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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1927

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Union Offices Raided by Shanghai Police 70 Arrests Made (A.p.a. Message.) Shanghai, March 10

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 March 1927 · page 1

Mass meetings and demonstrations Were continued at Wusn yesterday. At Shanghai the police raided the headquarters of the Postal Workers'…

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Australian Criminal Sentenced in England 10 Years' Gaol (A.p.a. Message.) London, March 11

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 1

Charles William Hayes, described a[?] a dangerous criminal from Australia, and always resorting to extreme violence whenever arrested, was sentenced…

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Alleged Stealing Young Married Couple Committed for Trail

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 8

[?] a [?] was on [?] at the [?] charged with having [?] from [?] at [?]…

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Fight at Menindie Hotel Man Fined for Assault and Damaging Property

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 2

Edward Gordon, known as Doug Gordon to Broken Hill fight followers, poid dearly for allowing his pugilistic tendencies to run riot with him in an…

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Fight at Menindie Hotel Man Fined for Assault and Damaging Property

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 4

Edward Cordon, known as Dong Gordon to Broken Hill fight followers, paid dearly for allowing his pugilistic tendencies to run riot with him in an…

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A Plausible Criminal Sent to Gaol for Five Years (A.p.a. Message.) London, March 10

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 8

"An extraordinarily plausible man, able to instinctively divine when a woman is amenable to his advances," is how Sir Htury Dickens, the Common…

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British Fascisti Leader Is Fined for Assault Resented a Deputation (Special to "The Miner.") London. March 9

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 8

Standing outside his Kensington office carrying a sword and brandishing an empty revolver, Colonel Henry Rippon Seymour chief of the…

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Murder of Miss Mayes Sentence of Death Passed on Murderer (A.p.a. Message.) London, March 10

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 8

James Stratton who was arrested on a charge of murdering Miss Maisy Mayes at Dalston Junction Railway Station, was to-day sentenced to death…

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Strike in Athens Police Fire on Mob Killing Two and Injuring (A.p.a. Message.) London. March 11

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 2

Messages from Athens delayed by the censor, show that a clash occurred between the police and the strikers last night two…

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Strike in Athens Police Fire on Mob Killing Two and Injuring 15 (A.P.A. Message.) London. March 11

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 March 1927 · page 1

Messages from Athens delayed by the [?] show thal a clash occurred brtween the police and the strikers last night two…

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Defendants Must Appear When Charged in Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 March 1927 · page 2

The fact that persons charged with offences must appear in person was again made clear by Mr. R. C. Atkinson. S.M., in the Police Court this…

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Assault on Woman Accused Found Guilty and Sentenced to Death Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 March 1927 · page 4

Sentence of death was passed on James M'Burnie (18) at the Central Criminal Court to-day when he was found guilty of a capital assault on…

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Theft of Petrol Dependant Fined £15

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 March 1927 · page 1

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. R. C. Atkinson. S.M., Edward James Wingrove (37), on remand, was charged with having, on…

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Alleged Assault on [?] the Accused Remanded Liverpool

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 March 1927 · page 4

There was a sequel to an alleged attack on a young girl at Canley Vale last night when Sydney James Palmer (23) appeared at the Liverpool…

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Unlawful Wounding Man Gets 12 Months' Gaol Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 March 1927 · page 1

Frederick James Klerck (61), who was found guilty of unlawfully wounding his wife. Nellie A. Klerck, in the South Park Lands on January 21, was…

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[?] Case Police Detain a Boy Newcastle

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 March 1927 · page 4

A boy aged 15 years has been detained by the police as the result of investegations into the poisoning of Mrs. J. E. Ford, of Krambach. Mrs…

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Mine in United States Bootleggers Killed [?] Gaol Breakers Shot [?] Message.) Chicago, March 12

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 March 1927 · page 4

The city's crime wave reached a [?] point to-day with the resumption [?] the bootleggers' war and an attempted sensational delivery from…

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Small Debts Court a Case Adjourned

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 March 1927 · page 2

In the Small Debts Court this morning. before Mr. R. C. Atkinson. S.M., Peter Michacloff proceeded against I. A. Kotoff for the recovery of £27 10/,…

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Police Prevent a Riot at a Domain Meeting Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 March 1927 · page 1

Mr. Meatheringham, a well-known Domain orator, yesterday afternoon announced to a large gathering that he intended to plant an "Australian flag…

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