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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1923

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Burglary at Semaphore Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 January 1923 · page 1

A burglary occurred at the Semaphore on Tuesday a night George Waterman a grocer had £18 stolen from his shop…

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Demonstrators at Gaol Dispersed by Troops (United Service Message.) London, January 24

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 January 1923 · page 1

The "Daily" Mail's'' Dublin correspondent states, that a number of women and girls demonstrated outside the Dundalk Gaol with the object of…

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Help for the Homeless Police Investigations Are Almost Complete

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 2

Alderman A. S. Rawling, who was Acting Mayor during the absence of Alderman S. Townsend, supplied to Inspector W. F. Dimond a list of the…

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Murderer of M. Plateatu Is Well Known to Police

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 4

A Paris message, dated January 23, states — Madame Germaine Berthou, who assassinated M. Plateau, the Royalist leader, is well known to the…

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Disorders at Mayence Follow the Court-martial Several Persons Injured [Reuter's Message.] London, January 25

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 1

Messages from Mayence received via Paris and Berlin describing the disorders at Mayence at the conclusion of the trial of the German mining…

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French Assume Control of German Police at Mayence French Will Use Arms in Suppressing Disorder [Reuter's Message.] London, January 25

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 January 1923 · page 1

Reuter's Mayance correspondant retarts — "General Mareshals, French commander at Mayence, has issued a…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 4

In the Police Court to-day, before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, D.S.M., a first offender pleaded guilty to a charge of having made use of indecent…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 2

In the Police Court to-day, before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, D.S.M., a first offender pleaded guilty to a charge of having made use of indecent…

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Bank Officer's Theft Committed for Trial

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 1

Frederick Clive Niven was missing on Monday from the State Savings Bank at Ballarat, where he was employed and it was alleged that £877 was also…

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Crystal-street Tragedy Police Inquiries Completed

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 4

Police Inspector W. F. Dimond stated to-day that the police had completed their inquiries and arranged for all witnesses to attend the Courthouse,at…

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Crystal-street Tragedy Police Inquiries Completed

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 2

Police Inspector W. F. Dimond stated to-day that the police had completed their inquiries and arranged for all witnesses to attend the Courthouse at…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 2

In the Police Court to-day Mr. G. A. Stevenson, D.S.M., dealt with the following cases:— — Liquor Act Prosecution. —…

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Murder of Enginedriver Telegraph Lines Out ("The Times" Message.) London, January 27

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 1

A dramatic interruption in the sending of a message concerning the murder of an enginedriver named Daly, who was shot dead at Tarlee on January…

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French Civilians Rescued by British Military Police (Reuter's Message.) London, January 27

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 1

"The British military police made a timely rescue of a lorry of French civilians, accompanied by baggage, at the Cologne railway station," says…

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Industrial Court Time and Pay Sheets Not Kept by a Baker

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 2

In the Industrial Court to-day, before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, Deputy Industrial Magistrate, Lawrence George Egan, a baker, was charged on the…

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Murder of Belgian Officer Sentence of Death Passed in Cases of Four Germans (Reuter's Message.) London, January 27

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 January 1923 · page 1

A message from Aix-la-Chapelle states that four Germans have been sentenced to death by a Belgian courtmartial on a charge of compacity in…

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Police Court Proceedings No Evidence by Police

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 4

In the Police Court later Janet Anstey (41), described as a domestic, was charged that on January 22, at Broken Hill, she did feloniously and…

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Killing of Timothy Galvin Inquest Resumed To-day Woman Charged with Murder Is Present in Custody

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 1

At the Courthouse- this afternoon Mr. G. A. Stevenson, D.S.M. and Acting City Coroner, continued the inquiry opened on Tuesday of last week…

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Killing of Timothy Galvin (Continued from Page 1.) Finding of Murder Aguinst Janet Anstey Accused to Stand Trial at Circuit Court in April

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 4

At the Courthouse this afternoon the Acting City Coroner concluded the inquiry into the circumstances connected with the killing of Timothy Galvin…

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Ireland Murder & Train Wrecking Among Week-end Disorders Ambushes by Rebels (United Service Message.) London, January 29

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 1

A Dublin message states that anti-Free Staters outrages during the week-end included the murder of a youth at Phoenix Park, the…

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