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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1903

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 January 1903 · page 2

MR. MAITLAND adjudicated in the Police Court to-day. A first-offending drunk and disorderly was fined 5s. or 24 hours. Michael O'Neill caused…

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A Murder Station. [?] Telegraph.] Melbourne, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 January 1903 · page 1

[?] [?] years [?] question of b[?]ing [?] of the construction and [?] [?] [?] Serviceton railway [?] [?] [?] a subject of…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 January 1903 · page 4

ON the summons side of the Police Court to-day, before Mr. Mainland, P.M., Nita Vene[?]a Nicholle sued J. W. Harris to recover £2 15[?],…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1903 · page 4

ON the summons side af the Police Court to-day, before Mr. M[?]bland P.M., Nit[?] Venetta Nic[?]s sued J. W. Harris to recover £2 15s,…

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Stirling West Murder

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1903 · page 2

An Advertiser reporter who interviewed the wid[?] of the victim of the murder at Stirling West writes:— The old lady, who has already passed…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 January 1903 · page 4

THE licensing bench, consisting of Messrs. Maitland, LM., Eley, and Mills, Js.P, to-day granted the following renewals of hotel licenses:—W. J…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 4

Ox the summons aide of the Police Court this morning, before Hr. Jamieson, P.M, Jabez Wright proceeded against his wife, Honora Wright, "for…

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Uttering Forged Cheques. a Sydney Domestic Charged. [By Telegraph] Sydney, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 1

Bessie Fisher, a domestic servent, was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with uttering forged cheques for £10 each in the name of…

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The Stirling Murder. Rumored Sensational Developments. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 2

Mr. G, H. Ayliff[?], the deputycoroner, will to day resume the inquest on the body of the old man C[?]n, who was battored to death just before…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 4

ON the summons side of the Police Court this morning, before Mr. Jamieson, P.M, Jabes Wright proceeded against his wife, Honora Wright, "for…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 January 1903 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Maitland, P.M., in the Police Court this morning, William Davis was fined 5s, or 24 hours for being drunk and disorderly in…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 2

FOUR small boys were brought before Mr. Maitland, P.M., in the Police Court this morning, separately charged with entering and lar[?]y. The boys…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 2

WALTER MENZ, a youth, was brought before Mr Mainland, P M. this morning on a charge of having insufficient lawful visible means of support…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 4

THE Quarterly Licensing Court was held to-day, Messrs. Maitland, L M, Eley and Mills, Js P., on the bench. Renewals of publicans' licences were…

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Stirling West Murder. The Inquest. [By Telegraph] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 2

About half the withess[?]s in the Stirling West murder case were examined before the inquiry was adjourned last evening. The inquiry…

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Strling West Murder. The Inquest. [By Telegraph.] Belaide, Tuesday, Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 January 1903 · page 1

The inquest on the victim of the Stirl[?]g West murder was retumed to-day To[?] C[?]len, a son of the deceased,…

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Alleged Assault

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 4

Is the Police Court this morning, he fore Mr. Maitland, P M,, when the case, Mary M'Vibty v. James M'Vitty, alleged assault, was called on there…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 4

THE Quarterly Lecensid Court was held to-day Mesurs Muitlnnf), LM., Eley and Mill J, P, on the hench. Reuewaln of [?] licenses were…

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Stirling West Murder. Still a Mystery. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 2

THe Stirling West murder inqmeat is stil uofloisbed, At the [?] of yesterday's sitting, as in was upptrent that the…

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A Cowardly Assault

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 January 1903 · page 4

JAMES M'VITTE, who was summoned by his wife, Mary M Vitty, for assult, twice disobeyed the summons, and was yesterday arrested by…

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