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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1905

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The Toowong Murder. Warton's Confession. [By Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 April 1905 · page 8

The man Warton, charged with having murdered Munday near Toowong, was before the police court yesterday…

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Copyright—Published by Special Arrangement. The Sentence of the Court."

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 April 1905 · page 2

Chapter X.—"BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE," Late in the afternoon of the second day after sentence of death…

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Divorce Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 April 1905 · page 2

Mr. Acting Justice Gibson will sit in the Circuit Court to-morrow, when he will deal with the following diverce cases, Which have been set down for hearing…

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The Toowong Murder. Warton's Confession, [Br Telegraph.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 April 1905 · page 4

The man Warton, charged with having murdered Munday near Toowong; was before the police court yesterday…

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Suspested Murder. An Old Man's End. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 April 1905 · page 2

Antonio Passilick,an elderly man, was yesterday evening found dead in his bed at Castlemaine, with a wound over one eye…

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The High Court. Fixing the Circuits

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 April 1905 · page 3

Federal Ministeds, having further considered the dispute between the Attorney-General and the High Court respeeting the fixing of circuits and the…

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Licensing Court. SATURDAY, 8th APRIL. Before Messrs H. Holcombe and M.J.C. Tully

Western Grazier · Monday 10 April 1905 · page 2

Mr. Licensing-Inspector Rootes presented his quarterly report on the condition of each hotel in the district. One hotel was described as totally…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 April 1905 · page 4

Before Mr. Stevenson, S.M., in the Police Court to-day, Joseph Street and Michael, Mansberg who were caught fighting, pleadod guilty to charges of…

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Charged with Child Murder. a Young Girl's Plight. [By Telegraphed.] Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 April 1905 · page 2

Alice. Benttic a week ago came in from a selection and stayed at tho Longroach Hotel.Here she gavo birth to a child. The police Inter made…

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Resisting the Police. a Stiff Sentence

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 April 1905 · page 1

Saturday night's weather did not prevent MicfiaeiS O'Connor from getting, drunk and disorderly in Argent-street. ar from putting up a most determined…

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Federal High Court. [By Telegraphed.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 April 1905 · page 2

The Federal High Court yesterday afternoon upheld the appeal of Quan Ziok,,n Chinese, against his conviction before Mr. Justico Pring for selling a…

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The Arbitration Court. Election of Members, The Payment of Expenses. [By Telegraph.] Sydney Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 April 1905 · page 1

Mr. Thrower, of the Trndos and Labor Council, introduced a deputation to the Attorney-General to ask that tho expenses of Labor delegates from the…

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A Ghastly Murder. Man's Body Found in a Bag. Head and Legs Severed. Probable Fate of an Informer. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 April 1905 · page 2

The committal of a dreadful murder was discovered yesterday evening at Girgarre, near Tatura Channel…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 April 1905 · page 4

Messrs. Stevenson, S.M., and Mills and Eley, J's.P., in the Licensing Court to-day granted a renewal of a publican's license to…

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Warden's Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 April 1905 · page 1

Mr. Stevenson, S.M., in the Warden's Court to-day, declared allotment 8, section 38, town of Alma, to be abandoned, and put William O'Connor in…

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The Divorce Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 April 1905 · page 1

The Circuit Court was held to-day before Mr. Acting-Justice Gibson. Mr. W. L. B. Brown acted as Judge's Associate. The business consisted…

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Alleged Murder. a Prisoner's Complaint. " A Rat in a Cage." [By Telegraph.] Brisbane, Wednesday

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 April 1905 · page 4

Yesterday afternoon Thomas Warton was committed for trial on the charge of the wilful murder of William Munday, at Toowong…

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The White Cllifs Court Justices and their Duty. [By Telegraph.] White Cliffs

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 April 1905 · page 2

In the White Cliffs Police Court yesterday a number of police cases, which had been adjourned several times, were to be heard,…

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Police Court. Saturday, 8th inst

Western Grazier · Friday 14 April 1905 · page 2

Before Messrs H. Holcombe, P.M., and T. H. Bell, J.P. McGi[?] v. Ca[?]ll—to determine, [?] will. No appearance, Case…

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Louth Murder Case. Jury Unable to Ag[?]

Western Grazier · Friday 14 April 1905 · page 2

This afternoon a [?] from Dubbo informed on that the [?] in this once once [?] Courts [?]…

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