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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1922

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Clenelg Beach Mystery Police Fail to Discover How Woman Met Her Death Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 February 1922 · page 4

The manner in which death came to Mrs. Janet Williams, whose body was found on the Glenelg beach, between the jetty and the baths, on the…

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Highway Robbery Alleged Hindu's Story to Police of Attack by Young Men Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 February 1922 · page 1

A highway robbery is reported to have occurred on the road to Bihinudgel, about one and a half mile from Mullumbimby, north of Lismore, on…

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African Miners' Strike Strikers and Police Engage in a Fight Work Stops at Power Station (Reuter's Message.) Johannesburg, February 27

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 28 February 1922 · page 4

An encounter between strikers and police occurred to-day. A troop of police sighted a commando at Boksburg early in the morning. The commando…

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Boys in Court Theft From Tramway Trust Investment on the "Tote" Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 4

At the Port Adelaide Police Court to-day a boy aged 10½ years was charged with stealing money from the Tramway Department. He saw the…

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Warden's Court Application

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 2

In the Warden's Court to-day, before Mr. A. R. Perry, mining warden, R. E. A. Kitchen and R. H. Kennedy applied for six months' suspension of…

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Alleged Breaking and Entering Feodor Hetmbuck Charged Accused Sent for Trial

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 4

In the Police Court to-day, before Mr. A. R. Perry, S.M., Feodor Heinbuck (53), a miner, on remand, was charged that on or about February 11…

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The Release of Peden Interviewed at Gaol Gates ''I Can Hardly Believe It." Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 1

Arthur Bryoe Peden, twice sentenced to death'on the charge of murdering his wife, Hannah Jane Peden, at Tumblong, was yesterday released from the…

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Local Government Men Cite Councils to Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 1

The secretary of the South Australian Government Association, in the circular concerning the forthcoming half-yearly meeting, says (reports the…

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Wetherell in Court in Terror of Kerr

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 2

Dear Mr, Editor,— I suppose yon didn't know I was is court part of the time, that George Kerr's case against jour boss was going…

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Jeweller Charged in Court with Having Stolen Goods (Continued from page 2.) Information Dismissed Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 March 1922 · page 4

Hammond, the jeweller charged with being in possession of jewellery worth £200 belonging to the wife of Villeneuve Smith, K.C., reasonably…

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Ten Bigamists Sentenced Numerous Cases in Britain (Reuter's Message.) London, March 1

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 March 1922 · page 4

Ten bigamists were sentenced at the Durham Assizes to-day to periods varying' from four years' penal servitude to six months' imprisonment…

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Murder of Film Director an Arrest Made (Reuter's Message.) Los Angeles, February 23

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 March 1922 · page 1

The first real development in the Taylor murder mystery occurred to-day when an arrest was made following on an accusation by Mrs. John Rupp…

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Jeweller Charced in Court with Having Stolen Goods Boy's Story of Disposal Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 March 1922 · page 2

At the Adelaide Police Court yesterday Charles Victor Hammond, jeweller, carrying on business at Unley, was charged that he did unlawfully have…

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African Miners' Strike Clash with Commando Reported by Police Chief Both Sides Armed (Reuter's Message.) Johannesburg, March 1

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 March 1922 · page 1

Captain Hulford, district commandant of police in the East Rand, reports: "The Boksburg commando, 250…

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Latest News Issue Pringe of Wales Police and Pensioners on Review at Lahore Revision of Programme (Reuter's Special Service.) Lahore, March 1

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 March 1922 · page 4

This morning the Prince of Wales inspected the parade of police in the grounds at Government House. There were 400 police present under the…

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Dairyman Fined £9 Selling Adultehated Milk Warning by Magistrate

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 2

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. A. R. Perry, S.M., George Edwin Carnie, a dairyman, pleaded guilty to a charge laid by Chief…

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Contempt of Court Alleged Against Editor Ordered to Pay Costs Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 1

Ralph Ange Johnson, editor of the Melbourne "Punch," was yesterday charged with contempt of the court for publishing an article on the Badak…

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Glenelg Beach Mystery Identity of the Man Who Took Woman's Clothes Established by Police Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 1

The police have definitely established the identity of the man believed to be connected with the mysterious death of Janet Williams, at Glenelg, on…

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Murder of Alma Tirtschke Condemned Man's Counsel Is Preparing an Appeal Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 March 1922 · page 1

The solicitor for Colin Campbell Ross, condemned to death for the murder of Alma Tirtschke aged 12, on December 31 last stated yesterday…

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Murder of Alma Tirtschke Condemnbd Man's Counsel Is Preparing an Appeal Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 March 1922 · page 2

The solicitor for Colin Campbell Ross, condemned to death for the murder of Alma Tirtschke, aged 12, on December 31 last, stated yesterday…

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