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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1890

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Police Offences

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 February 1890 · page 2

MR. W. P. TOMPSON, J.P., adjudicated in the Police Court this morning. Jimmy Andrews, a West Indian negro, charged with vagrancy, was, after considerable…

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Trial for Murder. Real or Assumed Insanity. SYDNEY, Monday afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 February 1890 · page 3

Arthur Willoughby Andrew was again placed on his trial at the Criroinal Court this morning for the murder of a friend named Bartlett by shooting. The…

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Warden's Court, Silverton. SATURDAY. (Before Mr. Warden Barnett). TARRANT v. Arthur Horthun

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 February 1890 · page 2

MR. Welsh for plaintiff; Mr. Jhonson, instructed by Mr. Hall, for defendant. This was an objection lodged by plaintiff against defendant's appiieation for portion…

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Silverton Warden's Court. TUESDAY. (Before Mr. Warden Barnett.)

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 February 1890 · page 2

Robert Grubmann v. Dannatt and Troughton, for £2 11s. 2d., balance due for an interest purchased in the Bird-inHand mine, Purnamoota, by defendants…

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Warden's Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 February 1890 · page 2

IN the Warden's Court yesterday the hearing of the case of Lees v. Smith was resumed. The land in dispute is portion 1677, parish of Picton. The plaintiff…

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The Blende-street Fracas. The Accused before the Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 February 1890 · page 2

MESSRS. A. N. BARNETT, P.M., and W. G. Gibson, J.P., sat in the Police Court this morning, when Louisa Fraser and George Walker were brought up on…

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The New Land Court. Judge Rogers Congratulated. SYDNEY, Monday afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 March 1890 · page 3

The New Land Court opened at Darlinghurst this morning before Judge Rogers and Messrs. Freeman and Brandis, Js.P. Judge Rogers was congratulated on his…

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Warden's Court. Wednesday, March 5. (Before Mr. Warden Barnett.)

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 March 1890 · page 2

Lee v. Smith.—The Warden gave judgment for the defendant in this case, but did not allow costs in consequence of the evidence being, for the most part,…

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"Silling No Murder." LONDON, Thursday (midnight)

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 March 1890 · page 3

The Nihilists threaten to murder the Czar, unless he abandons his reactionary policy…

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A Burglary Foiled. Doring Attempt to Rob a Post-Office. MELBOURNE, Friday afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 March 1890 · page 3

At inidrugnt, last night, the postmistress at Elsternwick was awakened by a robber searching for the pockets in her clothes. She gave the alarm, and a man…

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Warden's Court, Silverton. (Before Mr. Warden Barnett.)

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 March 1890 · page 2

GEORGE BEST sued R. S. Wilkie for a claim of £5 on behalf of a certain contract in connection with a mine named the Jupiter. Plaintiff was non-suited,…

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Silverton Summons Court. a Raid on Publicans

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 March 1890 · page 2

ON Friday, before Mr. Barnett, P.M., David Andrew Wilson, licensing inspector, proceeded against several publicans. John George Gibson, of the Globe Hotel,…

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Warden's Court. Saturday, March 8. Before the Warden (Mr. A. N. Barnett)

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 March 1890 · page 2

SMITH v. PHELPS.—In this case the plaintiff sued for damages for noufulfilment of contract, but proceedings were abandoned on the defendent…

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Police Offences

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 March 1890 · page 2

AT the Police Court this morning before W. P. Tompson and R. Piper, Js.P., Robert Wallace was fined £2 for indecent exposure in Argent-street. Ernest…

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Silverton Insolvent Court. to the Editor of the Barrier Miner

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 March 1890 · page 2

SIR,—I have perused your paper very closely of late, and was disappointed at not seeing any report of the proceedings of the Insolvency Court, holden at…

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Warden's Court. Wednesday, Makch 12. (Before the Warden.) BRIGHT V. BERLINER

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 March 1890 · page 2

MR. JHONSON for the plaintiff. The land in dispute in this case was allotment 9, section 10, town of Willyama, of which plaintiff took possession on February 8,…

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Escape from Gaol. ORANGE

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 March 1890 · page 3

A prisoner named George Cassidys, who was sentenced by Judge Docker at the Quarter Sessions to three years for uttering a forged document, has escaped from…

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Assault by Larrikins. SYDNEY, Monday afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 March 1890 · page 3

Last night Constables Haggard and Savelle, of No. 4 station, were savagely assaulted by a number of larrikins at Miller's Point. While arresting a man…

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Silverton Warden's Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 March 1890 · page 2

IN this court on Saturday, before Mr. Warden Barnett, the case of Tarrant v. Horthun, which referred to Block 37, Corona, was called on, and the objectors'…

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Murder by a Lunatic. Maryborough (Q), Monday afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 March 1890 · page 3

A lunatic named John Chippendale, whilst being put to bed at the reception house, stabbed John Thomas, a wardsman, with a butcher's…

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