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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1929

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Venereal Disease Activity by the Police in Tracing Sufferers

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 2

Recently the police were asked to co-operate with the Hospital authorities in an endeavor to minimise the spread of venereal disease in Broken…

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Riot in Japan Police Repulse Crowd by Using Their Sabres Tokio, January 9

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 6

Serious Agrarian rioting is reporter from Gifu, where several thousand people were involved in an attack on city office. They were repulsed by the…

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Noises From Theatre Withdrawal of a Band Promised in Court. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 1

The silent drama is to succeed vaudeville at a Melbourne beach theatre owing to near by residents being disturbed by the varied noises…

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San Francisco Tragedy Man Confesses to Police of Killing Divorced Wife (Special to "The Miner.") San Francisco. January 11

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 1

Garland Williams (28), a war veteran, gave himself up to the police to-day. Williams admitted that he had murdered Mrs. Lillian Ambrose, his…

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San Francisco Tragedy Man Confesses to Police of Killing Divorced Wife (Special to "The Miner.") San Francisca, January 11

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 2

Garland Williams (28), a war yeteran, gave himself up to the police to-day' Williams admitted that he had murdered Mrs. Lillian Ambrose, his…

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Police Charge Dismissed in Toowoomba Court Comment by Magistrate Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 2

Edwin Goulding was charged in the Toowoomba Police Court on Saturday with having been under the influence of intoxicating liquor while in charge…

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Police Court a Case Adjourned

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 4

In the Police Court to-day, before Mr. N. L. C. Sheridan, D.S.M., Leslie Frank Whitehorne was charged with having on January 9 driven a motor…

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Alleged Assault Defendant Remanded

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 3

Before Mr. N. L. C. Sheridan, D.S.M., in the Police Court to-day, Thomas Gerald Lillis (35), a laborer, was charged by warrant with having…

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Theft of a Cheque Sydney Clerk Remanded Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 1

In the Central Police Court to-day George Cunningham (33), a clerk, was charged with having stolen a cheque drawn on the Commonwealth Bank…

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Police Inquiries for Man

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 1

The police are making inquiries for Jaek Jacobs, who left M'Crae-street, Bendigo, in 1912, and was last hoard of in Broken Hill in 1924. A married…

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An Italian Fruiterer Charged with Assaults Remanded on Bail Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 4

In the Paddington Police Court to-day Joseph Gilberto (33), an Italian fruiterer, was remanded on a charge of having at Woollahra on Saturday…

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Tour of Western Districts by Police Commissioner Prefers Cars or Motor Cycles for Use of the Police Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 4

Police Commissioner Mitchell returned to Sydney to-day from an eightdays' tour of the western part of the State. He travelled by motor car over…

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Traffic Prosecutions Cases in Court To-day

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 3

Before Mr. N. L. C. Sheridan, D.S.M., in the Police Court to-day, the following breaches of the Motor Traffic Regulations were dealt with:—…

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Rabaul Rising Ringleaders Before Court Rabaul, New Guinea

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 4

Rabaui is now entirely policed ly European volunteers. Former members of the native police force, who are prisoners in the compound, will be…

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Timber Workers' Dispute Withdrawal From Court Advocated in Melbourne Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 2

A new development took place in the timber workers' trouble yesterday, when the Victorian committee of management of the Timber Workers' Union…

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Report Made to Police About a Missing Girl No Trace of Her Found Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 1

The Darlinghurst police received a message over the telephone last night to the effect that the girl Renee Flowers Taylor, aged 16 years, who…

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Rioting At Pt. Adelaide About a Thousand Watersider Make Rush on M'laren Wharf Attack on Anti-strike Workers Stones Thrown at Police Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 1

About a thousand watersiders rushed M'Laren wharf, Port Adelaide, at 10 o'clock this morning when the antistrikers who were discharging cargo…

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Solicitor's Absence Delays Court Proceedings Magistrate's Decision to Proceed Without Him

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 3

Proceedings in the Police Court were considerably delayed this morning owing to Mr. J. J. Davoren, solicitor, who had been briefed in all the…

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Stephens Creek Shooting a Gardener Charged Accused to Stand Trial at Court of Quarter Sessions

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 2

The case in which Abraham Cramey, (41), a gardener, is charged with having on December 26 at Stephens Creek maliciously shot at John Economidis…

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Adelaide Woman's Death Subject of an Inquiry Suspicion of Assault Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 4

The police are investigating the circumstances of the death of Mrs. Jessie M'Sweeney (43), of Grote-street, Adelaide, which occurred in…

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