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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1899

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Sunday Football at Wyalong. Thirty Players Charged. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 July 1899 · page 4

At the Wyalong Police Court yesterday 30 footballers appeared to answer a charge of playing football on the Referendum Ground on Sunday to the annoyance…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 July 1899 · page 4

MESSRS, Watt, Crawfo[?]d, and Retallick, Js.P., had a heavy list, mostly "drunks, ' to deal with in the Police Court to-day. No less than 18 first-offenders toed the mark, and…

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The Mansfield Murder. Rearrest of the Daughter. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 July 1899 · page 2

Anastasia Batler was rearrested last night, again chargad. with the murder or her father at Mansfield. the action has been taken on the advice of the Crown Prosecutor, some…

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Arrested on His Wedding Day. a Romance of the Police Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 July 1899 · page 4

THE first, or, more correctly speaking, the second act of what will probably develop into a most interesting romance, was played in the Police Court to-day. A young man named…

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Correspondence. the Gaol Bell. to the Editor of the Western Grazier

Western Grazier · Wednesday 12 July 1899 · page 3

Sir,—I have a grievance and fly to you for redress. I live not far from the gaol and every morning, before daylight, my rest is disturbed by the clanging of that…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 July 1899 · page 2

MESSRS. Bright and Griffiths, Js.P., adjudicated in the Police Court this morning. One first-offending drank was fined half-a-crown. and James Conway for using indecent…

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The Mansfield Murder. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 July 1899 · page 4

Anastasia Butler, charged with the murder of her father at Mansfield, was before the court to-day and was remanded to appear at Mansfield on duly 19…

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End of a Tragedy. Death in Gaol. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 July 1899 · page 2

The man Baker, who recently killed his infant child at Balmain and was found to be insane, has died suddenly in Darlinghurst Gaol Hcspital. Baker it was who refused to…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 July 1899 · page 4

MESSRS. Bright and Watt, Js.P., adjudicated in the Police Court to-day. Ono drunk, who was a firstt offender, was fined as usual; Luke Aitken, who was not a first offender, was…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 July 1899 · page 4

MB. MAITLAND, P.M., and Messrs. Bright, Crawford, Harriogton, and Retallick, Js.P., adjudicated in the Police Court to-day. Eleven first-offending drunks were fined the…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 July 1899 · page 1

MR. MAITLAND, P.M., and Messrs. Bright, Crawfo[?]d, Barrington, and Retallick, Ja.P., adjudicated in th police Court to-day. Eleven Bist-cffendiug drunks were fined the…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 July 1899 · page 2

MR. MAITLAND, P.M., adjudicated this morning. Alies Grcsn, for using indecent language in Crystal-lane yesterday nftcrnoon, was fined £5-in default, three months'…

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A Terrible Assault

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 July 1899 · page 3

THE following is clipped from an American newspaper:—"It appears that Miss David, residing at No. 16, North B Crescent, Hamilton, Ohio, has been in…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 July 1899 · page 4

MR. MAITLAND, L M., and Messrs. Mills and Eley, Js.P., occupied the bench in the Licensing Court to-day. Booth licenses were granted to W. J. Biggs for the Broken Hill Jockey…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 July 1899 · page 4

MR. MAITLAND, P.M., adjudicated in the Police Court to-day. Catherine Coulson, an old offender with an awe-inspiring catalogue of capabilities in the "language" and toping…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 July 1899 · page 8

MR. MAITLAND, P.M., adjudicated in the Police Court to-day. Donald Macpherson admitted being drunk, and was fined 5s., or 24 hours; and John Travers, similarly charged,…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 July 1899 · page 8

MR. MAITLAND, P.M., adjudicated in the Police Court to-day. Catherine Coulson, an old offender with an awe-inspiring catalogue of capabilities in the "language " and toping…

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A Verdict of Murder. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 July 1899 · page 8

The inquest on the body of Sarah Hughes, who died in a hotel in Oxford-street the other Saturday, was concluded to day. A verdict of willul murder against some person…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 2

MR. MAITLAND, P.M., adjudicated this morning. One first-offending drank was fined 2s. 6d.-in default, imprisonment till the rising of the court. Thomas Nagle was…

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A Magistrate's Criticism. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 2

A city police magistrate, in sentencing a girl named Lottie O'Day, aged 13, to the reformatory yesterday, remarked, "You are a gifted liar and an incorrigible thief."…

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