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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1906

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The Gembrook Railway Accident Court of Inquiry's Report. Faulty Road and Excessive Speed. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 April 1906 · page 2

The court of inquiry (Judge Box, chairman) into the sensational railway smash at Gembrook a few weeks since, when a crowded, passenger…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 April 1906 · page 4

On the summons side of the Police Court to-day, before Mr. Stevenson, S.M., Frederick Richard Hooper pleaded not guilty to using indecent…

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Stealing a Barmaid's Ring. Sentenced to Six Months. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 April 1906 · page 1

Charies James Keogh, a fashionable young man, was to-day sentenced to six months' hard labor at Geelong for stealing a ring from Linda Stephens,…

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Meeting Their Deserts. Batch of Prisoners Sentenced. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 April 1906 · page 4

At the Court of General Sessions this morning sentences were passed on prisoners convicted during. the sessions as under:—William Westgarth,…

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Peculiar Case of Assault. a Violent Woman. Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 April 1906 · page 4

At the Central Criminal Court yesterday Esther Warden and Plunkett O'Sullivan were charged with having occasioned bodily harm to one Charles…

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Federal Arbitration Court. Inactive Until August. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 April 1906 · page 2

Mr. Justice O'Connor, who has been appointed the Judge of the Federal Arbitration Court, says that owing to the pressure of work in the High…

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Alleged Assault

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 April 1906 · page 8

Before Mr. Stevenson, S.M., in the Police Court to-day, John M'Intosh (37) appeared, on warrant, charged with maliciously inflicting grievous bodily…

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Murder of a Prefect. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 April 1906 · page 8

Four men have been sentenced to death for the murder of Redvan Pasha, Prefect of Constantinople, which was prompted by motives of…

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Wayside Drama. Remarkable Story in Prison of a Murder

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 April 1906 · page 3

Investigations are still being pursued by the police regarding the confession made by a man named Robert Curly, undergoing sentence in L[?]coln Gaol,…

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A Cruel Murder. Comes to Light Again. Royal Artilleryman Confesses. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 April 1906 · page 4

A Royal Artilleryman named Clive has been arrested in connection with a tragedy which caused a great sensation at the time, and which remained…

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Alleged Assault

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 April 1906 · page 4

Before Mr. Stevenson, S.M., in the Police Court to-diiy, Jolm M'lntosh (37) appeared, on warrant, charged with maliciously inflicting grievous bodily…

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Murder of a Prefect. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 April 1906 · page 4

Four men have been sentenced to death for the murder of Rcdvan Pasha, Prefect of Constantinople, which was prompted by motives of…

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Sentenced to Death. Procuring Young Girls. A Revolting Story. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 April 1906 · page 2

At the Dubbo Circuit Court on Saturday Samuel. Harris was charged with criminally assaulting a little girl. Accusod pleaded not guilty. lt appeared…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 April 1906 · page 4

Mr. Stevenson, S.M., in the Police Court to-day, inflicted the following fines:—Albert Washington, indecent language, 20s. or seven days; Martin…

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A Fruitseller Charged

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 April 1906 · page 4

Stephen Preston, a child, told a story before Mr. Stevenson, S.M., in the Police Court to-day, in which it was alleged that one [?] M'Kenna had…

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Alleged Criminal Assault. a Trial Postponed. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 April 1906 · page 1

The case of George P. Fischer, whose trial on a charge of having criminally assaulted a married woman at Glanville on February 17, was commenced…

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Aboriginal Gaol-breakers. a Fatal Omission. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 April 1906 · page 1

The prosecution of Coota Coota C[?]n[?], Mo[?], Qualpa, Eulla and [?]hookeena, aboriginal gaol-breakers, who had been brought from the…

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An Aristocratic Linguist. Gets a Month for Stealing. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 April 1906 · page 1

Eric Hermilon, a talented Linguist, of aristocratic lineage, was to-day sentenced to a month's hard labor for stealing a coat…

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Alleged Horse Stealing

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 April 1906 · page 2

The Attorney-General has decided not to proceed any further in the case of Henry Edward M'Namara, Who was indicted at last Quarter Sessions…

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Alleged Malicious Assault

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 April 1906 · page 1

The case in which John Mawson proceeded against John M'Intosh for the alieged infliction of grievous bodily harm, and which was adjourned last…

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