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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1908

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A Suspicious Death. West Australian Doctor. to Be Charged with Manslaughter. Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 4

Recently Gerald Asciope, a wellknown mining identity in the Northwest, died white under the attention of Dr. A. W. Cortis, resident magistrate…

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Colliery Troubles. Proprietors' Contemplate Withdrawal. From Special Mining Court. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 8

The Burwood colliery resumed work to-day, but Neath colliery is still idle. The Colliery Proprietors' Association is now sitting. The opinion in…

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Alleged Burglary. At a Post Office. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 February 1908 · page 2

George Morrison (23), a laborer, has been arrested at Ballarat on a charge of burglary at the Willaura post-office…

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The Collieries' Trouble. Special Court Again Held Up. Difficulty in Course of Adjustment. Wheelers on Strike. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 2

The Special Collieries Arbitration Court encountered another snag yesterday, in this instance it was not the boys who had caused the trouble,…

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A Lineman's Death. Found Dead in His House. Blood-stained Knife Beside the Body. The Police Investigating the Case. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 February 1908 · page 2

A message has been received from Junction Creek telegraph station, concerning the death of the lineman Parker. Particulars were, supplied by the mailman on…

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Alleged Gold Stealing. a Prospector Charged. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 February 1908 · page 4

George Conway, a prospector, was charged at the City Court this morning with having in his possession gold supposed to have been stolen. Evidence…

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Monte Carlo Murder. London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 February 1908 · page 2

Mrs. Goold (one of the accused in the Monte Carlo murder) has had her sentence of death commuted to penal servitude for life…

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Von Veltheim Sentenced. London

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 8

Frank von Veltheim, charged with an attempt to blackmail Mr. Solly Joel (a former resident of Johannesburg), was sentenced to-day to 20 years'…

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Alleged Opal Stealing. at White Cliffs

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 3

A case of alleged opal sealing heard in the White Cliffs Police Court on Wednesday, before Messrs, H. Malone, P.M., and F. Bourke, J.P., disclosed some strange…

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Charged with Throwing Vitriol. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 8

Julius Eckholm, a middleaged man, was on trial to-day at the Criminal Court before a Judge and jury, charged with, throwing vitriol at Susanah…

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Stealing Ducks. Fruitless Appeal to Clean Hands. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 4

George Hall was charged at the Central Police Court yesterday with stealing a pair of ducks from Mrs. Belmont, wife of the licensee of the Shamrock…

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British Suffragists. Fines or Imprisonment. Most Prefer Gaol. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 4

Some of the suffragists concerned in the [?] demonstration outside the House of Commons on Tuesday were fined 40s. or six weeks' imprisonment…

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Speaker M'court. Censured by his Constituents. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 4

The Mittagong Municipal Council has adopted a resolution which censures tho Parliamentary representative of the district. Mr. M'Court (Speaker…

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Von Veltheim's Career. Bigamy and Blackmail. the Police Narrative. Prisoner Stunned at Heavy Sentence. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 February 1908 · page 4

It is stated that Frank von Veltheim, who has been sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment on a charge of blackmailing Mr. Solly Joel (a South African…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 8

In the Police Court this morning Herman Alexander Ghetty was charged with assaulting Mauger, and on his own application was remanded till…

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A Bigamist Sentenced. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 8

The bigamist Hyne has been s[?] tenced to seven years' imprisonment…

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Monte Carlo Murder. London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 8

Goold, the male accused in the Monte Carlo mnrder trial, will shortly be sent to Cayerine, French Guiana, to serve his sentence…

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The Collieries' Troubles. the Position Unchanged. Outlook Unpromising. Special Court at a Standstill Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 5

There are no signs of improvement in the position in regard to the northern coal industry. The events of the current weak indicate the seriousness of…

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Riot in Bombay. a Mohammedan Quarrel. the Police Stoned. Five Rioters Killed and Porty Wounded. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 February 1908 · page 4

The arrest of several Sunni Mohammedans for rioting at Bombay against the Shish section yesterday led to the stoning of the police. Two of the…

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A Missing Calf. Grafton Butcher Accused of Theft. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 February 1908 · page 2

At the Grafton Sessions on Saturday George Barnier was charged with stealing a calf. Accused, who is a butcher, failed to give notice of his intention to…

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