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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1925

1,829 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 22 of 92

Alleged Vagrants. Police Want Assistance

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 March 1925 · page 2

On Friday last two men arrived in Broken Hill by motor car and were arrested on the following day on charges of vagrancy, but have since…

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Redfern Murder Miss Quirk Improving and May Help Detectives Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 March 1925 · page 4

Miss Alice Quirk, one of the victims of the Redfern tragedy, is improving The detectives will interview her within a day or two…

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Murder of Sirdar Some of the Suspects Confess Other Crimes (Reuter's Message.) London, March 17

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 March 1925 · page 1

Reuter's Cairo correspondent reports:— It is reliably stated that some of the persons arrested in connection with…

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Police Court Indecent Behavior

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 3

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S.M., Leslie Norman Hutchins pleaded not guilty to a charge of having behaved…

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Redfern Murder Miss Quirk Improving Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 4

Miss Alice Qui[?]k, one of the victims of the Redfern attack, continues to make slight improvement…

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Motor Salesman Charged with Larceny As Baillee. Booked Passage to America. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 1

Charles E. Lawson, motor salesman, was arrested at the Spencer-street Railway Station yesterday afternoon as he was about to board the Sydney…

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Victorian Police. New War Against Crime Says Chief Commissioner Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 1

Mr. A. Nicholson, chief commissioner of police in Victoria, whose appointment for another year has heen confirmed, declared yesterday that he is…

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Alleged Blackmail Case. Titled Woman Charged with False Pretences "Public Sick of Such Cases" (Reuter's Message.) London, March 17

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 1

The most amazing case for many years opened before Justice Sir Montague Shearman and a special jury. It was preceded by a very strange…

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Man Attacks His Wife. Wife Informed Police That He Set Fire to Shop Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 March 1925 · page 1

Suffering from extensive wounds about the head Mary Kirkland, wife of George Kirkland, a secondhand dealer, of Brunswick, was admitted to…

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Assault Ow Girl. Prosecutor Alleges Interference with Witness

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 4

During the hearing at the Central Court on Wednesday of a case against Bryan Daly, charged with a serious offence against a girl at Kedron,…

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Theft From an Hotel £28 Stolen From Bar Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 4

Money amounting to £28 was stolen in a daring manner from the front bar of Coward's Prince Alfred Hotel, King William-street, yesterday. This is the…

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Alleged Murder. Arrest in New Zealand Stratford (N.Z.), March 19

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 1

A dairy farmer named John Martin has been arrested for the murder of a young man named Hendrick, who was found dead on the roadside terribly…

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Wiges of W.A. Police. Inquiry Proceeding Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 1

When addressing the board of inquiry which is hearing the police claim for higher wages, Mr. Evan Thomas, who represents the Government, said:…

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W.a. Reference to Victorian Police. Chief Commissioner Replies

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 1

Indignation was expressed by Mr. A. Nicholson, Victorian Chief Commissioner of Police, at the remarks of Inspector Smith, of West Australia, concerning…

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Crime in Victoria Police Plan of War Having Good Results Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 1

Mr. A. Nicholson, chief commissioner of the Victorian police force, states that his plan of war on criminals is already having beneficial results. Yesterday a…

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Murder of Sirdar. Arrested Railway Man Admits Participation Also in Other Murders. (Reuter's Meesage.) London, March. 19

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 4

Reuter's Cairo correspondent reports:— An employee of the railway workshops has been arrested and has…

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Extraordinary Outbuurst by Fascist Malitia. Cheers for "Italian Malta" the Malta Police and Consul Intervene (Reuters Message.) London, March 18

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 1

Reuter's Malta correspondent reports:— An extraordinary outburst on the part or the Fascist, militia took place…

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New South Wales Police and Gaol Matrons Get Increases in Salary Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 March 1925 · page 10

Mr. C. W. Oakes, Chief Secretary, stated yesterday that police and gaol matrons will participate in the salary increases which were granted to the…

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New South Wales Police and Gaol Matrons Get Increases in Salary Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 March 1925 · page 1

Mr. C. W. Oakes, Chief Secretary, stated yesterday that police and gaol matrons will participate in the salary increases which were granted to the…

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Theft at Randwick. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 March 1925 · page 10

Thieves entered the training quarters of M. Hayes, of Randwick, and secured £50 in clothes and cash…

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