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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1910

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An Assault Case. Accused Convicted

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 8

At the Police Court this morning before Mr. W. N. Dove, S.M., Henry Allen proceeded against Thomas Humphrey for assaulting him at South…

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Alleged Intent to Murder. a Woman on Trial. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 7

At the Criminal Count to-day Annie Beatrice Stevens (45) was charged with having shot her husband, George Stevens, with intent to murder him at…

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A Motor-car Fatality. Chaffeur Surrenders to Police. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 5

Thomas Bushell (22), a chauffeur, surrendered to the police last night in connection with the death of William Boatwright, who was run down…

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Convicted Strikers. an Appeal to the High Court. Newcastle

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 5

The Northern Colliery Employees' Federation will appeal to the High Court against the upholding by the Full Court of the conviction of the…

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Anti-sweating League. One Day's Rest Movement. Railways, Police, and Penal Departments

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 7

The movement which (says the "Age" of February 22) the council of the Anti-Sweating League is fostering in the direction of securing one day…

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Wounding a Warder. Negro Convict Before the Court. Sentence Suspended. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 7

At the Criminal Court to-day the negro convict King was brought forward for sentence for wounding Warder Curtis at Pentridge…

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Indecent Assault. Judge's Severe Comments

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 February 1910 · page 8

Frederick Cahill (35) was found guilty of indecent assault upon a boy and ordered to be imprisoned for seven years, and at the end of that time…

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Ex-bank Manager Sent to Gaol

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 February 1910 · page 8

To-day Robert Morris, formerly manager of the Bank of Adelaide at Gumeracha, was sentenced to four years' hard labor for forgery…

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Selling Gold. Under Suspicious Circumstances. a Chinaman Sentenced. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 February 1910 · page 8

A Chinaman named Young Goon was sentenced to two months' imprisonment to-day for selling gold without satisfying the police that he got…

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Glenelg Shooting Case. Bachmann Sent to Gaol. Three Years' Hard Labor

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 February 1910 · page 8

Harry Bachmann, found guilty of the manslaughter of Edmund Davis at Glenelg, was sentenced to three years' hard labor to-day…

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Colliery Riot. Conflict Between Police and Miners

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 February 1910 · page 7

There was (saya the "Daily Chronicle" of January 21) an alarming development of the unrest caused by the eight-hours' dispute at Murton…

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Adelaide Griminal Court. Passing Sentences. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 February 1910 · page 8

At the Adelaide Criminal Court this morning Judge Homburg passed the following sentences:—…

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The Following Appeared in Saturday's Third Edition. Alleged Assault and Robbery. Woman Tells Contradictory Stories. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 February 1910 · page 8

Mrs. Elsie Doherty, a resident of Prahran, a Melbourne suburb, reporte to the police yesterday that a man had assaulted, gagged and robbed her…

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Alleged Embezzlement. Robert C. Willshire Before the Court. Remanded Until Tuesday, March 8. Bail Allowed

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 February 1910 · page 4

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. W. N. Dove, S.M., Robert C. Willshire appeared on warrant from Mungindi, Queensland, to answer a…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 March 1910 · page 2

Mr. W. N. Dove, S.M., presided in the Police Court this morning. Drunkenness. For being drunk in Argent-street on…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 March 1910 · page 4

Mr W. N. Dove, S.M., presided in the Police Court this morning. A m ddicaged woman pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk in…

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Alleged Assault. Two Young Men Charged. the Information Altered. a Sentence of Two Months

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 March 1910 · page 2

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. W. N. Dove, S.M., Harold Barnden and Thomas Kay, two young men, were charged on remand, with…

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Sentenced for Espionage. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 March 1910 · page 4

A merchant at Alderbury (East Prussi[?] by the name of Weiscel was sentenced to four years' penal servitude yesterday for espionage…

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A Mixed Reputation. Youth of 17. Record of Lifesaving and Theft

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 March 1910 · page 4

Although only 17 years of age, William Elliott has saved 10 people from death by drowning, and has been awarded a medal for his actions by the…

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The Red Flag Procession. Case Before the Full Court. Application for Rule Nisi Granted. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 March 1910 · page 4

A case in connection with the recent red flag procession occupied the attention of the Full Court to-day. Johanna Kaye applied for a rule nisi…

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