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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1927

1,789 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 15 of 90

Disturbance at South Caused by Foreigners Six Fined in Court To-day

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 2

Things vere merry in South Broken Hill for a short time on Saturday night last owing to a number of foreigners creating a disturbance in Piper-street…

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Refused to Pay for Drinks Imprisonment Imposed Tili Rising of the Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 2

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. R. C. Atkinson, S.M., Ro[?] ert [?] on remand, was charged with having on February [?]…

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Escape From Gaol Police Making Search for Missing Prisoner Cootamundra

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 March 1927 · page 1

Police are now searching the Cootamundra district for Harry Burton, who escaped from the Cootamundra Gaol [?]. [?] was…

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Assault on Wife [?] Bound Over Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 1 March 1927 · page 1

Patrick Marshall appeared in court yesterday charged with having as[?] his 17-year-old wife whom he had married a few hours previously…

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Police Court Indecent Behavior

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 March 1927 · page 3

In the Police Court this morning. before Mr. R. C. Atkingon. S.M.. Henry James Hall (29) plended not guilty to a charge of having behaved…

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[?] Two Men Sentenced to Six Months' Impris[?]

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 March 1927 · page 3

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. R. C. Atkinson, S.M., Ji[?] Skidmore (34) and Roy [?] were brought up for sentence on a…

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Children's Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 March 1927 · page 2

A lad. who was brought before the Children's Court yesterday for stealing from a house in North Broken Hill, was released in the custody of…

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Domestic Tragedy Melbourne Man Charged with Murdering His Wife Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 March 1927 · page 1

Mrs, josephine [?]ko (33) was shot dead in her home at North Melbourne last night. Later her husband, Arthur John Kotsiakos, was arrested…

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Workers' Compensation Judge's Strong Comment on Medical Fees Charged Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 March 1927 · page 1

Strong comment was made by Judge Perdriau in giving judgment ia a case before the Workers' Compensation Commission yesterday against the…

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An Alleged Vagrant Discharged by Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 March 1927 · page 3

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. R. C. [?] Frank Pynn (40), on [?] not appear to answer a charge [?]…

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Fremantle Tragedy Coroner Returns Finding of Murder and Suicide Fremantle

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 March 1927 · page 1

An inquiry into the cir[?] suriounding the deaths of Lillian Martin and her son Daniel, who were found dead in a bedroom at the Federal…

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An Indian Storekeeper Guarded by the Police Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 March 1927 · page 1

Agar Khan, an Indian storekeeper, of Bourke, who was [?] in the [?] explesion at a house at Redfern last week. left by train yesterday for…

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The Gladstone Fire an Alleged Incendiary Arrested by Police Gladstone

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 March 1927 · page 4

At Gladstone to-day Detective-Sergeant M'Mahon and Detectives. Ferguson and Harris arrested Frank Jolly, 28 years of age. married, a railway…

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44 Hour Week Railway Men's Application Referred to Full Court Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 March 1927 · page 1

In the Commonwealth Ar[?] Court yesterday Sir John Quick con[?] to refer to the Full Court the question of a 44 hour week on the…

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Man While Lying Asleep Is Wounded in Arm. No Malicious Intent Is Opinion of Police Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 March 1927 · page 1

George Bunn, while asleep in his home at North Ryde early yesterday, was wounded in the arm by a shot gun pellet which had been fired through a…

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U.S.A. [?] Scandals [?]Reme Court Upholds Cancellation of Leases (A.p.a. Message.) Washington, March 1

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 March 1927 · page 4

The Supreme Court has upheld the [?]ion of the Circuit Court of Appeals cancelling the leases of the Elk Hills nava-reserve on the ground of fraud,…

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Police Court Cases Heard To-day

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 3

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. R. C. Atkinson, S.M., the following cases were dealt with:- First Offender Fined…

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Bank Clerk Is Charged with Theft of £1000 Money Stolen in 1924 Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 3

At the Darlinghurst Sessions yesterday Arnold Pemberton Walker, a clerk in the Australian Bank of Commerce, was charged with the theft of…

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Solicitor Charged Allegations of Fraud Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 4

In the Central Police Court to-day Harry Waldemar Bann (32), a solicitor, was charged with having fraudulently omitted to pay Arthur Argiris…

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New South Wales Escaped Prisoner Seen But Police Search Fails Cootamundra

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 3

Harry Burton, who escaped from Cootamundra goal on Monday last, was seen near Harden late on Wednesday. The police conducted an immediate…

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