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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1925

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Tom Walsh Is Charged with Urging a Strike. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 8

Three charges against Tom Walsh, president of the Seamen's Union, of urging a strike are proceeding in the Melbourne Police Court before Mr…

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Midnight Bather Shot Police Are Reticent

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 9

According to a report furnished to the Geelong police Mr. William Slade Vincent, a textile worker, after attending a picture show on Monday…

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An Alleged Impostor Befobe Adelaide Court

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 9

"Posing as an air pilot and a Baptist lay preacher from Kew (Victoria), a young man who is known to the police in Sydney and Melbourne…

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Victorian Police Strike Report of Commission Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 8

The official report of the Royal Commission on the police strike rebukes Police-Chief Nicholson and criticises the administration of the…

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"Gambling with Justice" Solicitor's Criticism of Police Commissioner

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 2

Further references were made in the-Adelaide Police Court on Tuesday to the charges, made on Thursday week by Mr. F. V. Smith, K.C.,…

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Shipping Seamen's Deregistration Refused by Federal Court. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 8

Mr. Justice Powers, in the Arbitration Court this afternoon, refused the application of the shipowners and the Federal Government for the…

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Tom Walsh Before Court Telegrams From Fremantle Are Tendered by Crown Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 10

In the Melbourne City Court yesterday Tom Walsh was charged with having between December 10 and 24. at Melbourne, influenced the Seamen's…

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Tom Walsh Before Court Telegrams From Fremantle Are Tendered by Crown Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 1

In the Melbourne City Court yesterday Tom Walsh was charged with having between December 10 and 24, at Melbourne, influenced the Seamen's…

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The Following Appeared in Yesterday's Latest Edition U.S.A. and World Court Proposal Laid on Shelf by Committee of Senate. (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver, February 5

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 February 1925 · page 8

'A' message from Washington states that the world conrt of justice proposal has virtually been laid on the shelf by the Senate Foreign Relations…

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Police Court Cases Heard To-day

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 3

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. G. A. Stevenson. S.M. the following cases were dealt with:— [?]Indecent Behavior. [?]…

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Indecent Assault Defendant Remanded

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 2

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S.M., Thomas James Craddock (22) was charged with having indecently…

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Man Concocts Story of Assault and Robbery Confession to Police Port Pirie

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 1

A case of assault and robbery alleged to have been perpetrated at midnight on Friday has had a peculiar ending. Mounted-Constable Fitzgerald found…

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Cruelty to Rabbits a Trapper Fined £2 in Wentworth Police Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 3

A case of cruelty to animals was brought before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S.M., in the Wentworth Police Court during his visit. The evidence…

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A Murder Charge Motor Garagb Proprietor Arrested by Detective Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 1

Godfrey Berry (30), a garage proprietor at St. Kilda, has been arrested by Detective Lambell on a charge of murdering Henri Brunet…

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Crowborough Murder Medical Evidence on Cause of Death Thorne Committed for Trial. (Reuter's Message.) London, February 7

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 1

Thorne, a returned soldier poultry farmer who is charged with the murder of Miss Elsie Cameron at Crowborongh, has been committed…

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Evictions in Belfast Sixty Armed Police Assisted the Bailiffs (Reuter's Message.) London, February 6

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 February 1925 · page 1

Reuter's Belfast ' correspondent reports:— Two hundred Catholic refugees, who were chased from their homes…

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Intent to Murder Immigrant Charged Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 4

In the Auburn Police Court yesterday Charles Victor Leonard King, a Barwell boy immigrant, aged 17 years, was charged with having on January…

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S.A. Criminal Court. Prisoners Sentenced Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 4

Mr. Justice Napier in the Criminal Court to-day sentenced Charles Norman, Smallman to five years' gaol for an assault on a girl 10 years and 7…

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Police Court Cases Heard To-day

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 1

In the Police Court before Mr. G. A. Stevenson. S.M., the following cases were dealt with:— [?]First Offender Fined.[?]…

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Warden's Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 February 1925 · page 2

In the Warde[?]'s Court this morning before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, [?] Warden, James Henry Christ[?] was granted a suspension of residence…

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