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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1897

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Clarke Sent to Gaol

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 April 1897 · page 2

Clarke was summarily dealt with when he came before Mr. Makinson, P.M., at the Police Court this morning. For using obscene language in…

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A Larrikin Outrage. Assault on Inspector Webb

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 April 1897 · page 2

LA[?] night, at about 5.30, Inspector Webb, in charge of the Broken Hill police, whilst trying to quell a disturbance in Argent-lane, was violently…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 4

AT the Police Court to-day, before Mr. Makinson, P.M., John T. Jeffreys was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Argent-street. He was…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 1

BEFORE Mr. Makinson, P.M., in the summons division of the Police Court to-day, James Boyle, for using obscene language in South Broken Hill, was…

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The Public Service Act. Important Full Court Decision. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 27 April 1897 · page 2

The Full Court has held in the case of a Civil servant who sued the Government for compensation for his dismissal that the Public Service Act…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 April 1897 · page 4

BEFORE Messra. J. F. Makinson, P.M., and G. A. Mills, L M., to day, Thomas W. Supple, of the Family Hotel, was granted a music permit for to-night…

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The Mountain Murders. Butler's Arrival in Sydney. Taken off in a Launch at the Heads. Landed Quietly at Elizabeth Bay. A Special Court of Identification. Committed for Trial at the End of May. The Prisoner's Appearance and Demeanor. Incidents of the Voyage. Butler's Bad Dreams. His Inherited Temper. Some Symptoms of Insanity. The "Two Mistakes of his Life" [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 April 1897 · page 2

The R.M.S. Mariposa, as telegraphed last evening, was sighted off the Heads about 4 o'clock, and great excitement and curiosity were manifested in…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 April 1897 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. J. F. Makinson, P.M., to-day, Alfred Whitehead was charged by the police with allowing a boy under age to play billiards in his saloon. As there seemed to…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 April 1897 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. J. F. Makinson, P.M., and G. A. Mills, L. M., to-day, Thomas W. Supple, of the Family Hotel, was granted a music permit for to-night…

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The Daylesford Manager. Further Adjournment of the Court Proceedings. [By Telegraph.] Daylesford, Wednesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 April 1897 · page 2

At the local Court of Petty Session to-day, before Mr. Anderson, P.M., and a bench of magistrates, the charges against Thomas. Price, legal manager…

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Horrible Murder in New Zealand. a Young Girl's Throat Cut from Ear to Ear. The Murderer Still at Large. [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 April 1897 · page 2

A horrible murder of a young girl has occurred at Amberley, near Christchurch. Alice Mawcock, aged 16 went to the township in the morning,…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 April 1897 · page 1

BEFORE Mr. J. F. Makinson, F.M., to-day, Alfred Whitehead was charged by the police with allowing a boy under age to play billiards in his saloon. As there seemed to…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 May 1897 · page 4

AT the Police Court to-day, before Mr. Makinson, P.M., Henry Wilson pleaded guilty to having been drunk and disorderly in the yard of the Electric Hall and using…

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2nd Edition Miner Office, 4 p.m. the Missing Explorers. Evidences of Murder by the Natives Found. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 May 1897 · page 4

Mr. A. T. Magarey, the Adelaide agent of the Calvert expedition, has received an important telegram from Mr. L. A. Wells, leader of the expedition, who, during his…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 May 1897 · page 4

IN the Police Court to-day, before Mr. Makinson, P.M., John Kelly, for being drunk in Argent-lane, was ordered to pay 10s., or "do" seven days in default…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 May 1897 · page 4

AT the Police Court to-day, before Mr. Makinson, P.M., Henry Wilson pleaded guilty to having been drunk and disorderly in the yard of the Electric Hall and using…

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Alleged Assault on a Bailiff

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 May 1897 · page 4

IN the Police Court to-day Samuel Gardiner charged James Henry Martin with using violence and threats to him while in the extention of his duty…

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Foul Murder at Coolgardie. a Woman Shot. Scouring the Country for the Murderers. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Special Correspondent.) Coolgardie

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 May 1897 · page 2

Coolgardie has been startled by the news of a singularly cold-blooded murder committed at a place about six miles outside of Coolgardie, on the…

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The following appeared in our late editions Saturday:— the Missing Explorers. Evidences of Murder by the Natives Found. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 May 1897 · page 4

Mr. A. T. Magarey, the Adelaide agent of the Calvert expedition, has received an important telegram from Mr. L. A. Wells, leader of the expedition, who, during his…

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The Coolgardie Murder. Arrest of the Suspects. Great Excitement in the Town. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Special Correspondent) Coolgardie, Monday (11.10 a.m.)

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 May 1897 · page 4

In connection with the murder of the woman May Main at the SixMile, the police here have received the following wire from Inspector M Kenna…

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