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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1899

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A Police Officer Dead. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Friday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 1

Sub-inspcctor Scott, of No. 4 Police Station, died to-day of a lung affection…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 July 1899 · page 1

MR. MAITLAND, P.M. and Mr. Harrington J.P. adjudicated in the Police Court to-day. In addition to seven first offending drunks, who were fined as usual, James kennedy,…

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Northern Territory. Consideration of Murder Cases. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 July 1899 · page 1

The Executive to-day considered the case of five prisoners sentenced to death at the Palmerston court in March. It decided that the two natives who murdered Moon and…

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The Dreyfus Case. Preparations for the CourtMartial. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 July 1899 · page 2

General Gallifet, French Minister of War, has removed General Negrier from his position on the Supreme Council of War, on the ground of certain statements…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 July 1899 · page 4

MR. MAITLAND, P.M., adjudicated in the Police Court to-day. Pour first-offending drucks were dealt with as usual. Henry Mathews, Thomas Dunne, and Carl…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 July 1899 · page 4

MR. MAITLAND, L.M., and Mr. G. A. Mills, J.P., occupied the bench in the Licensing Court to-day. The application of William Barr and David Crosby for conditional…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 July 1899 · page 4

IN the Police Court to day, Mr. Maitland, P.M., presiding, six first-offending drunks were each fined the usual penalty. An old offender named John Atkinson, for a like…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 July 1899 · page 4

MR. MAITLAND, P.M., and Mr. Crawford, J.P., adjudicated to-day in the Police Court. Ten drunkards made tlieir appearance, and of these eight were first offenders. Of the other,…

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A Suspected Murder. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 July 1899 · page 2

The skeleton of a man, who had apparently been dead for some years, has been found in a rabbit burrow in the south-east. There was a bullet mark in the skull, suggesting that…

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Trades Unionism in New Zealand. a Supreme Court Ruling

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 July 1899 · page 3

A VERY important ruling has been given within the past two days by the Arbitration Court (writes a Wellington correspondent under date July 18) relating to the preference…

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Stealing a Post-office

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 August 1899 · page 3

THE citizens of Mountain View, Oklahoma (U. S. A.), who some time ago built this town in three days and subsequently bought out the rival town of Oak Dale, have added to…

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Adelaide Criminal Court. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 August 1899 · page 2

At the Criminal Court yesterday, the Chief Justice presiding, Joseph Ayers, 32, was found guilty of common assault on Mary Ann Hoffman near Balaklava. He was sentenced…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 August 1899 · page 4

MR. MAITLAND, P.M, and Mr. Bright, J.P., adjudicated in the Police Court to-day. There was a rather imposing array of drunks, which included 12 first-offenders…

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Alleged Child Murder. [By Telegraph.] Wellington

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 August 1899 · page 2

Agnes Watt, an unmarried woman, has been arrested at Invercargill on a charge of murdering her infant…

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The following appeared in yesterday's Second Edition:— Police Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 August 1899 · page 4

MR. MAITLAND, P.M, Mr. bright, J.P., adjudicated in the Police Court to-day. There was a rather imposing array of drunk which included 12 first-offenders…

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The following appeared in yesterday's Third Edition:— the Shoplifting Cases. Two Women Sent to Gaol

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 August 1899 · page 1

This afternoon in the Police Court, before Mr. Maitland, P.M, the two women, Catherine O'Neill, alias O'Reilly, and her daughter. Mary Tumbers, alias Thompson,…

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Police Court. (MONDAY, [?] INSTANT.) (Before Mr. J. W. Fletcher, P.M.)

Western Grazier · Wednesday 9 August 1899 · page 2

Theresa Mechan v. Ah Sam—assault. The defendant pleaded not guilty and was convicted and sentenced to two months with hard labor…

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A Disgusting Offence. Accused Sent to Gaol

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 August 1899 · page 2

ALFRED PALMER, on remand, was charged before Messrs. Maitland, P.M, and Crawford, J. P., in the Police Court late yesterday afternoon, with indecent exposure in the Central…

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A Police Inquiry. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 August 1899 · page 3

At a sitting of the Police Commission yesterday, Commissioner Uiquhart was examined, but it was decided that all questions concerning the Gatton murder…

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Police Scandals in Melbourne. Two Detectives Arrested. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 August 1899 · page 1

Another grave scandal has arisen in connection with the Victorian detective department. It is alleged that two officers received £20 to obtain a stolen watch from a thief…

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