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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1905

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The Tatura Murder. [By Teegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 April 1905 · page 2

News has been received that Edwards, the man suspected of the Tatura murder, visited Albury last week. It is stated that he…

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POLICE v. CIVILIANS. Con[?]ct at White Cliffs. A Constable Fined

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 26 April 1905 · page 3

The circumustan[?]s of a recent fracas between a civilian and a local constable of [?]ico were investigated at the White Clif[?] Police Court by Mr. H[?]combe…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 April 1905 · page 1

Before Mr. Stevenson, S.M., in the Police Court to-day, William Cox and Albert Crump, young men, pleaded. guilty to riotous behavior in the…

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Stealing in a Lockup

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 April 1905 · page 4

Francis James Howitt, who was yesterday remanded for sentence on a charge of the larceny of 9s. 6d., was again before Mr. Stevenson, S.M., in…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 April 1905 · page 1

Before Messrs. Stevenson, S.M., and Mills, J.P., in the Licensing Court, this afternoon, Robert Gainer, licensee of the Royal Mail Hotel, Eurowie, was…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 April 1905 · page 4

Mr. Stevenson, S.M., in the Police Court to-day dealt with four cases of drunkenness. William Johnson, a very old man, said he had been suffering…

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Police Maladministration. Chargea Against Victorian Police. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 April 1905 · page 1

Cornelius Crowe, the ex-police constable, who has preferred a series of more or less serious charges against the Viatorian police force, its officors and…

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A Queensland Murder. [By Telegraph.] Brisdane

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 April 1905 · page 2

The man Ryan, charged with the murder of the selector Benton, was on trial at Toowoomba yesterday…

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The Federal Arbitration Court. Registration of Political Unions, [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 April 1905 · page 2

The Registrar of the Federal Arbitration Court is accepting the applications for registration of unions which use their funds for…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 April 1905 · page 8

Mr. Stoyenson, S.M., in the Police Court to-day dealt with four cases of drunkenness. William Johnson, a very old man, said he had been suffering…

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The Gigaree Murder. The Suspect Still at Large. Reward for his Apprehension. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 April 1905 · page 4

The Government, acting on the advice of the detectives engaged in the case, has decided to offer a reward of £200 for information…

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Copyright.—Published by Special Arrangement "The Sentence of the court." Chapter Xv.—a Suit of Plain Clothes

Barrier Miner · Saturday 29 April 1905 · page 2

The Angel of Hope fluttered over the dingy lodging in the steep side-street overlooking the West Bay. On the "morning after her…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 May 1905 · page 3

Mr. Stevenson, S.M., adjudicated in the Police Court to-day. Gerald Clifford pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, but was…

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The Tatura Murder. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 May 1905 · page 4

A man who travelled by the train from Bery and alighted at Hurstville, near Sydney, is said to have stated to a passenger…

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Polioe Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 May 1905 · page 1

In the Police Court this afternoon, besfore Mr. Stovonson, S.M. Kate Smith Glasson proceeded against D. F. Tracey for the recovery of £0 15s…

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The Tatura Murder. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 May 1905 · page 2

A man suspected of the Tatura Murder, in Victoria, was arrested near Sydney yesterday, but his non-connection with the crime…

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The Tatura Murder. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 May 1905 · page 4

A man who travelled by the train from Bery and alighted at Hurstville, near Sydney, is said to have stated to a passenger…

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POLICE v. Miners. a Goldfields Riot. [By Telegraph.] Wellington

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 May 1905 · page 4

Resentment at the police methods on the Waihi goldfield culminated in rioting and a brutal attack on the'police on Saturday…

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The City Milk Supply. Police Obtain a Convlotion. Stay of Proceedings Granted

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 May 1905 · page 3

The milk vendors charged with selling milk adulterated to an extent injurious to public health by the addition of preservatives were again before the…

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The Arbitration Court. Will it be Abolished P [By Telegraph] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 2 May 1905 · page 2

The Cabinet is now said (in spite of other rumors) to be in a quandary concerning Mr. Justice Cohen's successor as President of…

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