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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1891

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 November 1891 · page 3

AT ths Police Court this morning Hannah Luxton proceeded against Ann Ridgway for haviug med insulting language to her while she was engaged…

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Court Calendar

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 November 1891 · page 2

THE followings are the only criminal caaes set down for hearing at the District Court, which opens on Saturday, before Mr. Judge M'Farlane:—…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 November 1891 · page 2

MR. BADHAM presided this morning and disposed of several cases MINOR CASES Three drunks were dealt with in the…

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District Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 November 1891 · page 2

THE District Court was continued this morning, before Judge M'Farlano. Mr. Badham, P.M., and Mr. R. B. Pell occupied seats on the bench. The…

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District Court. (Continued from First Edition.)

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 November 1891 · page 4

POLLEN AND SAMPSON v. P. M'INDOE —Claim £188 15s. 3d. for goads supplied and work performed. Mr. Glyan, instructed by Mr. Henning, for plaintiffs;…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 November 1891 · page 4

AT the Police Court to-day, before Mr. C. L. C. Badham, P.M., John Kearns, for wife desertion, was remanded until to-morrow. John White, charged with…

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Murder as Eudunda

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 November 1891 · page 2

A [?]TAL assault was committed at Bu[?]dey, about 30 miles from Eudunda, South Australia, on Saturday about sundown, which resulted in the death of a…

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District Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 November 1891 · page 2

THE Civil cause list in the District Court was proceeded with before his Honor Judge M'Fa[?]lane this morning. The following cases were heard:—…

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District Court. (Continued from First Edition.)

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 November 1891 · page 4

THE hearing of the case, Overs v. Ryan, was continued. Harry Edwards stated that he had seen the bullock rush plaintiff when he was passing, and helped to…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 November 1891 · page 3

AT the Police Court this morning, before Mr. C. L. C. Badham, P.M., John Kearns was brought up on remand charged with wife desertion, After…

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District Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 November 1891 · page 2

THE sittings of the District Court were continued to-day, before his Honor Judge M'Farlane. The following cases were adjudicated on:—…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 November 1891 · page 2

Af the Police Court this mewing, before Mr. Badham, James Opie, who was manifeatly unfit to plead to a charge of drunkenness, vas remanded till to-morrow…

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A Love Tragedy Trial of Two Ar[?]rats for the Murder of their Sister's Lowly Lover

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 November 1891 · page 4

THE Daily News correspondent at Naples gives some details about the beginning of the trial of the brothers Notarbartolo and their servant, Tinnirello for the…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 November 1891 · page 2

AT the Police Court this morning[?] before Messrs. Badham and Gibson, Donald ROss pleading guilty to a charge of obscene language, was sentenced to pay a…

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Sensational Burglary. A Battle in a Boudoir. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 November 1891 · page 3

The most, sensational case of burglary reported for some time is that which, as it is stated to the police, occurred at an early hour this morning, when two…

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Stealing a Goat Cart

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 November 1891 · page 2

HENEY LOVIS, a boy of 12 years, was this morning brought up, on remand, charged with stealing a goat cart, the property of R. H. Trezise. The boy's father now…

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Horrible Murder. Two Women Fight in the Street. One Stabs the Other and Gets Drunk on the Strength of It. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 November 1891 · page 3

A murder possessing most shocking features was committed last night in the very heart of the city, and within sound of scores of people…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 November 1891 · page 2

MESSRS. Badham, P.M., and Gibson and Mills, Js.P, presided this morning, and disposed of the following cases:— BREACH OF BYLAWS…

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The Nowra Murder. Further Particulars. A Desperately Brutal Husband. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 November 1891 · page 3

Further particulars have been received of the brutal murder committed at Nowra by a man named Williams upon his wife, and briefly reported yesterday. There…

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On the Gallows. the Nyngan Murder. Execution of Mallilieu. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 November 1891 · page 4

Mallilieu, the Nyngan murderer, was executed this morning. His crime was that, during the shearing troubles, he quarrelled with a travelling companion…

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