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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1905

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New South Wales Tragedies. a Murder at Orange. Chasing an Esoaped Priscaped. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 1

Frank Colton (25) to-day shot John Coppin, at Orange, dead, and gave himself up to the police. The man Wood, who escaped from…

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A Memory of a Murder

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 2

A Streaky Bay.(South Australia) correspondent writes:"Recently the police received reports that a newly-made grave,…

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Warden's Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 2

Mr. Stevenson, S.M., in the Warden's Court to-day, declared mining tournment No. 1940, suburb of Willyame, to be abandoned, and granted an application of…

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Small Debts Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 February 1905 · page 4

Mr. Stevenson,P.M.in the Small Debits Court to-day gave the following verdicts for the plaintiff in each case will costs:Stanley Dougarde v. John Jenkins, goods…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 February 1905 · page 1

Messrs. Stevenson, S.M., and Mills, J.P., in the Licensing Court to-day, granted a reneal of apublican's license to john Phillips, of the Junction Hotel…

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Alleged Assault Upon a Boy. [By TELEGRAPE.]. MELBOVRNE,Wednesday

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 February 1905 · page 1

James Lording, a boy 15 years of age, was, last night admitted.to the Melbournc Hospital with his throat cut. He related the story of an extrnordinary…

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Police Court

Western Grazier · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 2
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On Tuesday last before Messrs Byrnes and Bell, J's P. Thomas Love, stood charged with stealing from the person at William Milne the sum of…

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A Case of Wife Murder. [Br Telegraph.] Hobart

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 2

Andrew Ferguson, a settler of Forest, forcibly strangled his wife yesterday. He had been insane for 12 months, but it was not…

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English Divorce Court. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 2

The Hon. Sir J. G. Barnes, a justice of the Divorce Court, has been appointed President of the Divorce Court, vice Sir F. H…

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Murder at a Concert. Dramatic Scene

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 3

Great excitement has been caused by a murder which was perpetrated the other night at Gratz, the Styrian capital, in a concert hall, which was…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 February 1905 · page 2

In the Police, Court this morning, before Mr. Stevenson, S.M., John Temby heroically faced a charge of drunkenness and 59…

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An Alleged Theft. [By Telegrapa.] Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 February 1905 · page 2

Ridley Hodge, 36 years of age, cashier in the West Australian Bank, has been arrested on an information signed and sworn by…

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A Sydney Burglary. Commercial Bank Entared [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 February 1905 · page 2

Burglars on Saturday night broke into the Commercial Bank's, city branch. They smashed a window and got into the building,…

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Attempted Murder and Suicide. Sydney

Western Grazier · Monday 6 February 1905 · page 3

At Hastings, New Zealand, one, Edward Masters, after an altercation with his wife from whom he was separated, shot her and then himself…

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Alleged Murder, a Bolated Arrest. [By TELEGRAPH.] MELBOURNS,Monday

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 February 1905 · page 2

Thomas Clarke has been arrested nt South Melbourne, charged with the murder of Walter Crawshaw, at Greensborough, last…

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The Revolution. the Press Censorship Strengthened. "Senseless Calumnies." Continuance of Strikes. a Railway Station Wrecked. the Mutiny at Sebastopol Sailors Sentenced to Death. Sensational Escape From Prison. [Reuter's Messages.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 February 1905 · page 2

A Warsaw (Poland) telegram states that a number of the strikers attacked the cutlers in the city who wished and attempted to…

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White Cliffs Warden's Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 February 1905 · page 3

Our White Cliffs correspondent writes:— The adjournod warden's case, Dunlop and others applicants for Block 113, v. Ferguson and others, objcotors to the lease…

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A Territory Murder. [By Telegraph.] Port Darwin

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 February 1905 · page 2

Concerning the Victoria River murder it now appears that only a drover named Edward Frost and a blackboy were shot dead…

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The Right to a Lease. Warden's Court Case

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 February 1905 · page 1

A case which presented some peculiar features came on for hearing in the Warden's Court this afternoon. The parties concerned were Herbert Henry Bass and…

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