Friday.—William Birtle, 25, fisherman, of Canton Beach Road, Toukley, was committed for trial by the Newcastle City Coroner (Mr…
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Stolen Police Cap Burnt at Bulli
Late last night at the Bulli police station a man was charged with stealing and maliciously burning one…
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SYDNEY, Sunday. — Noville John Cooper, 33, storekeeper, of Bexley, was freed of a charge of having murdered his wife at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Alleged Assault on Girl
A policewoman from Sydney and two Wollongong detectives yesterday investigated an alleged indecent assault on a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Remanded on Stealing Charges
When a man was remanded on stealing charges in the Wollongong Court of Petty Sessions, before Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M., the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fernhill Man Gaoled for Car Theft
A man who had been in police custody for a month was sentenced to 12 months' hard labour by Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M., in Wollongong Court of Petty Sessions yesterday. He was…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Broke Behaviour Bond; Three Months' Gaol
A 20-year-old Corrimal lorry driver who broke a good behaviour bond was sentenced to three months' gaol at the Wollongong Court of Petty Sessions yesterday…
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A sitting of Kiama Court of Petty Sessions was held on Wednesday, 25th October, before Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M…
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On four charges involving goods valued at £191, the property of three Wollongong department stores, two Sydney residents were remanded in yesterday's Wollongong Court of…
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Inspector J. P. Magney, formerly of Newcastle, commenced duties with the No. 19 Police Division (South Coast)…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Comic Court Saved "Books" A Fortune
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Comic Court's win in the Melbourne Cup today save doubles bookmakers a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Twelve Months Gaol for Illegally Taking Car
A sentence of 12 months imprisonment was imposed on a Fernhill man at the Wollongong Court on Tuesday for illegally taking and using a motor vehicle…
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Sergt. J. W. Carr, who for the past nine years has been stationed at Wollongong, has received notice of transfer to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At Milton Court Former Council Employee on Embezzlement Charge
At the Milton Court on Tuesday, before Mr. McCawley, S.M., a former Shoal haven Council employee appeared to face two charges of stealing and one of embezzlement. He was Allen Rowland…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Two New Australians Before Court on Assault Charges
One New Australian was fined and another was discharged at Wollongong Court of Petty Sessions yesterday following a "brawl" outside the Open Hearth Hotel, Port Kembla…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Magistrate Accuses Man of Using Court for Own Benefit
The Magistrate in the Wollongong Court of Petty Sessions yesterday accused a man of "using" the court for his own benefit. The man Henry Sperry Ward-…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Drink Blamed For Theft
"It was the liquar," declared a man charged with stealing, in the Wollongong Court of Petty Sessions yesterday…
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Ian Ernest Rowland, 40, appeared at the Bulli Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, on a charge of having insufficient…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stole, Burnt Police Cap; Man Fined £5
A deaf and dumb labourer pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a police cap from the Bulli Police Station, at the Bulli…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Criticised in Court
"The action of the police in not serving a summons interfered with public interest," said Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M. at…
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