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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1925

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 2

In the Police Court this morning before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S.M., a first offender pleaded guilty to charges of having been found drunk and having…

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Trade Union Official Ordered 2 Months' Gaol Stole Loan Club Funds (Reuter's Message.) London, December 31

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 January 1925 · page 4

Arthur Thomas, a trade union official, was to-day sentenced to two months' imprisonment for stealing £320 from the Christmas Loan Club. Thomas…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 4

In the Police Court this morning before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S.M., two first offenders failed to appear to answer charges of having been found…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 10

In the Police Court this morning before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S.M., two first offenders failed to appear to answer charges of having been found…

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Alleged Theft of Money Secretary Is Arrested Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 4

Frederick George Moore (24), secretary of the Freemasons' Club, and a well-known baritone singe[?] was arrested yesterday on a charge of having…

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Alleged Theft of Money Secretary Is Arrested Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 10

Frederick George Moore (24), secretory of the Freemasons' Club, and a well-known baritone singer, was arrested yesterday on a charge of having…

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Chicago's Murder Gangs to Be Shot on Sight

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 5

Chicago has reverted to the primitive justice of the goldrush days. The New York correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" wrote on…

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Trade Union Official Ordered 2 Months' Gaol Stole Loan Club Funds (Reuter's Message.) London, December 31

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 8

Arthur Thomas[?] a trade union official, was to-day sentenced to two months' imprisonment for stealing £320 from the Christmas Loan Club. Thomas…

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Man Discharges Revolver in Adelaide Street Police Arrest Him Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 10

S[?]dney Leugin (23) pointed a rovolver at people in Hindley-street this morning. He fired several shots but nobody was hit. The police arrested him…

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Man Discharges Revolver in Adelaide Street Police Arrest Him Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 January 1925 · page 1

Sydney Leugin (23) pointed a revolver at people in Hindley-street this morning. He fired several shots, but [?] body was hit. The police arrested him…

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Police Court Cases Heard To-day

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 2

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S.M., the following cases were dealt with:— —Drunkenness.—…

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Assault and Robbery a Snowtown Case Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 4

Reginald Dennis O'Callaghan was charged before Mr. Haslam in the Adelaide Police Court this morning with having on December 18. made an…

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Woman Slips Over Cliff and Is Instantly Killed Police Recover Body Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 January 1925 · page 1

After supping over the edge of a cliff south of Thompson's [?]Bay on Saturday Alice Smith. (38), of Cronulla, fell 70ft. and was instantly killed. She…

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Alleged Assault Challen Again Remanded

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 4

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. G. Stevenson, S.M., Louis Challen (29), on remand, was charged with having on December 21, at…

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Children's Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 1

Three boys appeared before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S.M., in the Children's Court this morning charged with being uncontrollable children. The…

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Warden's Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 1

In the Warden's Court this morning, before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, Minnie Warden, Alice May Brown, on behalf of James Dunne, applied for and…

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A Murder Charge Four Maltese Remanded Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 1

In the Melbourne City Court yesterday four Maltese were charged with the murder of James Dwyer (74), who was found dead in a cell at the…

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Cedar Creek Murder John Burnham on Trial Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 1

In the Brisbane Police Court yesterday John Burnham was charged with the murder of David Williams at Cedar Creek. A statement made by…

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Policeman Menaced by an Angry Crowd One Man Gets Gaol Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 1

A disturbance in which a policeman was forced to draw his revolver on a menacing crowd was described in the Redfern Police Court yesterday when…

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Woman Drowned Police Suspect Foul Play Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 January 1925 · page 4

A woman's screams were heard near the Margaret-street pontoon last night. The water police later recovered the body of Mary Maldrum…

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