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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1907

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Police News

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 4

Sub-inspetor Sawtell has received a letter from Ralph Bukham, Arrowtown, Lake Country, Otago (New Zealand), inquiring for the whereabouts of his…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 8

Adjudicating in the Police Court this morning, Mr. Stephen Murphy, D.S.M., dealt with the following cases: —Peter Lane, drunk, fined 5s. or five…

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An Assault Case

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 8

Before Mr. Stephen Murphy, D.S.M., in the Police Court this morning, George Borley was charged with assaulting John Caldwell on Monday morning…

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Success of Modern Burglary. Safebreakers and Safemakers

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 7

The struggle between safemaker and safebreaker has been going on for more than a hundred years. Every step which the one has advanced has been…

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Police News

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 8

Sub—inspctor Sawtell has received a letter from Ralph Bukham, Arrowtown, Lake Country, Otago (New Zealand), inquiring for the whereabouts of his…

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Police Changes. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 4

Superintendent Holiman is to temporarily succeed Superintendent Saunders (transferred to Maitland) in the police district of Deniliquin, which…

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A Juror on Fire. Adelaide Court Diversion. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 8

The monotony of the proceedings in the trial of Charles Tucker and Frederick Forwood on charges of defrauding the Customs was interrupted on Friday…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 4

In the Police Court this morning Mr. Stephen Murphy, D.S.M., inflicted fines on the following persons:—James Whalan, drunk and disorderly, 20s…

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The Murder of Hewitt. Lawson Committed for Murder. Adclade

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 4

At the inquest on the aboriginal athlate Harry Hewitt, held on Saturday, the evidence adduced showed that decoased and other natives had been…

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The Murder of Mr. Whiteley. London

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 1

Later particulars regarding the murder of Mr. Whiteley, proprietor of the great emporium at Westbourne Grove, London, show that the assassin…

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The Whiteley Murder. a Case Op Blackmail [Reuter's Message] Loudon

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 2

The young man Rayner, who murdered Mr. Whiteley, proprietor of the huge, emporium in Westbourne Grove,' London, has been operated on for the…

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Mr. John Burns. Alleged Contempt of Court. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 2

The Divisional Court has refused the Standard's" application to commit Mr. John Burns, President of the Local. Government Board, for contempt of…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 January 1907 · page 4

Mr. Dove, D.S.M., adjudicated in the Police Court to-day. Jamos Kelly, for resisting Constable Carlon, was fined 20s. or seven days…

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Arrested for Assault. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 January 1907 · page 2

The police have arrested a man on Yorker's Peninsula in connection with the alleged assault on John Smith, who was picked up in an unconscious state…

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The Whiteley Murder. the Whitelet Murder London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 January 1907 · page 2

According to the Daily Mail," the young man Rayner, who shot Mr. Whiteley, of the Westbourne Grove Emporium, was accustomed to obtain…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 January 1907 · page 4

Mr. Dove, D.S.M., adjudicated in the Police Court to-day. James Kelly, for resisting Constable Carlon, was fined, 20s. or seven days…

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Mr. Whiteley's Murder. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 January 1907 · page 1

In the case of the death of Mr. Whiteley, the proprietor of the great London Universal Providing Emporium, a verdict of wilful murder has been…

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The Whiteley Murder. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 January 1907 · page 2

The police evidence at the inquest concerning the murder of William Whiteley, managing director of Whiteley's Emporium, in Westbourne Grove,…

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Murder at White Cliffs Indian Cuts a White Woman's Throat. a Squalid Tragedy. Ghastly Spectacle. White Cliffs

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 30 January 1907 · page 2

A savage murder was committed, as alleged, by an elderly Indian named Peter Sadeek, at 6 o'clock last evening. The victim was a white woman…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 January 1907 · page 4

Mr. Dove, D.S.M., ajudicating in the Police Cout to-day, inflicted the following lines:—William Henry Wiseman, drunk and disorderly, 10s. or three…

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