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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1914

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The Cheshunt Murder. Belbin to Hang. Hobart, Suturday

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 March 1914 · page 8

The Executive Council met to-day, and considered the case of Joseph Belbin, who was sentenced to death for the murder of Margaret Ledwell, at…

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Attempted Murder. Cartridge Exploded Under Bed. (Reuter's Message.) Johannesburg

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 March 1914 · page 4

A native miner was charged at the police court to-day and remanded for attempting to murder a white miner while asleep…

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Interesting Court Case. Actor and Actress Involved. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 March 1914 · page 4

In the King's Bench division of the High Court of Justice, before the Lord Chief Justice, Sir Rufus Isaacs, the Commercial Bank of Australia has…

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Iron and Shipbuilding Trades. Special Case Before the Court. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 March 1914 · page 8

A special case on the question as to whether the chairman of the Iron and Shipbuilding Trades, No. 14. Board has power to reopen the award was heard…

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A Naval Deserter. Young Tar Tired of the Land. Gives Himself Up to the Police

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 March 1914 · page 4

At this morning's sittings of the Police Court, presided over by Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., a young man amed David Melgrum Young pleaded guilty…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 March 1914 · page 4

At this morning's sittings of the Police Court presised over by Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., the following cases were disposed of:—…

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Police Court. Drunkenness and Language

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 March 1914 · page 2

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 been drunk at the…

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Small Debts Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 March 1914 · page 2

A sitting of the Small Debts Court was held this morning, and was presided over bv Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M. A number of claims for money owing…

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The Tramway Cases. High Court Appeal. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 March 1914 · page 2

The hearing of the High Court appeal in the tramway cases will be dealt with to-day. The chief point involved is the challenge of the…

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Women Quarrel. Excitement in Oxide-street. the Parties 'Before the Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 March 1914 · page 4

Two young women, Lucille Keys and Gertrude Ilsley, brought a quarrel before Mr C. F. Butler, S.M., for settlement in the Police Court this…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 March 1914 · page 2

The only case before Mr. C. F. Butler. S.M., in the Police Court this morning, was one of drunkenness, but as the man concerned consented to a…

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The Cheshunt Murder. Execution Day Fixed. Hobart

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 March 1914 · page 2

The Executive has decided that the execution of Joseph Henry Belbin for the murder of Margaret Ledwell at Cheshunt in October last shall take…

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Licensing Court. Booth Licenses Granted

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 March 1914 · page 2

Booth licenses were granted to Mr. M. J. Noonan, by Mr. C. F. Butler, licensing magistrate, in the Courthouse this morning. One application was for…

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The Rose Bay Murder. Reward of £200 OFFERED. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 March 1914 · page 4

So far the efforts of the police to run to earth the murderer of Mr. Edward Dixon, at Rose Bay, have not met with, success. The Government…

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BANK V. Actress. Court Reserves Judgment. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 March 1914 · page 1

The hearing was continued to-day in the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice before the Lord Chief Justice, Sir Rufus Isaacs, of tho case…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 March 1914 · page 2

At this morning's sitting of the Police Court, presided over by Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., two first offenders pleaded guilty to having been drunk…

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Alleged Espionage. the Goulds in Court. (Reuter's Message.) London, Wednesday Evening

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 March 1914 · page 1

Mr, Frederiok Gould and, his wife, who were arrested on February 25 on a charge of espionage, were before the bench at the Bow-street Court again…

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A Plucky Pursuer. Young Man Charged

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 5

At the Centrar Police Court yesterday the hearing was continued of the charge of shooting at Albert Jennings with, intent to murder him, preferred…

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A GlRL'S Occupation. a Court's Definition. Application of Determinations

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 6

If is sometimes difficult in individual cases to determine under which of more than one wages board determincion a worker shall be classified. Such a case…

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The Meat War. Practically at an End. Industrial Court Application Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 8

The meat trouble may now be described as practically over. At least this is the opinion generally expressed in uion circles, where; it is stated, a…

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