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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1927

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Factory Tragedy Aistrope Before Court on Charge of Murder Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 1

Before Mr. E. M. Sa[?], P.M., in the Adelaide, Police, Court to-day Ernest Edward Aistrope (28) appeared o[?] remand charged with the murder of…

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Long Skirts for Church by Spanish Court Ladies London, January 16

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 4

The Madrid correspondent of the "Weekly Dispatch" says that acting on a request made by the Vatican the Queen of Spain has ordered that from…

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Fashion at Court Queen Mary Dislikes Closely Shingled Heads Semi-shingled Debutantes (Special to "The Miner")

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 January 1927 · page 1

The semi-shinglo will be the fashion in [?] at Court. The "Weekly Dispatch" says that the dislike expressed by Queen Mary to closely shingled…

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An Alleged Assault

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 1

In the Police Court to-day, before Mr. R. C. Atkinson. S.M., some considerable time was taken in the hearing of a case in which Charles…

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Alleged Assault Case Is Dismissed No Costs Allowed

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 4

In the Police Court his morning, before Mr. R. C. Atkinson.S.M., Charles Walter Stewart proceeded against Edward Janes for having…

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Arbitration Court. Pressure of Work

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 1

The official organ of the Victorian Employers' Federation says:- "The Commonwealth Arbitration Court is supposed to be in vacation…

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Accused Before Court Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 1

In the City Court this morning Verose Eujcnie Chambrlain (43). described as a nurse, was charged with the murder of Eileen Clarke, whose…

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Man Admits Theft of R.a.o.b. Lodge Jewels Remanded for Sentence

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 3

In the Police Court this morning. before Mr. R. C. Atkinson. S.M., John [?] [?] was charged with having on January 15 stolen jewels valued…

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The Frrankston Tragedy Detectives Arrest Nurse on Charge of Murder Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 1

Detectives who have been investigating the death of Eileen Clarke, whose body was found at Frankston, have arrested Verose Enjene Chamberlain…

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Stolen Vegetarles Police Arrest Two Men After, a Long Watch

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 2

A waggon without lights, which was drawn up in the shadow of the traes at Bulleen, late on friday night around…

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New Zealander Robbed of £15,000 By-tricksters One Sent to Gaol. (A.p.a. Message.) London, January 18

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 4

Francis Brealey (21) and Janies Mason (25), remanded on a charge of conspiring to client and defraud James M'Kay of Wellington, N.Z., of £15,000,…

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West Australia Police Fail to Establish Identity of Dead Woman Fremande

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 January 1927 · page 1

For three months the police have been trying without success to establish the identity of a woman aged about 50 years, who was drowned at…

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South Australia Theft of Cricket Bats Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 4

In the Adelaide Police Court to-day Gerald Harrold Taylor, a young man, was remanded until January 2[?] on a charge of having stolen two cricket…

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New South Wales Alleged Assault on Girl [?]

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 1

Michael Harris was at the Dubbo [?] Court yesterday [?] on a change of having assaulted a [?] old [?]. The police allege that Harris…

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Accused Before Court. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 2

At the Central Police Court to-day Pierce Daly ([?]), a laborer, was remanded till February 3 on a charge of conspiring with three others to cheat…

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Aistrope to Stand Trial on Charge of Murder Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 4

FACTORY TRAGEDY (Continued from Page 2.) In the Adelaide Police Court to-day Ernest Edward Aistrope was committed…

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Henley Beach Shooting Police Oppose Application to Withdraw Charge Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 January 1927 · page 4

"The offence is too serious to let drop." declared Detective-Sergeant Allchurch, police prosecutor, in the Adelaide Police Court to-day when…

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Theft of Motor Car Four Men Imprisoned Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 4

Several shots were fired at a man who is alleged to have stolen a motor car last night. The police patrol intereepted a car and a man immediately…

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Theft of Motor Car "Pushed Into It" Says the Accused

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 2

John William Archibald Morrison (58), traveller, who was arrested at Broken Hill, admitted to Mr. Acting Justice Richards in the Criminal Court…

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Absent From School Remarks of Magistrate on Act of Mother Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 January 1927 · page 1

Pleading that she had to go out to work and needed her child to look after the house, a woman sought to excuse herself for keeping the girl from…

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