Gave False Information to Police; Fined £7
"I tried to be smart but I wasn't. I did hot think you could check up so quickly", a man told a Wollongong constable recently after being arrested and…
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871 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 24 of 44
Detectives Deny Accusation Of Assault
Accusations of assault were levelled at two Wollongong detectives by Mr. Hardwicke, Q.C., in the Wollongong Quarter Sessions yesterday…
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A man was fined £10 in the Wollongong Police Court yesterday when convicted of giving false…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lightning Hits 300 Feet Underground, Court Told
SYDNEY, Tues. — A strange accident story was told in the Workmen's Compensation Court…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Charged with Colliery Theft
A 32 years old labourer, John Francis Noonan, of Marshall Street, Dapto, was charged at Wollongong Court on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Charged with Explosive Theft
A man has been charged with stealing detonators and gelignite from the explosive magazine at the A.I. & S. Ltd., Port…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Charged With Theft Of Copper
A man was arrested at Port Kembla last night and charged with stealing copper scrap from a beach…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Girl Charged with Murder of Mother Wellington, (N.z.)
Wed.—A gin aged 16 was charged in Christchurch this morning with the murder of her mother. She…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Remanded on Stealing Charge
A Port Kembla man appeared before the Chamber Magistrate yesterday on two charges of break, enter…
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An 18 years old labourer who stole a purse containing 5/- at a police Boys' Club dance was fined £10 at Wollongong Court…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Gave Police a False Name
A man who drove an unlicensed car then gave a policeman a false name was fined a total of £10 at Wollongong Court…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Report of Court Case
A report an a court case in yesterday's paper which read that "Peter Rainford, of Albert St., Woonona, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bashing Claim in Assault Case Doctor Found Bruises On Builder's Chest
A builder yesterday claimed in the Wollongong Quarter Sessions that he had been knocked about by two detectives because he would not own up to a charge of indecently assaulting a six-year-old girl…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Police Search For Hit-run Driver
All South Coast police have been alerted to be on the lookout for a car that was responsible for seriously injuring a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Driver Could Not Tell Police How Boy Was Fatally Injured
When a six years old boy was fatally injured in Mangerton Road, Mangerton, on April 1, the driver of the car involved in the accident could not tell police what had happened…
Continued on Trove, page 33 →Artist Guilty; Sentenced To Death
SYDNEY, Thurs.—A 26-year-old commercial artist was sentenced to death in the Central Criminal Court today for having raped two models. The all-male jury also…
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A man who admitted assaulting his wife was ordered to enter into a £20 good behaviour bond…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alleged Theft of Copper
A 250 years old labourer, Thomas Edward Cook, of Hillview Street, Port Kembla, was charged at Wollongong Court on…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Builder Found Guilty of Indecent Assault
After a hearing extending into its fourth day, a "Wollongong Quarter Sessions jury on Friday found Cyril Joseph Alexander Rudd, 44, builder, of Cabbage Tree Lane, Balgownie, guilty of an indecent assault on a…
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A motion of gratitude to the Council and Police was passed at Friday night's meeting of the Illawarra…
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