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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1930

2,209 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 13 of 111

Train Wrecking Attempts Police Detain Man Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 1

Two attempts were made yesterday to wreck trains on the western line near Katoomba. Early in the morning a Sydney-bound train smashed…

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Train Wrecking Attempts Police Detain Man Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 2

Two attempts were made yesterday to wreck trains on the western [?]e near Katoomba. Early in the morning a Sydney bound train smashed…

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Found in Gaming House 23 Men Fined in Court

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 2

Peter Stencff (31), a timberman, was charged before Mr. R. C Atkinson, S.M., in the Police Court this morning with having on January 25,…

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Found in Gaming House 23 Men Fined in Court

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 1

Peter Stenoff (34). a tiberman was charged before Mr. R. C. Atkinison,S.M. in the Police Court this moraine with having oa January 20,…

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A Vagrantt Gaoled Too Lazy to Work or Wash Is Statement of Police

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 2

Richard William Pritchard (64), deserted as a laborer, appeared before Mr. R. C. Atkinson, S.M., in the Police Court this morning on a…

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A Vagr[?] Gabled T0 Lazy to Work or Wash Is Statement of Police

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 February 1930 · page 2

Richard William Pritchard (64), [?] as a tanorer, appeared has fore Hr. R.C. Atkinson. B.M., in the police Court this morning on a…

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Federal Police Force Proposed Changes Canberra

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 1

The proposal by the Home Affairs Department to bring the control of the police and investigation forces of the Commonwealth territories under its…

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Ouyen Tragedy a Charge of Murder Against Dead Man's Wife Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 1

Heavily veiled, Amelia Alice Flanagan (40) appeared before the Ouyen Police Court to-day, charged with having murdered her husband (as…

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Intoxicated Motor Cyclist Fixed £20 Is Court To-day and Licence Cancelled

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 3

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. R. C. Atkinson. S.M., Albert Oliver Staker (34), a miner, was charged with having on February 1,…

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A Girl Found Injured in a Street of Manly Will Not Tell Police How She Met with Injuries

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 1

Pearl Jarvis (15) was found seriously injured in Bellevue-street, Manly, late last night. It is understood that the girl was in a motor…

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Alleged Assault Three Youths Arrested Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 February 1930 · page 1

Three youths aged l5. 17. and is years respectively were arrested at Manly last night and charged with criminally, aasulting a girl aged 12…

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An Alleged Assault by Unterworld Gang Victim's Silence Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 February 1930 · page 1

A man who visited the Sydney Hospital last night and was treated for an incised wound on the head stated that he had been attacked by members…

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Sarajevo Murder Monument to Assassin (The "Times" Message). Budapest, February

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 February 1930 · page 4

Although sho[?] of muchof the proposed ceremonial. the anveiling of a monument to Gabriel P[?] was a semi-public alfair attended by 500…

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Government Relife Storekeeper's Name Struck Off Police List

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 February 1930 · page 2

Sergeant Carlon stated to-day that following a disregard of the instructions issued in connection with the supply of food and other articles on…

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Traffic Prosecutions Cases in Court To-day

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 February 1930 · page 2

Before Mr. R. C. Atkinson, SMin the Police Court this morning the following breaches of the traffic resolutions were dealt with:…

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Alleged Fraud Four Company Members Before Sydney Court Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 February 1930 · page 1

The hearing of the charges of alleged fraud in connection with the Property insurance Company Limited was opened in the Central Court…

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Ficht at Dance Hall Attack on Police by Arrested Man Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 February 1930 · page 1

While a man about 34, said to be a non-union laborer, of Grote-street, Adelaide, who was arrested by Constables A. W. Gardner and A. C. Fry…

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Basic Wage Reducation Appeal in Federal Court by Engineerng Union Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 February 1930 · page 1

Judge Beeby in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court yesterday had before him an application by the Amalgamated Engineering Union for an…

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Bomb at British Museum a Hoax Is Police Theory (Special to "Fae Miner.") London, February [?]

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 February 1930 · page 1

The police now think that the placing of a bomb in the British Museum was done with the object of hoaxing a Sunday newspaper, and that the…

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Police Use Aeroplanes in Search for Thieves Stolen Tobacco Found in Abandoned Motor Car Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 February 1930 · page 1

Following a robbery at Richmond yesterday the police requisitioned two aeroplanes which searched the district flying law for several bour[?] Lope…

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