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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1924

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Police Property Repairs

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 1

Repairs to the police barracks fence, which was damaged by a recent storm, are in hand, and when this work is completed it is the intention of the officers…

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Theft of Jewellery. Three Tears' Imprisonment Ordered Italian Servant Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 2

Antodus Jacobus Franciscan Zetto (26), who pleaded goaty at the Darlinghurst Sessions yesterday to a charge of having stolen jewellery valued at…

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Grace Emmett, [?] Or, the Wattleson Murder Case Part [?]

Western Grazier · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 4

[?] try of the [?] The [?] races [?]…

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Attempted Murder. Husband Is Remanded for Wounding His Wife Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 1

James Mantel (35) was at the North Sydney Police Court yesterday charged with having on February 6 feloniously shot nt Mary Mantel with intent to…

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Attempted Murder. Husband Is Remanded for Wounding His Wife Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 2

James Mantel (35) was at the North Sydney Police Court yesterday charged with having on February 6 feloniously shot at Mary Mantel with intent to…

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Fashionable Sydney Cafe Raided by the Police Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 2

The police last night raided The Ambaasadors, Sydney's latest and most fashionable cafe. A large number of people, including some occupying the…

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Police and Communists Have Clash at Stettin (Reuters Message.) London. February 14

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 8

At a Communist demonstration at Stettin yesterday the Communists fired upon the police from houses, wounding one. The police returned the fire,…

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The Jingellic Murder Claude Batson Is Captured by Two Young Farm Hands Was Unarmed and Exhausted Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 1

Claude liaison, wno is wanted on a charge of having shot four persons in a picnic party at Jingellic on Sunday, was captured at Drummond's…

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Tbe Jiigllic Murder Clauds Batson Is Captured by Two Young Farm Hands Was Unarmed and Exhausted Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 16 February 1924 · page 2

Claude Bateon, who is wanted on a charge of having shot four persons ni a picnic party, ac Jingellic on Sunday, was captured at Drummond's…

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Police Court. 0-Day's Proceedings

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 February 1924 · page 1

Tu the Police Court this morning before Air. G. A. Stevenson, D.S.M. tho following cases were dealt with:Found Drunk…

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A Malay Already Sentenced to Be Timed for Murder Perth

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 February 1924 · page 4

A Malay, Ts- Andoes has been sentenced to live years imprisonment on a charge of having inflicted grevious bodily barm on Christian Christiansen,…

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Murder at Orange. Newton to Stand Trial for Murder of Quinlan Statement by Accused Orange

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 February 1924 · page 1

At Orange on Saturday Thomas Henry New ton was committed for trial by the district coroner in connection wiUi the death of Leslie Joseph…

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Motor Car Accident. Two Occupants Arrested for Theft of the Vehicle Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 February 1924 · page 4

A motor car containing six men' and three women, which was returning to Sydney along tho Prince's Highway, crashed over the embankment at 3.30…

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The Jingellic Murder Batson Makes Statement Shortly After His Capture Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 February 1924 · page 1

Claude Batson, the Jingellic murderer, interviewed after his capture, Vaaid: "I was driven to it. I had many quarrels with those men. I did…

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Plot by Soviet Members 'To Murder Two Men (Reuter's Message.) London. February l5

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 February 1924 · page 4

Reuter's Genera correspondent reports:Secret agreements between members of the Soviet show that the are…

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Police Arrest a Woman for Theft of Money Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 February 1924 · page 4

A railway employee who was injured in an accident in the Woy Woy tunnel two and a half years ago was granted £600 compensation by the Railway…

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A Murder Charge. Husband Is Remanded. Pending Police Inquires Launceston

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 February 1924 · page 4

George Downs, a laborer,aged 36, was brought up at the Scottedale Police Court yesterday on a charge of murdering his wife. He was remanded,…

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The Jingellic Murder Batson Before the Court Os Six Different Charges Eight Days' Remand

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 February 1924 · page 2

Claude Valentine Batson (23) was charged at the Albury Police Court on Saturday on six charges (says the "Advertiser") They are:—Feloniously…

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Murder of Englishman (Reuter's Message.) Calcutta, February 17

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 February 1924 · page 4

At the trial of Sopinath Sama, who is charged with the murder of Mr. Ernest Day on" January 12. the prosecution, argued that the fact that be…

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Magistrate As Defendant Charge Made From Rabaul. Is Dismissed in Sydney Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 February 1924 · page 1

In the Central Police Court yesterday Oliver John Thompson (29), at magistrate of Rabaul, was charged with having taken out of the territory of…

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