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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1910

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An Assault Case. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 1

At the police court to-day William Nash, a young man, was fined £3 and costs, £6 8s. in all, for having assaulted Constable Gordon shortly…

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Chinese Immigrant Sent to Gaol. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 2

The Chinese immigrant who failed to pass a dictation test has been sentenced to three months' hard labor…

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White Cliffs Police Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 2

"The Miner's" correspondent reports that Mr. M. R. Longfield, P.M., held a Court at White Cliffs on Wednesday last, when the following eases…

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Coalminers' Strike. Leaders Before the Court. Bowling, Hutton, Butler, and O'connor. Charged Under New Industrial Act. Case Adjourned Till Monday. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 4

This morning Peter Bowling, Daniel Hutton, James Butter, and William O'Connor were before Judge Rogers in the Industrial Court, charged with…

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A Parisian Sensation. Police Attacked by "Apache." [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 4

The Paris police to-day arrested an "apache" (a Parisian larrikin) wearing leather bands, studded with sharpspike razors. The "apache" used a…

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Quarterly Licensing Court. Renewals of Licenses

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 4

Messrs. W. N. Dove, S.M., and G. C. Bowen, L.M., held a quarterly Licensing Court this morning, and dealt with the following business:—…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Second Edition. the Goal Strike. Inciting to Seditious Conduct. Seamen's Union Agent Charged. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 4

Thomas Walsh, the Newcastle agent for the Seamen's Union, who was one of the speakers at a public meeting at Newcastle on Saturday night…

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Walsh Before the Court. Sorry for His Remarks. Bound Over for 12 MONTHS. Newcastle

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 2

Thomas Walsh, the Newcastle agent of the Seamen's Union, was before the Police Court yesterday to answer for the speech he made on Saturday…

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Charged with Theft. a Westralian Case. Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 8

John Robinson (31) was remanded at the Perth Police Court yesterday on a charge of having stolen £80 belonging to Frederick Dawson…

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Revealed in a Dream. Spoils of Burglary Discovered Through Realistic Vision

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 3

Wearied out (says "Lloyd's" of Nov21) by his search for a quantity of silver stolen from a Monmouthshire villa, a sergeant of police fell asleep, and…

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Non-payment of Board. a Newcomer Charged. Case Adjourned

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 8

At the Police Court this morning a man named Ernest Davidson, who stated that he only arrived in Broken Hill on Christmas Eye was charged…

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A Coolgardie Murder. Accused Sentenced to Death. Kalgoorlie

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 8

The trial of the Italian, Peter Robustelli, on a charge of having, on October 11 last, at Coolgardie, wilfully murdered a fellow-countryman,…

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Alleged Assault. Summons Against the Mayor

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 8

This afternoon, Percy Albert M'Cord, a journalist, swore an information before Major Crane, P.M., charging the Mayor (Alderman J. Long) with…

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Non-payment of Board. a Newcomer Charged. Case Adjourned

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 8

At the Police Court this morning a man named Ernest Davidson, who stated that he only arrived in Broken Hill on Christmas Eve, was charged…

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Jiu Jitsu. Demonstration at the Police Barracks

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 8

Jiu-jitsu (by the way the correct pronouncement is ju-jit) appears to be a science of giving the other fellow pain. At all events it has added a…

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Quarterly Licensing Court. the Adjourned Sitting

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 4

The adjourned sitting of the Quarterly Licensing Court took place at the Courthouse to-day, Messrs. W. N. Dove, S.M., and G. C. Bowen, L.M.,…

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Alleged Intent to Murder. a Farmer Accused. Committed for Trial. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 4

At the Willaura Police Court yesterday a well-known farmer named Alfred Frank Tilker was charged with shooting with intent to murder…

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Alleged Theft. Patrick Burns Again Before the Court. Charged with Stealing Boots and Socks. the Charge Sustained

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 4

In the Police Court this morning before Mr. W. N. Dove, S.M., Patrick Burns, the young man who a few days ago appeared before the court in…

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An Alleged Assault. Girl's Story to Police. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 4

A girl aged 17, living at Newport, reported to the police that she was going home on Friday night, when she was seized by a man, apparently about…

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An Escaped Prisoner. Recaptured by Dungog Police. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 5

On the night of the 13th instant a prisoner named Matthew Brady in the Gloucester lockup escaped from his cell. He was undergoing a sentence of three…

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