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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1906

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Assault in a Mill

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 March 1906 · page 1

In the Police Court this morning William Warnock pleaded guilty to a charge of assaulting James Baldwin. Complainant's case was to the effect…

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Alleged Larceny. Young man Sent to Gaol

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 March 1906 · page 1

In the Police Court this morning a young man named John Edward Chapman was' charged with stealing £1, the property of Albert Edward…

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The Death of Diamond. Woman Tried for Murder. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 March 1906 · page 2

The woman Johnson, charged with the murder of the man Diamond, a brother of the well-known cricketer, was triedin the Central Criminal…

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Alleged Sly Grog-selling. a Police Raid. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 March 1906 · page 4

As the result of a visit to a house at Erskineville yesterday by several officers of the Newtown police a quantityof beer was seized. Two persons, were…

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The Prize Ring. Lightweight Championship. Tim Hegarty V. Teddy Savral. Two Thousand Present. Eight Stopped by the Police. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 March 1906 · page 2

The match between Tim Hegarty and Teddy Savral for the lightweigh championship of Victoria attracted an attendahco of over 2000 at the Melbourne…

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Escapee From Rottnest Gaol. Sentenced to Twelve Months. Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 March 1906 · page 2

At the Central Criminal Court yesterday John M'Guire was charged with escaping from Rottnest Gaol and was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment…

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Stealing From the Mosque in Adelaide. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 March 1906 · page 1

In the police court this morning. Mullah Abdul Aziz was charged with having stolen two Indian Bibles and a clock from the mosque in Adelaide…

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Scene in Court. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 March 1906 · page 4

In the Supreme Court yesterday he action Studley (master printer) against the Typographical Association was continued…

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POTTER v. Broken Hill Proprietary. Before the High Court. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 21 March 1906 · page 4

The High Court to-day gave judgment in the matter of Potter v. the Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited. The main question was…

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Man's Death From Drugging. Convicted Woman Sentenced. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 March 1906 · page 1

The woman Johnson, charged with the murder, of Diamond, brother of the well-known cricketer, and found guilty of manslaughter was this…

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Alleged Larceny. Ex-Member of Parliament Charged. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 March 1906 · page 2

At Queanbeyan Alan Millard, exsolicitor and M.L.A., has been committed for trial on a charge of alleged larceny as a bailee of £60, the property…

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Death of a Pugilist. The Police Investigating. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 March 1906 · page 4

The police are investigating the circumstances attending the death of William Bulk, the notorious pugilist, who died from the effects of a violent…

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The New Zealand Tragedy. Murder and Attempted Suicide. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 2

In connection with the Palmerston tragedy, in which a horse-trainer named Murfitt lost his life, the dying depositions of "Mrs. Murfitt," who was…

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A High Court Decision. Miners Take Political Action. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 2

The Bendigo Miners' Association has been debating a resolution to the effect that the feeling is that the High Court's decision in the Heggie case…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 4

Mr. Stevenson, S.M., in the Police Court to-day, fined E. Ryun (13 convictions) 40s. for drunk and disorderly conduct—in default, one month with…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 8

Mr. Stevenson, S.M., in the Police Court to-day, fined Christina Callaghan 40s, or one month for behaving in a riotous manner in the billiard saloon…

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Milparinka Police Court

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 5

Before Messrs. W. H. Donvard and J. Kershaw, Js.P., the other day, J. Doolan, summoned for neglecting to send in a return of his stock to the…

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Alleged Blackmailing. An Ex-Policeman Charged. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 4

Cornelius Crowe, the well-known ex-policeman, who was largely responsible for the appointment of the commisisfon of inquiry into the…

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Alleged Attempted Murder. Shooting with a Pea Rifle. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 4

At the Police Court at Young yesterday George Hembow, aged 18, was charged that he did, on February last, shoot at one David dunroe, with…

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Stamp Collecting Craze. Gains by Selling Old Stamps. Postal Official Sent to Gaol. Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 8

At the Central Criminal Court yesterday F. L. Dolton, on a charge of having stolen, as a Public servant, certain stamps from the Postal…

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