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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1910

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The Mayor and a Journalist. a Charge of Assault. the S.m. As Conciliator. the Case Withdrawn

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 January 1910 · page 4

Great interest was evinced in the proceedings of the Police Court this morning, when John Long, Mayor of Broken Hill, appeared, on summons,…

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Charged with Drunkenness. Magistrate's Comments on Police. Port Pirie

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 2

At the Magistrates Court, Port Pitle, yesterday Michael Larsen was charged with drunkenness. The magistrate took exception to…

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Police Court. To-day's Proceedings

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 4

Mr. W. N. Dove. S.M., presided at the Police Court this morning. Insobriety. An offender against sobriety, with 14…

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Alleged W[?] Assault. "She Is an Angel Here." Case Remanded Until Tomorrow

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 4

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. W. N. Dove, S.M., Susan Austin proceedd against her husband. Alfred Austin, on a charge of having…

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Alleged Wife Assault. the Charge Sustained. Austin Fined £4 or Six Weeks

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 3

The hearing of the charge of wife assault brought by Susan Austin against her husband, Alfred Austin, adjourned from the previous day, was…

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Ex-bank Manager in Trouble. Before the Court. Committed for Trial. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 1

At the Adelaide Police Court to-day Lewis Robert Marris, formerly manager of the Gumeracha branch of the Bank of Adelaide, was committed for trial on…

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Coalminers' Strike. Proceedings Against Union Officials. Under New Industrial Act. Accused Before the Court. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 2

The Crown has initiated a prosecution against Poter Bowling (president of the Northern Collieries Employees Federation), D. Hutton (delegate of the…

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Coalminers' Strike. Proceedings Against Union Officials. Under New Industrial Act. Accused Before the Court. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 3

The hearing of the evidence against Peter Bowling, D. Hutton, James Butler, and William O'Connor, charged with. offences alleged to have been…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 January 1910 · page 2

The only case which Mr. W. N. Dove, S.M., had to deal with in the Police Court this morning was one of language, preferred against a young man,…

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Strikers Intend Going to Gaol. Newcastle

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 January 1910 · page 2

It is understood that the 13 strikers who were recently fined £100—the alternative being two months' imprisonment—at the Industrial Court, intend…

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Warden's Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 January 1910 · page 4

Mr. W. N. Dove, S.M., sat as warden in the Warden's Court this morning. John Parkin, a very old man, was granted three months' exemption of…

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Gold Stealing in Victoria. Three Miners Convicted. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 January 1910 · page 4

Three miners named W. Hall, E. Millian, and James O'Brien [?]pleaded guilty at the Chiltern Court to-day on charges brought against them…

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Licensing Court. To-day's Proceedings

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 January 1910 · page 4

The Licensing Court, comprising Messrs. W. N. Dove, S.M., and G. O. Bowen, L.M., sat this morning. Charles Henry Webster applied for a…

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A Chicago Bank President Goes to Gaol for Fraud. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 January 1910 · page 4

After fighting every court in America for two years John Walsh, president of the Chicago National Bank, has failed to secure the quashing of…

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Wife Beater Sent to Gaol

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 7

A shocking case of wife beating and domestic infelicity was (says the Age" of January 15) heard at Caulfield yesterday before Mr. Lloyd, J.P…

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Alleged Child Murder. a Barman Charged. His Paramour's Frightful Story. of a Premeditated and Brutal Crime. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 4

Peter Brady, aged 29, described as a barman, was charged at the Central Police, Court yesterday with having, on or about May 8, 1909, feloniously…

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Charged with Larceny. Ring Cut From Accused's Finger. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 8

A man was charged at the City Court to-day with the larceny of three rings. The magistrate ordered them to be…

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The Operations of the Law. Annual Court Returns

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 3

By the courtesy of Major Crane C.P.S., "The Miner" has been supplied with the annual returns of business transacted by the clerk of petty…

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West Australia. Operative Bakers' Appeal to Arbitration Court. Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 8

The Coastal Operative Bakers have applied to the Arbitration Court for a reduction of their hours of labor from 48 to 42 hours a week, time and…

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Sensational Tragedy. a Jealous Lover. Attempts to Murder His Mistress. and Shoot's Himself Dead. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 4

A sensational tragedy has been discovered to have occurred, at New Burwood, a small township near Newcastle…

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