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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1908

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A Police Promotion. [?]enior constable Saunby Made a Sergeant

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 4

Senior[?]constable Saunby, who has been stationed at Broken Hill for nine years, has received word of his promotion to the rank of sergeant…

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Moroccan Affairs. Organising the Police Force. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 2

The people of Tetuan object to the inauguration of a European-controlled police force. The Moor[?]h authorities insist upon recruit[?]ng[?] which must…

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The Colliery Troubles. Special Court Sitting. the Teralba Dispute. Great Anxiety Felt in Commercial Circles. General Strike Feared. Dispute at Invincible Mine. Men Dismissed at Ivanhoe Colliery. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 2

The Special Court, under the presidency of Judge Heydon, constituted for the purpose of arrang[?]ng an amicable settlement between the colliery…

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Police Promotions

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 2

Other members of the police force who, with Sergeant Saunby, were promoted are: Constable Henry Blanch to the rank of a first-class constable, and Constable…

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Small Debts Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 4

In the Small Debts Court this morning, following judgments were given by [?] M'Kensey, S.M.:-Municipality of Bro[?]ill v. Smith, verdict for £l 18s…

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Unlawful Possession of Gold. a Buyer Charged. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 4

Arthur Thorn, a goldbuyer at Bendigo was charged yesterday with being in possession of gold supposed to have boen stolen. The stipendiary magistrate remarked that…

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Alleged Murder. Blacksmith Shot Dead. His Body Thrown Down a Shaft. Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 January 1908 · page 2

Brief particulars of what appears to be a deliberate and cold-blooded murder have been received from Cue. A blacksmith named William Clinton,…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 2

David William Eglinton, who was yesterday arrested on a charge of street betting was remanded till next- Monday. Two men, alleged to be weakkminded,…

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Unlawful Possession of Gold. Two Men Charged. Kalg[?]orlie

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 2

Two young men, George M'Donald and Joseph Reidy, were arrested by the detectives yesterday on a charge of being unlawfully in possession of…

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Teacher and Schoolboy. An Alleged Assault. A Conviction Overruled. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 2

In the matter of Roy H, Parkos and George Martin, head teacher ot the Hamilton State School, arising out of an assault case recently tried before…

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Millionaire's Son in Court. Paid £50 a Month. To Stay in Australlia. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 4

At the District Court to-day a young man named Robinson appeared, on a fraud summons, to explain why he had not complied with an order of the…

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The Collieries' Dispute. The Special Court's Work. Wheelers on Strike. Nows From Valparaiso, Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 4

The greater part of yesterday's "time in the Special Court, now sitting at Nowcyst[?] to settle the collierics dispute, Was taken in the hoaring of ovidence by…

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Victoria. Charged with Bigamy. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 8

George Peters (37), a clerk, was charged at the City Court with bigamy to-day. Accused married Miriam Blanche at Alberton, South Australia,…

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Stabbed to Death. Murder of Capetown Money-lender. A Cry in the Night

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 7

By the last mail from Capetown (reports "Lloyds Weekly'' of November 24) comes the news of a mysterious and bloodthirsty tragedy carried out…

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Collieries' Dispute. a Special Court Decision. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 8

The Special Court appointed to set tle the Northern collieries dispute, and presided over by Judge Heydon, gave its decision to-day in the first…

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English Cricketers Charged. With Being Pound in Hotel. On a Recent Sunday. Final £1 Each. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 8

Three members of the visiting English cricketers, namely, Hardstaff, Fielder, and Rhodes, were charged at the District Court to-day with being…

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Charged with Embezzlement. Of Lodge Funds. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 8

Alfred Chisholm Lawrence, formerly accountant of the Castlemaine District Council of the United Order of Oddfellows, has been remanded from…

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Manufacturing Diamonds French Engineer Arrested. Charged with Swindling. [Reuter's Messsage.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 4

M. Lemoine, a French engineer, has been arrested at Paris on a charge of swindling a South American magnate of £64,000 by, pretending to…

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Selling Under a Bill of Sale. Proposed Appeal to the Supreme Court

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 8

In the summons division of the Police Court this morning Silbert, Sharp, and Bishop Limited proceeded against Caroline Jane Grenfell for the…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 January 1908 · page 4

In the Police Court this morning Mr. M'Kensey, S.M., had very few inebriates to deal with. The most reprehensible of the batch was Susan…

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