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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1915

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A West Australian Crime. a Fiendish Murder. Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 2

Further particulars of the Marrinup murder show that the Maltese who is suspected of having perpetrated the crime is Andrew Facheri, though he…

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The Police Force. Overcoming Difficulties. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 January 1915 · page 2

In the past, complaints have been made that a conflict existed between the uniformed, detective, and the plain clothes branches of the police force, to…

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Hotel Licensee Charged. the Commercial Hotel

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 2

In the Police Court to-day, before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., Robert Wood Hillier, licensee of the Commercial Hotel, was charged with having on…

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Alleged Sheep Stealers. Smart Work by the Police

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 January 1915 · page 4

A case of alleged sheep stealing, which promises to have some interesting features, has just been unearthed by Mounted-constable Birt, of Mount…

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The Marinup Murder. an Arrest Made. Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 8

The police have received a telephone message from Dandalup railway station stating that the suspected Marrinup murderer was recognised there…

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Alleged Sheep Stealers. Smart Work by the Police

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 6

A case of alleged sheep, stealing, which promises to have some interesting features, has just been unearthed by Mounted-constable Birt, of Mount…

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In Woman's Clothes. Female Impersonator in Court. His Amusing Experiences

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 6

A case that was responsible for much amusement was the trial in the Adelaide Police Court on Tuesday of the female impersonator, who was…

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Riot at Port Pirie. Crowd Attacks I.W.W. Leaders. Orators Roughly Handled. Seek Police Protection. Port Pirie

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 January 1915 · page 8

The principal streets of Port Pirie were in a state of uproar for the greater part of two hours last night, when a crowd numbering about 1000…

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Count Von Behnstoff's Life Threatened. an American Sentenced. Seattle

Barrier Miner · Sunday 17 January 1915 · page 1

Edwin Scott has been sentenced to six months imprisonment for threatening the life of Count Von Bernstoff, the German Ambassador at…

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Interned Steamers. Court Decision Affecting. Merchants. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Sunday 17 January 1915 · page 1

Messrs Felstead and Goodman, manufacturers agents, of Flinders-lahe, Melbourne, have received a cable message from Capetown stating that the…

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The Police Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 2

In the police court this morning, Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., fined a first offender 20/, with the alternative of seven days in gaol on the charge to…

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Adelaide Criminal Court. Two Young Men Sentenced. Adelaide, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 4

In the Criminal Court to-day Cecil Payne (28), a cabinet maker, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment for having forged the name of Thomas…

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Count Von Bernstoff's Life Threatened. an American Sentenced. Seattle

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 1

Edwin Scott has been sentenced to six months' imprisonment for threatening the life of Count Von Bernstoff, the German Ambassador at…

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Interned Steamers. Court Decision Affecting Merchants. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 January 1915 · page 1

Messrs. Felstead and Goodman, man ufacturers' agents of Flinders-lane, Melbourne, have received a cable message from Capetown stating that the…

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A Hotel Barber. Sentenced to Six Months' Gaol. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 4

Thomas Mlnernie, who has 27 previous convictions against him, was today sentenced to six months' gaol for the theft of a Gladstone bag, contain…

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Adelaide Criminal Court. Two Young Men Sentenced. Adelaide, Monday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 1

In the Criminal Court to-day Cecil Payne (28), a cabinet maker, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment for having forged the name of Thomas…

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Greek Barman's Theft

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 4

Michael Furfas (19), barman, pleaded guilty at the Criminal Sessions in Adelaide yesterday (says "The Journal") to having stolen, on December 8, a gold…

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Charge of Sheep Stealinc. Two Young Men Sentenced. Adelaide, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 4

At the Criminal Sessions to-day William Matthew Colbert (18) and Christopher Reinhold Hartwig (24) were charged, and convicted, on…

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A Stolen Chair. Two Children Convicted. a Magistrate's Censure. the Mother "A Manufacturer of Crime." Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 4

The hearing of a charge against Alfred Payne, aged 10½ years, and Hildu May Payne, aged 13½ years, of having stolen a chair valued at 6/6,…

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A Melbourne Police Raid. Young Girl's Rescue. Several Women Arrested

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 4

A case illustrating the dangers to which young women of weak cnaracter may be exposed in Melbourne has lately been under investigation by the Police…

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