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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1895

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Burglary in the City. Daring Attempt to Rob a Postoffice. [By Telegraph,] Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 1

At 8 o'clock this morning the Sussex street post-office door was found open. An examination showed that the drawere, &c., had been disarranged. A safe had…

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Singular Assault Case. (By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 2

Charles Nesbitt, Joseph Woolley, Hugh Moodie, and Jane Moodie, husband wife, and George Gayner were charged yesterday with assaulting…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 January 1895 · page 2

MESSRS. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M., and H. E. Bright, J.P., occupied the bench at the Police Court this morning…

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Murder by Kanakas. Numerous Arrests. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 January 1895 · page 3

Three more kanakas have been arrested at Bundaberg on the charge of being concerned in the murder of a white man, whose name is unknown, at…

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Theft of Clothes

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 January 1895 · page 2

IN the Police Court this morning, before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M., Thomas Terry was charged, on remand, with stealing clothes and a…

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The Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 January 1895 · page 2

IN the Licensing Court this morning, before Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, J. R. Carr, of the Alma Hotel, was granted a permit in connection with a Druids'…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 January 1895 · page 2

ONLY one case was dealt with by Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M., at the Police Court this morning. William Daly was fined 10s, (or seven days) for…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 January 1895 · page 4

MESSRS. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M., and H. K. Bright, J.P., presided in the Police Court this morning. George Thompson was charged with…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 January 1895 · page 1

MESSRS. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M. and H. E. Bright, J.P., presided in the Police Court this morning. George Thompson was charged with…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 January 1895 · page 3

MR. T. H. WILKINSON, P.M. occupied the Bench at the Police Court this morning. Mary Lynch and Martha M'Leod vere fined 5s. each, or 24…

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Pursuit of a Criminal. a Daring Jump. Shot by the Police. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 January 1895 · page 2

A man arrived at Forbes on Saturday and went to Mr. Bollinger, jeweller's, and purchased goods, paying with a cheque, which turned out to be…

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Plot to Obtain Property. Alleged Incitement to Murder. (By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 January 1895 · page 2

The Darlinghurst police authorities have arrested a man on two charges of being concerned in an endeavor to incite two persons to murder two…

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Plot to Obtain Property. Accused Before tho Court. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 January 1895 · page 4

In the Police Cours to day Henry Boyd, alias Roydell, aged 40, an engineer, was charged with endeavouring to persuade Charles Roylance to…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 2

IN the Police Court this morning before Mr. Wilkinson, P.M., a man named John Pearce was charged with the larceny of a coat of the value of…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 February 1895 · page 4

MK. T. H. WILKINSON, P, presided this maming. Thomas Day, convicted on five charges, was fined as follows —Drunk and disorderly, 5s., or 24 hours…

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Burglary in Sydney. Daring Attempt at Newtown [By Tklkoraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 February 1895 · page 2

Early to-day two mea entered the residence of Mr. Cohen at Newtown. The burglars went to a bedroom where Mr. and Mrs. Cohen were stepping…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 February 1895 · page 1

MR. T. H. WILKINSON, P.M., presided this marning. Thomas Day, convicted on five charges, was fined as follows —Drank and disorderly, 5s., or 24 hours…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 February 1895 · page 2

YESTERDAY afternoon, Ben. Stephens, licensee of the Commercial Hotel, was charged, on summons, with having music on his licensed premises without…

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Grievous Bodily Harm. An Alleged 'Free Laborer" Charged

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 February 1895 · page 2

IN the Police Court this morning, Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, P.M., presiding, Thomas M'Guinness was charged with having inflicted grievous bodily harm…

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The Cootamundra Mystery. Verdict of Wilful Murder. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 February 1895 · page 2

An inquest was held at Cootamunudra yesterday on the body of the man which was found in the local reservoir recently tied in a bag, which had been…

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