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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1908

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Man Charged with Bigamy. The Matrimonial Agency Again

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 3

Robert Weatohy Angus was committed for trial at Essendon on Monday on a charge of bigamy. Margaret Angus said the defendantn was her hushund…

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The Allandale Murder. Green's Conviction Confirmed. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 2

The case of Frederick Davies Green, who was found guilty of the murder of Lilian Bridge at Allandale in April last and sentenced to death, was…

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The Ararat Murder. Execution of Deutschmann. Additional Particulars. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 2

Additional particulars retative to the execution, at Ballarat yesterday morning, of Charles Henry Deutschmann for the murder of his wife at Dobies,…

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Unusual Court Procedure. a Sentence Revised

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 2

An unusual procedure took place at the Quarter Sessions at Sydney on Friday, when Margaret Woods,who on the previous day had been sentenced to six…

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The Ararat Murder. Execution of Deutschmann. "Goodbye. God Forgive Me!" Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 4

The man Charles Henry Deuts[?]mann, convicted of the murder of his wife at Dobies, near Ararat, in April last was executed at the Ballarat…

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Montenegro Conspiracy. Attempt to Upset Ruling Dynasty. Six Conspirators Sentenced to Death. Imprisonment for Others. [R[?]uter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 2

Of 52 persons arraigned at Cottigne (the capital of Montenegro) charged with conspiring against the Throne, six have been sentenced to death, three…

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Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 2

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Bakers on Strike. in New Zealand. Dissatisfied with Arbitration Court Award. Wellington

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 2

All the operative bakers in Wellington (New Zealand) struck work yesterday, being dissatisfied with the award of the Arbitration Court…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 4

Sitting as a quarterly licensing court this morning, Messrs. J, M'Kensey and G. 0. Bowen grunted music permits fer to-night to Thomas William…

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The Glenelg Murder. Coleman Prepared to Die. Adolakle

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 4

In consequence of the order given by the Chief Secretary to the gaol officials to refrain from admitting representatives of the press to…

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The Municipal Friction. Invesrtigation Committees Report. the Charged Officer's Exonrhated. Engineer Called Upon to Resign

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 5

A considerable portion of the sitting of the Cily Council last night was devoted to a c[?] of the report of the committee appointed to…

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Masters' Certificates Suspended. by Marine Court. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 4

The Marine Court yesterday suspended for three months the masters' certificates of Captain Sorenson, of the vessel S. A, Hayward, and Captain…

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Arbitration Act. Last Sittings Op the Court. Remarks by Judge Heydon. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 4

Yesterday being the last day of the existence of the State Arbitration Court, several speeches were made by the members of the court…

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The Glenelg Murder. Agitation for a Reprieve. Arrangements for the Execution. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 4

A meeting, attended by several thousand people, was held to-day at the Queen's Statue, Victoria-square, in favor of Coleman, the Glenelg…

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Metropolitan Police. Inquiry Into Charges. Royal Commission's Report. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 2

In view of certain charges made against the metropolitan police, a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire as to their truth or otherwise…

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New Industrial Court. Opened Yesterday. Butchers Apply for Wages Board. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 2

The new Industrial Court (with Judge Heydon as President) openod yesterday without, any ceremony or speeches. The court granted the…

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The Glenelg Murder. Coleman Hanged. Sympathy at the Fish Market. Intense Excitement in Adelaide. Street Demonstrations Last Night. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 2

Joseph Coleman, the Glenelg fisherman, who in April last murdered Policeconstable Ring by shooting him, was executed at 8 o'clock this morning,…

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Recent Zulu Rebellion. Special Court Oazetted. in Capital of Natal. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 2

A special court has been gazetted at Pietermaritrzburg (the capital of Natal), in view of Dinizulu's trial. The court will try the chief and also the natives…

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Charged with Assault. Found Not Guilty. a Judge's Caustic Comments. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 July 1908 · page 4

At the General Sessions yesterday a stevedore named Emil Lawrence was charged with assaulting Susan Derones and occasioning her grievous bodily…

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Girl Sentenced to Death. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 July 1908 · page 4

Frauloin Greta Beiera, a beautiful girl, aged 22, a daughter of a former burgomaster of Brand (Saxony), was sentenced to death to-day for killing…

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