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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1926

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A Career of Crime Youth Sent to Gaol Perth

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 1

A youth 17 years of age who had a has record, was sentenced in the Children's Court, to-day to three months gaol for the theft of money. The…

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Police Making Inquiries Into Fire and Death

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 3

When on Thursday afternoon last the Maylands police visited ruins of a wood and iron house which was demolished by a bush fire that swept through…

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Dancing Salon Proprietor to Sue Police Commissioner

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 2

While the police say that they have remarkable evidence to tender regarding a raid on the Continental Dancing Salon last week, when a quantity of…

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Bombay Murder Trial Native Prince Asked to Justify Himself (Reuter's Message.) London, January 25

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 1

The "Daily Chronicle" states that Sir John Simon, P.C., who was a member of the British Cabinet during the war, recently visited India in…

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Thefts by Boys Released on Probation in Children's Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 January 1926 · page 1

For the first time for the Christmas vacation of the school children boys were before the Children's Court this morning…

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Police Court Woman on Two Charges

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 2

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. C. W. Swiney, P.M., Hele[?]. Mary Cushion (63), against w[?]om thers were 15 previous convictions, was…

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Warden's Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 3

In the Warden's Court this morning, before Mr. C. W. Swiney, Mining Warden, Evelyn Roberts was granted a rispension for three months of…

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Camdentown Murder Alleged Murderer Committed for Trial (Reuter's Message.) London, January 26

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 January 1926 · page 4

Devere, a man with a wooden leg, who is charged with the murder of a pretty 17-year-old girl named Polly Walker, who was discovered dead in a…

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Murder at Collingwood Returned Soldier Charged. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 4

Martin Rupert Knopp, aged 29 years, a returned soldier, was charged at the City Court to-day with the murder of Walter Stanley Richards at…

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Police Court. Woman Is Fined £3 for Indecent Languages

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 3

In the Police Court this morning, belora Mr. G. A. Stevenson, 8.M., Mary Ellen Cushion (63) on remand, vas charged with having used…

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Woman Sleep Walker Found by Police in Street Worried Over Injury Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 4

In the early hours of Thursday morning Insjieetor Mattin and Constable Norton were astomVhcd to seo a whitcohm female figure with…

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U.S.A. Senate Adheres to World Court (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver. January 27

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 January 1926 · page 4

A message from Washington says: After sitting long past the usual hour for adjournment the United States Senate on Wednesday evening…

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Murder at Collingwo0d Returned Soldier Charged. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 8

Martin Rupert Knopp, aged 28 years a returned soldier, was charged at the City Court to-day with the murder of Walter Stanley Richards at…

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Arden Conspiracy Case Two of the Accused Sentenced to Gaol. (Reuter's Message.) London, Jannary 27

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 2

Thomas Wilhams and Geoffrey Arden, who were found guilty at Bowstreet Polios Court of having consoired to force Douglas Arden (grandfather…

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Former Labor Minister Charged with Assault Echo of Recent Strike (Reuter's Message.) London. January 29

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 1

Mr. E. Shin well, who was Minister for Mines in the Macdonald Government, and the loader of the recent seamen's strike, figured as a defendant…

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The Alleged Stealing of a Postal Article a Remand to Cessnock

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 5

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S.M. Alfred Heinrich Nowatnn, alias Alfred Hepworth (36), on remand, was…

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Man Shot Dead Daughter for Trial on Charge of Murder Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 1

At the inquest into the death of William Henry Clarke, of Coolup, his 19-year-old daughter, Alico Victoria Clarke, was committed for trial…

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Man Shot Dead Daughter for Trial on Charge of Murder Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 1

At the inquest into the death of William Henry Clarke, of Coolup, his 19-year-old daughter, Alice Victoria Clarke, was committed for irial…

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Woman Sleep Walker Found by Police in Street Worried Over Injury Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 8

In the early hoars of Thursday morning Inspector Mattin and Constable Norton were astonished to see a whiteclad female figure with…

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U.S.A. Senate Adheres to World Court (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver, January 27

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 January 1926 · page 8

A message from Washington says: After sitting long past the usual tour for adjournment the United States Senate on Wednesday evening…

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