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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1908

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The Allandale Murder. Judges Summing-up

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 June 1908 · page 3

In his summing up in the case of the Allandale murder, Mr. Justi[?] Sly said that with regard to the fact that the accused ([?] Davies Green)…

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The Vale Park Murder. Effects of Deceased

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 June 1908 · page 3

Superintendent Milne has been informed by the [?]tor of Intestate Estates that he has no objection to the relatives of Mary Graham, also…

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The Dobies Murder. Deutschman to Be Executed. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 June 1908 · page 4

At a special meeting of the executive Council it was decided that the sentence of death passed on Charles Henry Deutschman, for the murder of…

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Coal Miners' Court. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 June 1908 · page 2

The coal miners' special arbitration court will reopen at Newcastle on July 27, and will conclude the hearing of the Teralba colliery dispute cases…

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Wreck of the Bega. Marine Court's Finding. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 June 1908 · page 4

The Marino Court found that the wr[?]k of the Bega was due to loose water in the forehold, but how it got there was a mystery. The captain and…

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New York Racecourses. Campaign Against Betting. Supreme Court Injunction. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 June 1908 · page 2

The police sent to Sheepshead Bay races to enforce the prohibitory provisions of the new anti-gambling law were withdrawn yesterday owing to…

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Charged with Assault. an Old Man Before the Court. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 4

At the Port Adelaide Police Court to-day George Nelson, an old mau, was charged with having assaulted Constable Mullins at Queenstown on April…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 4

At the Police Court this morning before Mr. M'Kensoy, S.M., Thomas Hisgrove was charged with indecent language, and pleaded not guilty…

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Stealing Gold and Gold Ore. Two Miners Charged. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 2

At Canb[?] yesterday James Hogan and Edward Hogan, miners, employed at the Mount Boppy gold mines, were arrested on a charge of…

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Victoria. Charged with Embezzlement. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 2

The evidence against Miss Frances Newport (late legal manager), who was charged with embezzling £2000 from the Marvel Loch Gold Mining…

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A Violent Aboriginal. All[?]ged Murder and Attempted Murder. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 2

A half-caste Australian aboriginal, named Stott, was yesterday charged with the murder of a Chinese at Tapam[?]. The man was originally arrested…

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Alleged Theft of Cicars. From a Hotel Bar

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 4

Oliver James Page, a young man, was charged at the Police Court this morning before Mr. M'Ke[?]y, S.M., with stealing a quantity of cigars, the…

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A Police Haul. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 2

At Waterloo, a Sydney suburb, on Sunday night the police officers surprised a group of men and found a cash box containing valuables worth £100,…

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A Chimney Fire. At the Police Barracks

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 3

Some excitement was occasioned at the Police Barracks in Wolfram-street at about half-past 6 o'clock this morning, when it was discovered that the…

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Charged with Stealing Jewellery and Money. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 4

George Wood, alias Dubois, alias Joyce (35), a laborer, was committed for trial yesterday on a charge of having broken into and entered the…

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Alleged Cigar Stealing. Charges Against Two Men. Both Discharged

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 8

In the Police Court this morning be fore Mr. M'Konscy, S.M., the hearing of the charge of cigar stealing agains Oliver James Page, which had been…

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Russian Police Barbarity. London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 8

An interpellation in the Duma elicited the statement that the police at Ekaterandslav prison, having discovered a plot on the part of the prisoners…

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The Glenelg Murder. Coleman's Reprieve Urged. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 4

A large deputation waited on the Chief Secretary yesterday and urged that Coleman (now lying under sentence of death for the murder of Constable…

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An Old Offender. Ceoelia Prendergast Again Before the Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 8

A middle-aged woman named Cecelia Prendergast, who has the record for the greatest number of convictions in the Broken Hill Police Court, was…

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A Judge's Decision. Upheld by the High Court. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 8

The High Court has agreed with Mr. Justice Hodges's decision in upholding the right for races to be cut by authority across land alienated from the…

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