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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1926

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Case of Ferry Employees Argued Before Court Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 1

The question of a 44 hour working week for employees of the Sydney Ferries Ltd. and the Port Jackson and Manly Co. Ltd. was again, before…

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Proposals by the Police to Stop Reign Op Terror Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 1

The Victorian Government intends to adopt strong measures to suppress push activities. Inspector-General Blamey, of the police department, referring to…

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Murder of Czar and Famly First Official Details by Soviet-government (Tse "Times" Message.) London, January 1

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 1

First official details of how tho Car of Russia and members of tho Imperial family were murdered in 1918 hare been published by the…

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Deportation Issue Statement on Court Ruling by the Attorney-general Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 1

Mr. J. G. Latham, tho Federal Attorney-General, referring to tho High Court judgment on tho deportation cases, said that there was an…

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Former Police Chief Appears in Court Fined £5 and Costs. (Reuter's Message.) London, January 5

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 1

Sir Basil Thompson, a former police chief, who appeared at the Marlborough-street Police Court on charges of indecency and failure to appear…

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Murder of Mrs. Macfie Two Hotel Boys Confess Having Committed Crime Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 1

A message from Java states that two hotel boys held in connection with the murder of Mrs. Macfic have confessed to the crime. They are…

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Black Attacks Woman After Escaping Custody Recaptured by Police Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 1

Jacky Toorak, an aboriginal, was being taken to Townsville in charge of detectives on a charge of having assaulted a nurse at Palm Island when…

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Police Want 44 Hour Week No Reply Is Received From the Chief Secretary Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 4

The Police Association has not yet received any reply from Mr. C. C. Lazzarini, the Chief Secretary, in answer to the request that the…

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Murder of Halfcaste Aboriginal Arrested After Search of Week Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 4

A telegram was received at police headquarters Sydney this morning to the effect that the aboriginal M'Donald, for whom the police have been…

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Wandering Gipsies Interviewed by Police and Leave the City

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 4

At about ll.30 o'clock to-day Broken Hill was invaded by a touring band of gipsies who came with their goods and c[?]atiels and camped near Shelley's…

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Police Chief Nadossy Remanded in Custody (Reuter's Message.) London, January 6

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 1

Reuter's Budapest correspondent reports that Dr. Nadossy, Hungarian chief of police, has been remanded in custody on a charge of complicity in…

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Theft of Jewellery

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 1

Between 9 and 10 o'clock this morning a thief entered the bedroom of Mr. L. Green, licensee of the Exchange Hotel, in Argent-streel, and from a…

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"An Absurd Prosecution" Case Against Sun Bather Dismissed by Magistrate

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 3

The police coarto are realisting the absurdity of the Bayside Council's regulations regarding the nature of bathing gowns and restricions on sun…

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Advice of Magistrate in Cases of Drunkenness Bus Driver Fined

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 2

"There are a fearful number of accidents. The public must be protected, but while must convict the defendant on the evidence, I consider that…

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Egyptian Murders High Officials Charged with Being ACCOMPLICES(Renters Message.) London, January 7

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 1

Reuter's Cairo correspondent reports:— The protracted inquiry into tlie series of political crimes which have been…

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The Junee Murder Death Sentence Commited in Case of John Smith Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 1

The Executive Council yesterday decided to commute to penal servitude for life the death sentence passed on John Fursdon William Smith. Smith…

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Salaries of Court Judges, Likely to Be Increased

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 January 1926 · page 2

Although Mr.S. M..Bruce, the Prime Minister, would nwkq up statement on the subject on Wednesday, it was indicated in Ministerial quarters,…

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Theft of Jewels Man Charged with Offence Remanded Until January 19

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 5

As reported in yesterday's issuo of "The Harrier Mi[?] a jewel case contaiuing a [?] valued [?]all at £77. was [?] from the…

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Theft of Jewels Man Charged with Offence Remanded Until January 19

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 2

As reported in yesterday's issue of "The Barrier Miner" a jewel case foutuining a quantity of jewels valued in all at £77, was stolen from the…

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Police As Dress Censors

Barrier Miner · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 7

The old saying that the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world has proved true again though on a somewhat limited scale. The women of…

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