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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1906

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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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Bogus Baron Sentenced. Amazing Career of Fraud

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 March 1906 · page 3

In the case of a bogus baron who was sentenced at the County of London Sessions, Clerkenwell, to 12 months' imprisonment, the prosecution of the…

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A Gambling School. Raided by the Police. Accused Before the Court. an Easy Capture

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 March 1906 · page 2

The police made a successful raid upon a gambling school in Crystal-street at about 11 o'clock on Saturday night. The school was at play in a room in a…

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Gaol Escapees Recaptured. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 4

The priseners who escaped from Lismore Gool the other day have been recaptured…

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Found Dead in Bed. Husband and Wife. Murder. or Suicide? [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 2

M. A[?]ad, French Consul at Rome, who is a, son of the administrator of (French religious estates, and, his wife have been found dead in their bed…

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An Ex-pugilist's Death. The Police Feared Violence. Evidence to the Contrary. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 1

The police had. anticipated getting evidence that would prove that William Buck, ex-pugilist, who died recently, had been the victim of an assnult, but…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 March 1906 · page 4

Mr. Stevenson, S.M., in the Police Court to-day, fined Patrick Gould (5[?] convictions) 20s. or seven days for drunkenness. Annie Evans, alias…

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A Constable's Murderer. Sentenced to Death. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 March 1906 · page 2

In the Supreme Court at Mackay yesterday a Cingalese named Johannes was found guilty of the murder of Constable Price on Christmas Eve, and was…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 March 1906 · page 4

Messrs. Stevenson, S.M., and Eley, J.P. in the Licensing Court to-day, granted a renewal of a publican's license to Charles Robert Raven,…

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Chinese Clergyaman in Court. Sued for Maintenance. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 March 1906 · page 4

In the District Court to-day Phillip Lee Tong, Chinese clergyman, of the Anglican persuasion, at Bendigo, was unsuccessfully sned by his young…

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A Sydney Tragedy. Murder and Attempted Suicide. Written Confession by the Murderer-lover. "I Die-satisfied." Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 March 1906 · page 2

Richard Riley (26), a kitchenman in the city, cut the throat of Rose Arnold (24), and afterwards shot at her. Riley then attempted suicide by…

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Criminal Appeal Court. Bill Read a Second Time. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 March 1906 · page 2

The bill providing for the right of unrestricted appeal in criminal cases was read a second time in the House of Commons last night…

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The Gambling Raid. Fischer Before the Court. Mr. Sawtell's Dark Horses Show Up. the Case Dismifsed

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 March 1906 · page 1

Before Mr. Stevenson S.M., in the Police Court to-day Lambert George Fishcer was charged, on remand, in connection with the recent gambling…

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France and the Church. Officers' Alleged Disobedience. Acquitted by Court Martial. Punished by the Government [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 March 1906 · page 2

A court martial at Nantes has acquitted two officers of the French army, arraigned on a charge of "misobeyance" (disobedience or…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 March 1906 · page 4

Mr. Stevenson, S.M., in the Police Court to-day, fined Albert Edward Fenton Robertson 5s. or "the rising" for drunkenness. Richard Harris, for…

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Insurgent Zulus. Pay the Fines Imposed. the Murder of Mr. Hunt. Twelve Natives Sentenced to Death. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 March 1906 · page 2

The insurgent Fynn tribe of Zulus in Northern Natal has paid the fines, imposed by the British magistrate who was sent amongst the natives to…

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An Islander Murderer. Sentenced to Death. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 March 1906 · page 2

At the Supreme Court at Mackay yesterday an islander named Twadiga was charged with murdering a lad named Baulch in January last…

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Sentenced to Death. Quarrel on a Pearling Lugger. Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 March 1906 · page 4

At Broome to-day a Malay named Matsahut was sentenced to death for the murder of Venancio Eradiora, a Manilaman. The crime was…

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Attempted Illegal Operation. a Young Married Woman Sentenced. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 March 1906 · page 2

At the Hamilton Assizes yesterday Alice Brown, a young married woman, was found guilty of attempted illegal opreation on herself, and was…

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District Court and Quarter Sessions

Barrier Miner · Friday 30 March 1906 · page 2

Judge Gibson will arrive in Broken Hill to-morrow morning and hold a District Court. The only case set down for hearing is one in which John…

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