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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1898

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The Bulgarian Murder. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 January 1898 · page 4

The Bulgarian appeal court has confirmed the sentences passed upon Boitcheff and Novillitich for the murder of a young woman, mistress of Boitcheff…

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The Revision Court. Further Applications Struck Out

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 January 1898 · page 4

WHEN the report of the proceedings of the Municipal Revision Court closed for the First Edition Mr. A. J. Hall had risen to reply to Mr. J. R. Edwards on the…

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MR E. P. Nesbit, Q C. Charged with Lunacy. Committed to an Asylum. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 January 1898 · page 2

At the City Polico Court yesterday afternoon, Mr. E. P. Nesbit, Q C., the very well-known barrister, literary critic, and ecouomist, was charged with being a…

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The Revision Court. a Legal Argument. The First Application Struck Out

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 January 1898 · page 3

THE annual court for the revision of the municipal roll was opened at the Town Hall at 11 a.m. The court was constituted as follows:—The Mayor (presiding), Alderman…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 January 1898 · page 4

THE following cases, additional to those published in the First Edition, were heard before Mr. Makinson, P.M., to-day:— James Gordon appeared to answer a charge…

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The Bulgarian Murder. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 January 1898 · page 4

The Bulgarian appeal court has confirmed the sentences passed upon Boitcheff and Novillitich for the murder of a young woman, mistress of Boitcheff…

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The Revision Court. To-day's Proceedings

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 January 1898 · page 4

THE sittings of the Municipal Rev s on Court was resumed this forenoon in the Town Hall. The Mayor (presiding) and Aldermen Strachan, Polkinghorne, Wright,…

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The Revision Court. More Applications Ruled Out

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 January 1898 · page 1

THE Municipal Revision Court continued its sittings this afternoon. Alderman, Goodier (who was absent in the forenoon) took his seat with the other members of the court…

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The Revision Court. Further Applications Strnck Out

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 January 1898 · page 4

WHEN the report of the proceedings of the Municipal Revision Court closed for the First Edition Mr. A J Hall had risen reply to Mr. J. R. Edwards on the…

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Murder of a German Sailor London, Jan. 27

Western Grazier · Saturday 29 January 1898 · page 3

A Chinese mob murdered a German sailor, who was guarding the extreme post at Kiao-chow…

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Police Business at Willcannia for 1987

Western Grazier · Saturday 29 January 1898 · page 2

During the year 247, according to the police statistics, the police in Willcannia apprecheaded to males and 4 females. Of this named 18 males and 2…

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Police Business at White Cliffs for 1897

Western Grazier · Saturday 29 January 1898 · page 2

During the year 1897, according to the police statistics, the police in White Cliffs appreheaded 92 males, not a single female being appreheaded during the…

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The Revision Court. To-day's Proceedings

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 January 1898 · page 4

THE sittings of the Municipal Revision Court was resumed this forenoon in the Town Hall. The Mayor (presiding) and Aldermen Strachan, Polkinghorne, Wright,…

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Court Statistics. The C. P. S.'s Returns

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 January 1898 · page 2

MR. JAMES WATT, C.P.S., has compiled the usual aunual return of the business transacted by the clerk of petty sessions and registrar of the District Court, &c., during…

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The Revision Court. to the Editor of the Barrier Miner

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 January 1898 · page 2

SIR,—Anent the proceedings of the Revision Court, I most strongly disapprove of the action of the present council in not holding the court sufficiently early to give every…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 January 1898 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. Makinson, P.M., to-day, considerable time was taken up in the hearing of a case which arose cut of the disputed possession of a fowl, and which was part…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 February 1898 · page 4

AT the Police Court to-day, before Mr. Makinson, P.M., two first offending drunks were ordered to pay the usual 2s. 6[?]. James Clark, for being drunk in Crystal-street on…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 February 1898 · page 4

IN the Police Court to-day, before Mr Makinson, P.M., Joanna Rubsnisch charged with using obscene language in the hearing of passers by in South-steet, South Broken…

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Police Court

Western Grazier · Wednesday 2 February 1898 · page 2

On Monday, before the P.M., Patrick Shannon pleaded guilty to being drunk in Reid-struck, and was fided 10s or three days…

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The following appeared in our late editions yesterday:— Police Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 February 1898 · page 4

IN the Police Court to-day, before Mr. Makinson, P M., Joanna Rubanisch, charged with using obscene ltnguage in the hearing of passers-by in South-ttreet, South Broken…

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