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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1915

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Small Debts Court. Claim for Goods Sold and Delivered

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 January 1915 · page 2

Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., in the Small Debts Court this morning, Abraham Victor Emmanuel Bernstein, Harris Bernstein, and Solomon…

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

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 1

Thomas M'Inernie, who has 27 previous convictions against him, was to-day sentenced to six months' gaol for the theft of a Gladstone bag,…

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

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 1

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

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South Australia. Four Years for Burglary

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 4

Adelaide, Wednesday Afternoon. In the Criminal Court to-day James Phillips, on the charge of having broken into and entered the warehouse of…

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A Gaol for Anarchists

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 2

A San Francisco correspondent writes:—"There is now under construction in New York a prison building especially designed for the detention…

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Warden's Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 4

In the Warden's Court to-day. Mr. C. F. Butler, Mining Warden, presiding. Herbert Henry Ninham was granted…

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Licensing Court Inspector's Quarterly Report

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 4

The quarterly sitting of the Licensing Bench, for the purpose of receiving the quarterly report of the licensing inspector, was held at the Courthouse…

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Foresters. Court Stewart, No. 7728

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 3

The usual fortnightly meeting of Court Stewart, A.O.F., No. 7728, was held at Tait's lodge room on Tuesday night, C.R. Bro. G. Bullwinkle in the…

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

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 1

The hearing of a charge against Alfred Payne, aged 10½ years, and Hilda 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 · Wednesday 20 January 1915 · page 1

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

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South Australia. Four Years for Burglary. Adelaide, Wednesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 January 1915 · page 1

In the Criminal Court to-day James Phillips, on the charge of having broken into and entered the warehouse of Messrs. Grundy Bros., jewellers, and…

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Life Sentence. Alleged Attempted Murder

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 3

John Walsh (50), a heavily built laborer, stood charged at the Criminal Sessions, before his Honor the Chief Justice (Sir Samuel Way), on…

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"Kill Me." Marrinup Murder Inquest. Accused Violent in Court. Evidence by Mother and Sister of Deceased. Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 3

The inquest into the circumstances of the death of Jean Bell, victim of the Marrinup murder, was opened at Pinjarrah yesterday. Joseph Sacheri,…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 4

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. C. F. Butler S.M., a first offender was fined 1/, or detention till the rising of the court, for…

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Alleged Theft of Hides. a Man Before the Court

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 5

Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., in the Police Court this morning, Thomas Henry Harley, aged 31, was charged with having on July 17, 1914, at…

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Attempted Wife Murder. Followed by Suicide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 8

Revolver shots ringing out sharply from a cottage at Ascot Vale, Melbourne, near St. Mary's Church, at 11 o'clock on Thursday night, and followed…

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Italian Opinion. "Not War, But Murder." Rome

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 8

The newspaper "Secolo" declares that Germany's action in the peaceful fields of Norfolk is not war but murder, and that it will make Germany's position…

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The Marrinup Murder. Sacheri Committed for Trial. a Written Confession. 'I Committed the Crime, Kill Me." Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 4

The inquest on the best of Jean Bell, the victim in the Marrinup-tragedy, was continued at Pinjarrah this morning…

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A Father's Death. Son Accused of Murder. a Row in the Street. Father Hits and Son Retaliates. Bendigo

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 January 1915 · page 8

Albert Walker (20), was arrested at Bendigo early this morning on the charge of murdering his father, a marine dealer, 43 years of age…

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Government House. New South Wales Governments Appeal Fails. Before British Court. (Reuter's Message.) London, Monday Night

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 January 1915 · page 4

Lord Justice Summer delivered his judgment to-day in the New South Wales Government House case. His Lordship stated that he was in…

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