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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1906

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Gold Stealer Sentenced. Restitution Ordered. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 April 1906 · page 4

At the Armidale Circuir Court yesterday Evans, an assayer at Hillgrove, who pleaded guilty to a charge, of gold-stealing, was sentenced to two…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 April 1906 · page 1

Before Mr. Stevensen, S.M., in the Police Court to-day, James Daley pleaded guilty to being drunk, but would not admit having been disorderly or to…

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Accused Before the Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 April 1906 · page 2

James Patrick Groutch appeared before Mr. Stevenson, S.M. in the Police Court to-day, charged with that on March 9 he did receive and take into…

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Asiatics' Strife. Cameldrivers in Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 April 1906 · page 1

Litigation seems to be the vice of those Asiatics who reside within the Broken Hill municipality and have a monopoly of the camel-driving business…

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Massacre by Wild Natives. a Launch Tragedy. Police Party Capture Savages. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 April 1906 · page 1

A telegram fiom Port Darwin states that the lugger Turquoise has returned to Port Lani with the police party who went in seatch of the nitives who…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 April 1906 · page 4

Mr. Stevenson, S.M., adjudicated in the Police Court to-day. Aunle Fogarty appeared for the 36th time, charged with drunkenness and…

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Alleged Criminal Assault. Woman's Charge. Four Youths on Trial. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 April 1906 · page 1

At the Central Criminal Court, Melbourne, to-day, four respectably looking youths, named Patrick Gunnane, Robert Gill, George Smith, and George…

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State Arbitration Court. Application for Cancellation of Registration. Comments by the Judge. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 April 1906 · page 4

The Registrar of the State Arbitration Court yesterday applied to the president of the court (Judge Heydon) for the cancellation of the registration…

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Tram Boy Charged with Stealing. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 April 1906 · page 2

A boy named Sydney Burrow was yesterday, at the Ballarat Criminal Court, charged with ombezzling threepence, the money of the Ballarat…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 April 1906 · page 1

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

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Alleged Criminal Assault. Trial of Four Youths. The Jury Disagree. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 April 1906 · page 2

At the Central Criminal Court, Melbourne, yesterday, four respectable looking youths named Patrick Gunnane, Robert Gill, George Smith, and…

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Dr. Constance Darcy in Court. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 April 1906 · page 1

Dr. Constance Elizabeth, Darcy appeared to-day before the Coroner's Court…

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Police Armament

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 April 1906 · page 3

Had the, average sort of citizen with a deep respect for the Law happened to stray into the Police Station yesterday afternoon he would have hastily come…

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Jockey Alleges Assault. Racehorse Owner in Court. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 April 1906 · page 8

In the Adelaide Police Court to-day Henry Mentha, a well-known racehorse owner, was charged by Thomas Timmins, jockey, of Orroroo, with…

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May Day in Paris. More Troops and Police. Disturbances Feared. Minister with Maintain Order. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 April 1906 · page 8

Fearing May Day disturbances in Paris, the garrison in the city, has been increased to 57,000 mein, and the police strengthened by 30,000…

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Sentenced for Assault. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 April 1906 · page 2

Michael Murphy (39), a marriod man, was at Hamilton on Saturday sentonced to two years' imprisonment for assaulting a single woman with intent…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 April 1906 · page 4

At the Police Court, this morning, before Mr. Stevenson. S.M. John Heffernan and Walter Robert Beezley leaded guilty to having been drunk,…

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Milparinka Police Court. Interesting Ceses

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 April 1906 · page 3

At the Milparinka Police Court the other day, before Mr. James Kershaw, J.P., T. W. Robinson proceeded against James M'Clure for, on March…

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Alleged Gold Stealing

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 April 1906 · page 3

At the Ballarat Assizes on Friday two young foreigners, named Joseph Vancini and Anton Teszarik, were charged with having broken into the…

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An Assault Case. The Collection of a Debt

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 April 1906 · page 4

Robert John Ellis and John Hopworth wore the complainant and defendant respecting an assault caso called on in the Police Court this…

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