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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1928

2,221 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 20 of 112

Small Debts Court Plaintiff Nonsuited

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 March 1928 · page 1

In the Small Debts Court this morning, before Mr. R. C. Atkinson, S.M., Lewis Charles Grenfell proceeded against H. C. Webster for the recovery…

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Bendigo Man's Death Police Making Inquiries Melbouren

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 March 1928 · page 1

Inquiries are being made by the police into the suspicious circumstances connected with the death of William M'Namara (35), whose dead…

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Bankruptcy Court Public Examination of Charles Ashton Oliver

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 March 1928 · page 2

In the Bankruptcy Court this morning the public examination and single meeting of creditors of Cnarles Ashton Univer was continued…

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Man Fatally Injured in Fight at His Home Police Make an Arrest Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 March 1928 · page 1

On Saturday night at his residence at Redfern Wilfred Burridge was injured in a fight with another man. Burridge was admitted to…

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MALING V. "Sunday News" Appeal to Full Court for Increased Damages Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 March 1928 · page 1

In the Full Court to-day Silas Young Malingy. deputy manager of the city electricity department, appealed from the finding of the jury in the…

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Alleged Assault

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 4

The cases in which Don Navaro preceeded against Alick Rolfe for assault and malicious damage, and against Leslie Hibberd for assault, and in…

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Police Court Application Withdrawn for Ejection Order

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 4

In the Police Court this afternoon, before Mr. R. C. Atkinson. S.M., the case was again called in which John Coleman applied for an order against…

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Winton Tragedy Case of Murder and Suicide Is Belief of Police Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 1

Following the shooting tragedy at Winton when Ada Williams, alias May Bein, was killed and Iwakiro Okawa badly wounded, the latter has since…

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Theft From Cafe Kitchen an Arrest Expected Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 1

A man who entered a downstairs cafe at Darlinghurst last night walked through to the kitchen and picked up a handbag containing £10 in money…

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The Accused's Mother. Visited Him in Gaol Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 1

Griggs was visited by his mother on Saturday. This is the first time that Mrs. Griggs has seen her son since she and her husband visited him at the…

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Theft of £314 Reported From City Bank Counter Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 1

A clerk employed by W. Rising, furniture manufacturer, of Waterloo, placed £314 on a counter at the Haymarket branch of the Commercial…

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Alleged Attempted Murder Defendant Remanded Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 March 1928 · page 1

Edward Joseph M'Kenna (32), a shop assistant, was charged at the Gympie Police Court with having attempted to kill Albert Joseph…

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Police Court an Aged Man's Denial to Drunkenness Charge

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 March 1928 · page 2

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. R. C. Atkinson, S.M., William Johnston (65), was charged with having been found drunk at the…

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New South Wales Sydney Union Secretary Charged with Incompetence Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 March 1928 · page 1

At a meeting of the Sydney Clerks' Union a motion of censure on Mr. F. Katz, the secretary, for having suspended Miss Graves, the union typist,…

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Police Are Suspicious About Death at Tooleen a Man Detained

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 March 1928 · page 4

Bendigo police are suspicious (says a Bendigo message in the "Sun News-Pictorial") about the death of William John M'Nanara (36), a bacheler…

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Alleged Abduction Adjournment From Court Till Marriage Performed Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 March 1928 · page 1

The case in which Harold Bartlettm aged 18 years, was charged with having abducted Olive Mary Rowan, aged 19 years, from her parents care and…

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Wilcannia Police Court Men Gaoled for Theft

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 March 1928 · page 2

In the Wilcannia Polic Court yesterday, before Mr. R. C. Atkinson, S.M., James Omand (29), Hugh O'Loughlin (3S), and Patrick Cullen…

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Assault and Robbeby Tram Man's Assailants Get Three Years' Gaol Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 March 1928 · page 2

At the Darlinghurst Quarter Sessions yesterday William Thompson (24) and Thomas Craig (23) were sentenced to three years' gaol for having…

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Death of Motor Cyclist Motor Driver Sentenced to Month's Imprisonment Perth

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 March 1928 · page 1

Catherine Hickey, wife of Thomas Hickey, bookmaker, of Belmont, was sentenced to a month's imprisonment in the Criminal Court to-day for the…

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N.Z. Postal Cadet's Theft Committed for Sentence Wellington (N.Z.), March 14

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 March 1928 · page 1

Charles William Matthews, aged 18 years, a cadet in the Wellington Post Office, has confessed to the theft of a canvas hag containing £1400 in…

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