The Newcastle Troubles. An Arbitration Court Suggested. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
The wheelers employed in the West Wallsend colliery have struck for an advance of wages. The mine is consequently thrown idle…
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Courts & crime, 1896
791 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 12 of 40
2nd Edition Miner Office, 4 p.m. English Baby Farming. Six Bodies Found in the Thames. Wholesale Murder Suspected. A Woman Arrested. [By Cable.] London
The Times announces the discovery of what is supposed to be a case of wholesale baby-killing. The bodies of six babies were found…
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MR. JOHN DUNSTAN, J.P., presided this morning. Senior-oonsbable Smith prosecuted. Patrick Quinn, laborer, was charged…
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MESSRS. J. Dunstan and H. E. Bright, J's.P., presided in the Police Court to-day. Two lads, David Thomas Wells…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Attempted Criminal Assault. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
On Monday night Alice Hines, a married woman with two children, living at St. Mary's, Penrith, was suddenly seized from behind and…
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A SPECIAL sitting of the Licensing Court was held to-day, Messrs. John Dunstan, Deputy Licensing Magistrate, and C. Eley, J.P., presiding…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Muswell Lodge Murder. The Arrest of the Supposed Perpetrators. [By Cable.] London
The five men arrested at Bath on a charge of having murdered an elderly man named Smith, at Muswell Lodge, near London, about six weeks ago,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Contempt of Court. a Woman Beards the Bench. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
An elderly man named Skinner was before the Collingwood Police Court yesterday, charged with using obscene language towards his wife. The latter…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →English Baby Farming. Six Bodies Found in the Thames. Wholesale Murder Suspected. A Woman Arrested. [By Cable.] London
The Times announces the discovery of what is supposed to be a case of wholesale baby-killing. The bodies of six babies were found…
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MESSRS. C. J. Pound and T. Hall, Js.P., presided to-day. After luncheon Mr. J. Danatan, J.P., relieved Mr. Pound. Senior-constable Smith…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Court Procedure. to the Editor of the Barrier Miner
SIR,âI am pleased to note that a magistrate has been appointed to succeed Mr. Barnett. It requires the perception of the Infinite to understand why…
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A SPECIAL sitting of the Licensing Court was held to-day, Messrs. John Dunstan, Deputy Licensing Magistrate and C. Eley, J.P., presiding…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Suicide of Downs. His Wife Missing. Murder Suspected. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
It now transpires that the wife of William Downs, who committed suicide in a sensational manner by jumping over the cliffs at South Head on…
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MESSRS. C. J. Pound and T. Hall, Js.P., presided to-day. After luncheon Mr. J. Dunstan, J.P., relieved Mr. Pound. Senior-constable Smith…
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IN the Police Court yesterday evening George Parker Jones sued J. Oram for £3 8s., alleged to be due as wages. A verdict was given for £2 0s. 6d., with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Murder at Manly. a Young Girl Shot on the Esplanade. A Man's Hat and Revolver Found Beside the Body. The Murderer Undiscovered. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
Late last night Mr. Clarke, wine and spirit merchant, called the attention of Constable Hollister, of Manly, to a girl who had been sitting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Manly Tragedy. a Ghastly Record. Seven Tragedies in Ten Days. The Murder of Miss Collins And Suicide of the Murderer. Latest Particulars. Disappointed Love the Cause. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Friday (1 p.m.)
This has been a week of sensations at the favorite marine resort of Manly. A couple of suicides of a very sensational nature occurred there early in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Police Court. a Boy Committed for Breaking and Entering
MESSRS. J. Dunstan and H. E. Bright, Js.P, presided in the Police Court to-day. Senior-constable Smith prosecuted. A lad named Frederick Carter, aged 13,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Manly Tragedy. The Murder of Miss Collins And Suicide of the Murderer. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Friday (1 p.m.)
This has been a week of sensations at the favorite marine resort of Manly. A ccnple of suicides of a very sensational nature occurred there early in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Sydney Tragedies. Inquests on Mr's. Down, Miss Collins, and Arkle. Verdicts of Wilful Murder and Suicide. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
The inquest on Mrs. Down, who was found with her throat cut at Kerosene Bay, has resulted iu a verdict of wilful murder against her husband, William Down, who…
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