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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1892

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 June 1892 · page 2

MR. BADHAM, P.M., presided this morning. Sergeant Robertson prosecuted. Percy Ronald, described in the…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 June 1892 · page 2

AT the Police Court this morning, before Mr. Badham, P.M., four men who had been guilty of indecent behavior in Argent, Oxide, and Crystal…

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The Windsor Murder. Disposal of the Victim's Body. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 June 1892 · page 2

The remains of Emily Mather, or Williams, the victim of the Windsor murder, were exhumed this morning from the pauper division of the…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 June 1892 · page 2

MR. BADHAM, P.M., presided this morning. Several men were fined in sums ranging from 5s. to 20s. for indecent…

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Tragedy in Sydney. Jealousy, Murder, and Suicide. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 June 1892 · page 2

Great excitement was caused in the neighborhood of Surry Hills last night by a tragedy of an extraordinary nature, which will probably result in…

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Municipal Appeal Court. The Rating of the Mines

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 June 1892 · page 2

THE hearing of the appeal by the Broken Hill Proprietary Company against the municipal assessment was continued this morning before Messrs…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 June 1892 · page 2

MR. BADHAM, P.M., presided this morning. A first offender was fined 2s. 6d. for drunkenness, and the bail of another who did not appear was…

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Child Murder in Sydney. a Horrible Discovery. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 June 1892 · page 3

Two girls 11 years of age, residing at Balmain, were out walking when they found a Gladstone bag. They opened it, and discovered inside the body of a dead…

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2nd EDITION [?] OFFICE, 7 p.m. a Magistrate Shot. His Recov[?]ry Hopeless. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 June 1892 · page 4

[?] particulars are to hand of a shooting case which has occurred at Yambie, in the country. A. Doherty, a well known resident and a justice of the…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 June 1892 · page 2

THIS morning, before Mr. Badham, P.M., several drunks were leniently dealt with. George Mahon, for making use of obscene language, was fined…

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A Magistrate Shot. His Recovery Hopeless. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 June 1892 · page 4

Scant particulars are to band of a shooting case which has occurred at Yambie, in the country. A. Doherty, a well known resident and a justice of the…

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Municipal Appeal Court. The Proprietary Appeal

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 June 1892 · page 3

THE hearing of the appeal by the manager of the Proprietary mine against the municipal assessment of that property waa continued this afternoon, Messrs…

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Child Murder in Sydney. a Horrible Discovery. [By Telegraph. Sydney, Saturday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 June 1892 · page 4

Two girls 11 years of age, residing at Balmain, were out walking when they found a Gladstone bag. They opened it, and discovered inside the body of a dead…

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Wilful Murder. The Nagambie Tragedy. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 June 1892 · page 4

Mr. A Doherty, J.P., of Hughes Creek, near Nagambie, who was shot on Friday evening by a neighboring selector named Norriss, is dead. An inquest has…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 June 1892 · page 3

IN the Police Court this morning, ' before Mr. Badham, Francis Stubbs was brought up, on remand, charged with having stolen two horses and a…

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Small Debts Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 29 June 1892 · page 2

YESTERDAY the following cases were dealt with by Mr. Badham, P.M.:— J. Butterworth v. J. Copley, money due, verdict for £30 and costs; T. C…

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Municipal Appeal Court, The Proprietary Appeal

Barrier Miner · Thursday 30 June 1892 · page 4

The hearing of the appeal by Mr. J. Howell, general manager of the Broken Hill Proprietary, against the municipal assessment on that property was…

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Police Arrangements

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 July 1892 · page 4

It is understood that Inspector Saunders has sent telegraphic reports to the police authorities at Sydney and Deniliquin. It was then for the officers…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 July 1892 · page 3

Mr. Badham, P. M., had a very light police list yesterday. One drunk was dealt with in the usual manner, and Catherine Owens, charged with larceny as…

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Savage Assault on Pickets. Shift Bosses Turn Out With Hammer Handles

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 July 1892 · page 2

While Mr. R. Sleath wan making a tour of the lines about 1.30 this morninghe discovered, and fortunately was in time to intercept, three shift bosses…

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