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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1910

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 March 1910 · page 4

At the Police Court this morning, before Mr. Garstang, Deputy S.M., a man claiming to be a bushman, pleaded guilty to a charge of having made use…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 March 1910 · page 8

At the Police Court this morning, before Mr. F. W. Garstang, D.S.M., a first-offender pleaded guilty to a charge of having made use of profane…

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Police Court. Committing a Nuisance

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 March 1910 · page 5

At the Police Court this morning, before Mr. F. W. Garstang, D.S.M., two first offenders pleaded guilty to having committed a nuisance in…

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A Port Pirie Murder. Accused Convicted of Manslaughter. Sentenced to 18 Months' Imprisonment. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 March 1910 · page 6

At the Gladstone Circuit Court to-day before the Chief Justice (Sir Samuel Way), Peter Hansen pleaded not guilty to a charge of murdering…

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Betting Cases. Bookmaker Before the Court. Firth Discharged

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 March 1910 · page 6

At the Police Court this afternoon, before Mr. F. W. Garstang, D.S.M., the case against John Firth, a bookmaker, the first part of which is…

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Push Outrages in Melbourne. Charged by Police with Batons. Many Heads Broken. Several Arrests Made. Bottles and Bricks Thrown. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 March 1910 · page 6

Push outrages are becoming serious in the Melbourne suburbs. A mob of 200 marched from North Melbourne to Carlton last night,…

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South Australia. Acquitted of Murder. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 March 1910 · page 4

At the Gladstone Circuit Court the trial of Hector M'Lean, on a charge of having murdered a Chinaman, was concluded on Saturday. Accused…

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A New Caledonian Bushranger. Gets Five Years' Gaol. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 March 1910 · page 4

Advices have been received in Sydney that the bushranger Dumont, who for years has been the terror of New Caledonia, has been captured and…

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Alleged Murder on High Seas. Trial of Second Engineer of Strathness. Proceedings at Gladstone Circuit Court. Port Pirie

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 March 1910 · page 8

The trial of Hector M'Lean, second engineer on the steamer Strathness, now at Port Pirie, who is charged with the murder of a Chinaman named Pun…

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Conflict at Canton. Police v. MILITARY

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 March 1910 · page 2

The Townsville correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" states that among the passengers by the Nikko Maru, which arrived there on Friday, was Mr…

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Moonta-street Murder. John Robins a Waiting Execution. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 March 1910 · page 8

John Robins, who is lying in the Adelaide Gaol under sentence of death for the murder of Robert Ownsworth in Moonta-streat, asked that the Rev…

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Mr. Bruce Smith at Drummoyne. Police Called In

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 March 1910 · page 5

Mr. Bruce Smith (says the "Star" of March 9) did not enjoy a pleasant time at his meeting at Drummoyne last night, and but a few of his…

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Is It Human Blood? Evidence in a Murder Case. Experiments to Test Bloodstains. a Triumph of Forensic Analysis

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 March 1910 · page 3

In cases where murder has been done or is suspected, one of the common clues to the perpetrator of the crime is the presence of bloodstains on…

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Embezzler's Confession. Loses Thousands on Stock Exchange. the Police Discovery. [Reuter's Messages.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 March 1910 · page 4

The Frenchman, Duez, who is accused of embezzling the funds of several religious associations in France, confessed to-day to embezzling £20,000 when…

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The Following Appeared in Saturday's Third Edition. Ronald-harper Case. Conspiracy Charges. Bringing a Defendant From Sydney. Under Police Escort. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 March 1910 · page 6

Arising out of the recent Ronald-Harper libel action, certain persons have been charged with conspiracy, among them being John Huxley, who…

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Alleged Theft of Money. a Young Man Charged. Sentenced to One Month's Imprisonment

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 March 1910 · page 4

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. F. W. Garstang, D.S.M., Charles Hemsley, a young man of respectable appearance, was charged…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 March 1910 · page 4

In the Police Court this morning Mr. F. W. Garstang, D.S.M., had a fair list of offenders to dispose of. Drunkenness…

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The Town Hall Assault. James Kavanagh Fined £5

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 March 1910 · page 2

At the Police Court this morning January 1. Kavanagh was convicted of having assaulted Edmund Lawson Jeune in the course of the melee at…

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To Amend Murder Law. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 March 1910 · page 4

Mr. Granville Greenwood has introduced a bill into the House of Commons to amend the law of murder, so as to enable verdicts to be given of…

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The Industrial Court. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 March 1910 · page 2

Some of the union secretaries are complaining of the Industrial Court having more work ahead of it than it can possibly deal with. They urge that…

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