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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1910

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Escaped From Gaol. Two Aboriginals Recaptured. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 4

It was telegraphed from Hergott Springs on Saturday that two aboriginals, named Kidder and Sandy, who had each been sentenced to a month's…

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The Coolgardie Murder. Petition to Commute Death Penalty. on Condemned Man. Perth

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 2

A petition was presented to the Governor yesterday praying for the commutation of the death penalty passed on Peter Robustelli for the murder of…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition. Late Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Charged with Forgery and Embezzlement. London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 4

C. M. Martin, assistant secretary of the Royal Society of British Artists, was remanded on bail at Bow-street yesterday on a charge of forging the…

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Alleged Subornation of Witnesses. Sequel to Ronald-harper Libel Action. Accused Before Melbourne City Court. the Case Adjourned. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 2

The hearing of the ease, in which Patrick Hill is charged with the subornation of witnesses in the RonaldHarper libel action, was resumed at…

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Seaman Sent to Gaol. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 8

E. Persson, the seaman who assaulted Martin Tygesen, master of the ship Bardowie, at Port Adelaide, was sent to gaol to-day for one month without…

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Small Debts Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 8

In the Small Debts Court to-day, before Mr. W. N. Dove, S.M., Silbert, Sharp, and Bishop Limited v. Ellen E. Anstey, claim £10 17s…

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Alleged Fraud. Lodge Secretary Charged. Committed for Trial. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 8

Themas William B. Jarrett of Kensington, a canvasser, was charged at the Adelaide Police Court to-day by the secretary of the Sons of Temperance…

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The Coolgardie Murder. Law Takes Its Course. the Murderer Executed. Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 4

The Executive Council, after considering the petition for the commutation of the death sentence passed on Peter Robastelli for the murder of…

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German Crown Prince. Compromises Dignity of His Family. Sentenced to Detention in a Palace. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 4

The Kaiser has sentenced the Crown Prince to 48 hours' detention in the Palace at Munich for thoughtlessness in neglecting to notify the theatre…

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A Solicitor in Court. Question of an Unpaid Loan

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 3

Henry Smith Midford Evans, solicitor, of Elizabeth-street, was (says the "Age" of February 3) proceeded against, under the Trandulent Debtors…

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Miss Charlesworth. Charged with Obtaining Money. Under False Pretences. She and Her Mother Arrested. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 4

Miss Violet Charlesworth, whose mysterious disappearance created a sensation some time ago, and her mother have been arrested on a charge of…

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A Shooting Affair. Dairyman and His Brotherin-law the Victims. Lismore Police Making Investigations. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 8

Startling news reached Lismore today of the fatal shooting of two men at Eureka, a small settlement 15 miles from the town…

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Protest Against Imprisonment of Strike Leaders. Procession to Darlinghurst Gaol. the Processionists Warned by Supt. Mitchell. They Ignore Warning. Feldhausen, an Ex-broken Hillite, and Five Others, Arrested. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 February 1910 · page 7

About 500 men, carrying a red banner, on which was printed "We demand the release of our brother unionists," marched from Miller's…

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Police Court. Drunkenness and Language

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 3

At the Police Court this morning, before Mr. W. N. Dove, S.M., James Casey, who had three previous convictions against him, was charged with…

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The Woodville Burglary. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 2

The police have failed to trace the burglar who was shot early yesterday morning at the Woodville railway station, and his companion…

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Assault on a Steamer. Chief Engineer the Victim. His Assailants Sent to Gaol. Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 2

C. H. Short. W. F. Norman, and G. King, firemen on the steamer Matunga, were charged at the Fremantle Court yesterday with having assaulted…

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Miss Charlesworth. Charged with Fraud. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 2

Miss Violet Charlesworth, who with her mother was arrested at Derby during the week, has been charged with defrauding Martha Smith of £400 and…

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The Coolgardie Murder. Italian Woodcutter Executed. Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 2

Peter Robustilli, an Italian woodcutter, was executed in the Fremantle Gaol yesterday morning for the murder of Giovanni Forsetti, who was…

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Burglars at Railway Stations. Foiled by a Constable. Who Fires at Man Jumping Off Window. the Burglars Get Away. Police and Blacktrackers After Them. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 February 1910 · page 1

Burglars broke into the railway station at Alberton on the Port Adelaide line early this morning, and blew open the safe with an explosive, securing £2…

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Charged with Behaving in an Offensive Manner. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 2

The cases arising out of the socialistic demonstration outside of Darlinghurst Gaol in sympathy with the imprisoned strike leaders on Tuesday,…

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