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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1921

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Murder of Constable Wolcast Speechley Commited to Stand His Trail Evidence at Inquest Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 February 1921 · page 3

An inquiry into the [?]ath or Constable Frederick William [?]gasp, who was shot while pursuing a [?] in Contennial Park on the night of…

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Man Charged with Murder Story of Two Women Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 1

A charge of murder arising out of a tragedy which occurred at Redfern more than a year ago was investigated at the Redfern Police Court yesterday…

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A Methodist Minister Charged with Arson Committed by Coroner

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 February 1921 · page 2

A telegram from Sydney reports that the Nambucca District Coroner (Mr. W. D. Hodge) on Tuesday held an inquiry in regard to the partial…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 February 1921 · page 1

In the Police Court to-day, before Mr. A. R. Perry, S.M., Walter Stewart, against whom there was one previous conviction, was fined 5/—in…

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Motorists Fined Shilling Each for Driving on Wrong Side Magistrate Inspects Road

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 February 1921 · page 2

In the police court to-day, before Mr. A. R. Perry, S.M., Albert Al[?]red Hawes pleaded not guilty to a charge of having driven a motor car on the…

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Arbitration Court Mr. Justice Powers Is to Be President Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 February 1921 · page 1

Mr. Justice Powers is to be appointed to succeed Mr. Justice Higgins as president of the Federal Arbitration Court…

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Dr. Steven in Court Fined on Charge of Failure to Notify Infectious Case

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 February 1921 · page 3

In the police court to-day, before Mr. A. R. Perry, S.M., Dr. Edward Miller Steven pleaded guilty to a charge of having failed to notify an…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 2

In the Police Caurt to-day, before Mr. A. R. Perry, S.M., a first offender pleaded guilty to a charge of having made use of indecent language at…

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Small Debts Court Cases Heard To-day

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 February 1921 · page 2

In the Small Debts Court to-day, before Mr. A. R. Perry, S.M., J. C. Goodhart sued Mrs. C. Kiesewetter for the recovery of £1 19/9, being an…

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Incendiaries Sentenced (Reuter's Message.) London, February 15

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 February 1921 · page 4

At Liverpool Assizes three men have each been sentenced to 10 years' penal servitude in connection with incendiary fires at Liverpool in November last…

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Broken Hill Plaints Before Arbitration Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 February 1921 · page 2

Mr E. M. Horsington, secretary of the F.E.D. and F.A., last night received a telegram from the Registrar of the Federal Arbitration Court which…

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Unemployed in Sydney (Continuad from Page 3.) Police Charge Procession Thirteen Arrests Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 February 1921 · page 1

The police this morning charged a procession of unemployed. Some of the men resisted. Thirteen arrests were made…

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Industrial Matters Special 44 Hour Week Court Appointed in N.S.W. Terms of the Commission Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 February 1921 · page 3

Judge Beeby in the Industrial Court yesterday intimated that he had received a commission from the Governor appointing him a special court to…

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Unemployed in Sydney (Continued from Page 1.) This Morning's Paccession Marches on Footpath Police Charge Crowd Thirteen Arrests Made Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 February 1921 · page 4

About 200 unemployed began one of their usual daily marches in the city early this morning. A big party of police began an early march, too, with…

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Theft of Skins Two Months' Imprisonment

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 February 1921 · page 4

In the Police Court this afternoon, before Mr. A. R. Perry, S.M., James Samuel Thompson (47) pleaded guilty to a charge of having in his custody…

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N.S.W. Police Association Gazetted As Trade Union Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 February 1921 · page 1

The New South Wales Police Association has been granted registration as a trade union. The association intends to urge the Acting Premier (Mr…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 2

In the Police Court to-day, before Mr. A. R. Perry, S.M., a first offender pleaded guilty to a charge of having driven a motor car on the wrong side…

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Pierce Brothers Sentenced Twelve Years' Gaol for One and Six Years' for the Other Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 3

The second trial of the brothers James Thomas and Henry Pierce on a charge of murdering David Strang Davidson, at St. Kilda, on November 2,…

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Three Weeks' Caol for Father for Assault on His Son Boy Struck and Kicked

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 4

In the Police Court to-day, before before Mr. A. R. Perry, S.M., John Murray Edgecombe was charged with having on February 18 assaulted John…

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An Adelaide Robbery Police Arrest Suspects Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 February 1921 · page 4

Serge of the value of £400 was seized this morning by the police, who also took to the police station Ernest Ryan, John Bunyon, and Harold…

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