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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1914

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The Reeks Murder. Searching for the Pistol. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 February 1914 · page 4

The police the investigating the theft of an automatic pistol from the wireless telegraphist's room of the S.S. Empress of Ireland (on which…

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In the Arbitration Court. Telegraph and Telephone Employees. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 February 1914 · page 2

In the Arbitration Court yesterday, Mr. Justice Higgins heard the plaint of the Australian Telegraph and Telephone Construction and Maintenance…

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Police Court. This Morning's Business

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 February 1914 · page 5

At this morning's sitting of the Police Court, presided over by Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., a first offender pleaded guilty to having used indecent…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 February 1914 · page 4

At a sitting of the Licensing Court this morning, presided over by Mr. C. F. Butler (licensing magistrate), and attended by Mr. G. C. Bowen (member…

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Warden's Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 February 1914 · page 4

At a sitting of the Warden's Court this morning the warden (Mr. C. F. Butler) heard an application by John Lawn for the forfeiture of mining…

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" Another Alleged Ritual Murder." the Story Challenged

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 February 1914 · page 4

In last Friday's "Miner" and other newspapers publishing Reuter's cable messages, there appeared the following under the headlines: "Another Alleged…

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The Reeks Murder. Searching for the Pistol (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 February 1914 · page 8

The police the investigating the theft of an automatic pistol from the wireless telegraphist's room of the S.S. Empress of Ireland (on which…

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A Dishonest Cashier. Over Seven Thousand Pounds Stolen.sentenced to Eighteen Months. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 February 1914 · page 6

William Robson, late cashier in the London office of the Commercial Bank of Australia, was again brought before the court to-day on a charge…

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Police Court. To-day's Proceedings

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 February 1914 · page 4

The following cuses were dealt with in the police court by Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., this morning. Riotous Behayior. ''…

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Police Court. To-day's Sittings

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 4

The following cases were dealt with by Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., in the Police Court this morning. Drunkenn[?]…

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Boarders Quarrel. Police Court Sequel

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 2

The sequel to a quarrel between boarders in the Willyama Hotel was heard in the Police Court this morning before Mr. C. F. Butler, S. M., when…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Third Edition South Australia. Ships Captain Charged. with Shooting. Adelaide, Thursday 'Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 4

Captain John M'Donald, master of the barque Hougomont, was before the Polico Court to-day oharged with having maliciously shot John Murray. a…

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"Another Alleged Ritual Murder." the Fastoff Mystery Cleared. Up. the Christian Boy Found Alive. (Reuter's Message.) St. Petersburg

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 February 1914 · page 1

The mystery surrounding a Christian, boy, who was supposed, to have been murdered at Fastoff, a town near Kieff, has been cleared up…

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Police Court. To-day's Sittings

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 February 1914 · page 8

The following cases were dealt with by Mr. C. F. Butler S.M., in the Police Court this morning…

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Police Court. a Small Business Sheet

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 February 1914 · page 4

There were only two cases listed far hearing in the Police Court this morning by Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M. In one case a man named Albert Bertran…

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Supposed Murder. Man Found Dead in Tent. with Head Battered In. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 8

This morning word was sent to the police at the Paddington station that a man had been found in a tent at Rose Bay with his skull battered in…

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The Rose Bay Murder. a Dreadful Crime. Disappearance of the Dead Man's Mate. a Deed Surrounded by Mystery. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 4

Edward Dixon, a man who for some time past had been camped at Rose Bay on the harbors foreshores, was brutally murdered on Saturday within…

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Murder of Mr. Benton. by Mexican Rebels. Causes Intense Excitement. a Brave Man's Utimely End. (Reuter's Message.) El Paso (Texas)

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 February 1914 · page 4

The chief of police prevented the holding of an open air mass meeting to protest against Mr. Benton's execation, declaring that he feared trouble. The…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 4

At this morning's sitting of the police court, presided over by Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., Edward Pollock, who had a previous conviction of some time…

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Sentenced to a Flogging. Melbourne Roughs in Court. a Cruel and Audacious. Assault. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 February 1914 · page 2

Judge Eagleson, at the General Sessions, Melbourne, yesterday, sentenced Thomas Wilde, a young man who had been found guilty of assault, causing…

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