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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1911

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Alleged Theft From Hotel. a Young Man Charged

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 1

At the Police Court this morning, before Mr. W. N. Dove, S.M., a young man named James O'Neill was charged with stealing on the 5th instant a card…

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Police Court. To-day's Proceedings

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 1

This morning's sitting of the Police Court was presided over by Mr. W. N. Dove, S.M. Inebriates Fined…

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A Paris Murder. Jewish Tailor Shot and Hammered to Death. Two Jews Arrested. [Reuter's Message.] Paris

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 4

Two Russian Jews, brothers, named Krosohenalisch, shot a Jewish tailor in a Paris courtyard to-day, and with the assistance of a Jew named Rosenblanck…

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Alleged Gaming House. Raided by the Police. Number of Chinese Arrested. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 5

Premises in Castlereagh-street, aleged to be used as a common gaming house, were raided by the police on Saturday night, and 19 Chinese found…

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The Following Appeared in Saturday's Third Edition. the Houndsditch Crime. Accused Before the Court. Only Formal Evidence Taken. [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 8

Extraordinary precautions were taken at the Guildhall to-day, when the three men, Josef Fedorof, Jacob Peters, and Yourka Dubof, were charged with…

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Australian Tramway Employees. the Association to Convene a Conference. to Draw Up Standard of Wages and Conditions. Possible Reference to Arbitration Court. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1911 · page 5

At a special general meeting of the Australian Tramway Employees' Association yesterday the executive was empowered to call a conference of the…

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Old-age Pensions. Special Magistrate to Deal with Applications

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 3

The Federal Government intends to appoint a special and permanent magistrate to deal with old-age pensions' applications in the various centres of…

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Small Debts Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 2

At a sitting of the Small Debts Court, presided over by Mr. W. N. Dove, S.M., this morning a numher of claims for rates by the City Council…

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Police and Anarchists. Discovery of Human Remains. at Scene of Conflict [Reuter's Message.] London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 2

Further human remains were discovered to-day in the rains of the Anarchist Club's building in the East-End of London, destroyed by fire after the…

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Adelaide Drivers' Strike. Before Industrial Appeal Court. Strong Bar Engaged. Jurisdiction Challenged. Judge Homburg Will Go On. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 January 1911 · page 4

The dispute between the Adelaide drivers and their employers came before the Court of Industrial Appeals to-day. There was a strong Bar…

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Silverton Police Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 3

The Silverton correspondent of "The Miner" writes:— Mr. W. N. Dove, S.M., presided at the Silverton Court on Saturday, when…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 2

At a sitting of the Licensing Court this morning, Messrs. Dove and Bowen, licensing magistrates, granted renewals of licenses as under:—…

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An Undesirable Visitor. Sentence to Twelve Months' Gaol

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 4

James O'Neill, the young man convicted at yesterday's sitting of the Police Court for stealing a silver card tray, the property of Mrs. Josephine…

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Victorian Police Forge. Difficulty in Maintaining Required Strength. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 2

The police authorities in Victoria are experiencing considerable difficulty in maintaining the force at its required strength, a number of…

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Drowned in the Murray. Police Dragging for Body. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 4

The police received a telegram to-day stating that Walter Boulter, of Goolwa, had been drowned off the steamer Decoy, nine miles up the River…

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An Unregistered Barmaid. Case Before Port Adelaide Court. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 4

At the Port Adelaide Police Court to-day Alice May Riley was fined 5s., with costs, for having officiated as a barmaid without having been…

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About a Hobble Skirt. a Dressmaker Sued. Fun in Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 January 1911 · page 2

A dispute over a dress—it was a hobble skirt too—provided some funny incidents at the Paddington (Sydney) Police Court on Monday, before Mr…

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Attempt to Drown Child. a Mother Charged at Glebe Police Court. Committed for Trial. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 2

Agnes Louise Montgomery was charged at the ([?]ebe Police Court yesterday with attempting to drown her child. Alma Montgomery, aged five…

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Stealing Preserved Fish. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 1

At the Port Adeiaide Police Court to-day, George Roger, a wharf laborer was fined £1 for stealing preserved fish from a shed on the wharf. It…

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A Sydney Burglary. Pawnbroker's Shop Entered. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 January 1911 · page 1

Burglars successfully entered the premises of Leopo[?]d Cohen, pawnbroker, Erskine-street, Sydney, last night, and secured secondhand jewellery valued at…

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