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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1925

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Melbourne Gas Strike Union Secretary to Appear Before the High Court Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 1

The Federated Gas Employees Union and its secretary have to show cause in the High Court why the union should not be restrained from doing…

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War on Communists by the French Police 5336 Persons Rounded Up But Only 38 IMPRISONED (Reuter's Message.) London, February 22

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 February 1925 · page 1

Reuter's' Paris correspondent reports:— Continuing their war upon Communists armed police at Marseilles…

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Liquor Act Prosecutions Four Men and Licensee Find in Police Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 3

In the Police Court yesterday morning (as briefly reported in yesterday's Latest News Issue) before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S.M.,…

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Murder of Sirdar. Under-secretary Released (Reuter's Message.) Cairo, February 23

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 1

Nokrashi Bey, Under-Secretary of the Interior in the Ze[?] Government, who was detained in connection with the inquiry into the murder of…

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Strychnine in Medicine Husband to Stand Trial for Intent to Murder Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 1

Sensational allegations were made by Inspector Linehan, who conducted the case for the Crown when William Patrick Marshall, a…

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Milson's Point Mystery Police Still Searching for Woman's Companion Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 1

The police are still looking for the mysterious companion of Mrs. Eileen Sheriff, who fell from a cliff at Milson's Point on Saturday. They have…

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Custody of a Child Court Refuses an Order. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 1

Before Mr. Justice Mann in the Practice Court yesterday Mrs. Revina Rebecca Alma Jenkins, of Murrayville, made an application for the…

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Milson's Point Mystery Man Who Was with Woman Makes Statement to Police. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 February 1925 · page 4

The man whom the police wished to interview in connection with the death of Mrs. Ellen Sherriff called at the North Sydney Police Station…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 3

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. C. Howie, J.P., Edward James Wingrove (35), against whom there were two previous convictions,…

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Prisoner at Local Gaol Removed to Hospital

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 2

Herbert Brown, who was sentenced to three months' imprisonment in connection with the assault on the police officers at Wilcannia on February 11,…

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Snowtown Hold-up Accused Gets 7 Years' Gaol. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 1

Reginald Dennis O'Callaghan was to-day sentenced to seven years' hard labor for the motor hold-up at Snowtown on December 18…

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Leave to Appeal Refused Against Court Decision

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 2

The Full High Court on Tuesday refused the application of Captain Shirley Douglas Falcke for special leave to appeal against the decision of the State…

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Man Hakes His Escupe From Police Station Cell Mysterious Case. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 4

There is no trace of Dutton Fox, who escaped from the Central Police, Station yesterday afternoon. At 2.15 o'clock be was placed' in a cell with…

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Simulating Death Thief's'cunning Attempt To-escape From Police (Reuter's Message.) London, February 24

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 1

Reuter's Madrid correspondent reports:— Detectives who were searching the underworld for a much-wanted thief…

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Two Men Stabbed One Dies of Injuries and Other Seriously Ill. Police Detain Man. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 February 1925 · page 4

A message from Townsville states that John Lawson and William Harris whiles returning to Macknayde from Halifax at 11 o'clock last night,…

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Assault on a Boy Man Given Two Years' Gaol and Ordered Flogging Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 1

For the first time for many years in New South Wales a judge ordered a flogging. George Judge Butwell (30), a ship's steward, who…

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Poisoned Food Police Making Inquiries Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 4

The police are inquiring into a strange case of poisoned food at East Hills. Yesterday Robert Arnold and his nephew, who live at Campsie, were…

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Traffic Control Police Want Full Charge. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 1

The combined report of the police chiefs of all States recommends that an advisory board should compile, uniform traffic regulations, that the…

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Queensland Basic Wage Commission Gives Finding for Guidance of Court Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 February 1925 · page 4

The commission appointed by the Queensland Arbitration Court to assist it in fixing the basic wage has submitted its report. It recommends that…

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Police Witnesses Question of Evidence in Civil Court Cases

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 February 1925 · page 3

Should police officers be called as witnesses in civil cases? That question was raised at Canterbury Court on Friday (says the Sydney "Evening…

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