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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1903

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A Poet in Court. Statement of Claim in "Blank Verse."

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 March 1903 · page 3

NEVER before in the history of Victoria has the Practice Court had such an hour's novel enjoyment as fell toils lot on Wednesday. A case came…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 4

THERE was a full [?] ok and an overflow at the Police Court this morning, Messrs. M[?] P M, and Greenhill, J.P., adjud[?]. Three…

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Murder of Pearlers. [By Telegraph.] Perth, Tuesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 March 1903 · page 2

The police have received a telegram from the Derby district to the effect that Francis Alvis, diver, and owner of a pearling [?]gg[?]r, has…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 March 1903 · page 2

IN the police court this morning[?] before Mr. Maitland, P. M., Thomas Fogarty, who yesterday burst into melody while in the bar of the…

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Sentenced to Death. [By Telegraph.] Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 March 1903 · page 2

A man named Ball[?] charged yesterday with, the murder of a Chinaman in December last, was found guilty and sentenced to death…

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A London Murder. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 March 1903 · page 2

Edgar Edwards, who murdered Mr. and Mrs. Darby and their child at Camberwell, London, was executed yesterday…

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The Arbitration Court. [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 March 1903 · page 4

An award was given this week by the Arbitration Court, allowing an increase in wages to 1s 3d, per hour to 80 cabinetmakers. The employers…

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The Perth Banknotes Robbert. Accused Before the Court. [By Telegraph.] Perth, Thursday Evening

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 March 1903 · page 2

Archibald M'Lagan (bank clerk), Norman Campbell, alias Bert Leighton (actor), and Harry Jones (theatrical manager) were before the police court…

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The Arbitration Court. [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 4

An award was given this week by the Arbitration Court, allowing an increase in wages to ls 3d. per hour to 80 cabinet makers. The employers…

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Poetry in, Court. a Legal Document in Blank Verse

Western Grazier · Saturday 7 March 1903 · page 1

A somewhat amusing departure from ordinary, legal routine was made in the Practice Court yesterday, when a plaintiff responded in blank vuraa to a adminons…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 March 1903 · page 3

IN the Police Court this morning, before Messrs. Maitland, P.M., and Morgan, J P, Henry Lovis and John Young were charged with behaving in…

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The Russian Police Force. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 2

The Czar proposes to abolish the village constabulary in Russia, substituing for it a Government-paid police force. In this way, the heavy taxation burden…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 2

MR JAMIESON, P.M., adjudicated in the Police Court this morning. The solitary drunk to be dealt with was a first offender, who was fined…

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Alleged Stealing

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 2

GERALD BATCHELOR, charged before the Milparioka police court with stealing from the person, was on Saturday committed for trial to the Wilcannia…

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Police Court. (Monday, 9Th Instant.) (Before Mr. Harcourt Holcombe, P.M.)

Western Grazier · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 2

Hubert Smith was charged with illegally taking and using one brown mares the property of Thomas Howard, on the 2nd December, 1902, Mr. Julian for…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 4

IN the summons division of the Police Court to-day, before Mr. Jamieson, P.M., the police proceeded against Mrs. R. Ferguson, wife of the licensee…

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Murder of a Countess. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 March 1903 · page 2

The Countess Donigo, an Italian aristocrat, has been murdered under strange circumstances. The countess was walking in her garden at Treviso,…

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Smith's Mill Tragedy. Six Accused Found Guilty. Sentenced to Death, [By Telegraph.] Perth, Friday Evening

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 March 1903 · page 2

The trial of the five Frenchmen—L. Maillat, Leon Mouaset, Benoit Volti, Raoul Lintauf, and Eugene Lechoix— and the three Frenchwomen—Marie…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 March 1903 · page 4

MR. JAMIESON, P.M. in the Police Court this morning, hot off [?] first offender, who had made his arrival from Adelaide yesterday the occasion…

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Gold Stealing in the West [By Telegraph.] Kalgoorlie, Sunday Evening

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 March 1903 · page 2

Information has been received by the Kanowna police that the plates used for gold-saving purposes and about 5½b of gold bearing masganese…

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