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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1907

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White Cliffs Murder. Victim Known in Broken Hill

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 January 1907 · page 1

It appears that May Cooney, the victim, of the White Cliffs murder (details of which appeared in the First Edition of "The Miner") was well known in Broken Hill…

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The Murder of Hewitt. Drink for the Blacks, A Publican Fined. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 January 1907 · page 4

At the Milang police court yesterday Violet Baxter, licensee of the Pier Hotel, was charged with having on January 23 supplied wine to the…

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2nd Edition. Miner Office, 3 p.m. Latest Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] the Whiteley Murder. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 31 January 1907 · page 4

The mother of Miss Emily Turner, the mother of Horace Rayaer, the alleged murderer of Mr. William Whiteley the universal provider, of London,…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 8

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

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Confirmation Service in a Gaol. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 4

Bishop Gallagher yesterday administered the sacrament of confirmation to 15 candidates in the Goulburn Gaol. This is the first confirmation held in…

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White Cliffs Murder. Evidence at the Inquest. the Coroner's Finding. Accused Committed for Trial. at Hay Circuit Court

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 5

"The Miner" correspondent at White Cliffs, writing on Wednesday, furnishes the following details of the murder which was perpetrated in…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 February 1907 · page 4

Mr. Dove, D.S.M., adjudicated in the Police Court to-day. William Thomas Roberts pleaded guilty to a charge of drunk and…

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A Tasmanian Burglary. Two Arrests Made. Zeehan

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 February 1907 · page 2

Miller's ironmongery establishment was burgled on Friday night, the iron safe containing the books and £70 in cash being stolen. The police found…

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A Fraudulent Solicitor. Five Years' Gaol. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 February 1907 · page 2

The investigation of the affairs of the solicitor Izard, who was sentenced to five years' Imprisonment for fraud, showed that the prisoner's personal…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 4

Mr. Dove, D.S.M., adjudicating in the Police Court to-day inflicted the following fines:—George Moore, drunk, 10s. or three days; John Newson,…

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Defective Police Revolver. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 4

On Saturday a constable tried to fire a revolver at two men who were seeking to escape arrest at Leichhardt. It missed fire every time…

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Police Superintendent Dead. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 1

Police Superintendent George Oliver died to-day after an operation. He had been in the force since 1874…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 February 1907 · page 4

Ajudicating in the Police Court this morning Mr. Dove, D.S.M., fined Michael Haves, for being drunk, 2s. 6d. or three hours' imprisonment, and the…

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Assault and Robbery. a Second Committal

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 February 1907 · page 1

The witness John Edwards, who was taken into custody in connection with the charge of assault and robbery preferred against Frederick May, was…

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Alleged Burglary. From a Murdered Man's Hons' Wellington

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 February 1907 · page 4

John Find[?] the man recently acquitted on a charge of murdering Mr. Rennie a schoolmaster, has now been committed for trial on a charge of…

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Alleged Assault and Robbery. Two Men Committed for Trial

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 February 1907 · page 4

Before Mr. Dove, D.S.M., in the Police Court this morning, Frederick May was charged with assaulting a yardman named John Maxwell in the yard of the…

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The Pastoral Industry. Projected Appeal to the Arbitration Court. Increased Wages Demanded. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 February 1907 · page 4

The Australian Workers' Union has taken the preliminary steps to proceed against the Pastoralists' Union and other employers in the Federal…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 4

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. Dove, D.S.M., fines were inflicted on the following:—Thomas Gallaghor (14 previous convictions),…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 4

In the Licensing Court this morning, before Mr. Dove, D.S.M., Eley and Bowen, Js.P., a transfer of the license of the Gasworks Hotel was granted from…

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Old-age Pensioner in Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 4

Before Mr. Dove, D.S.M., in the Police Court this morning, an old-age pensioner named Charles Gallagher was charged with being drunk and with…

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