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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 16 of 111

Alleged Conspiracy Eight Persons Charged Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 February 1930 · page 4

Nine men were charged in the Central Police Court to-day with aliened conspiracy to defraud in connection with the operations of a firm…

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Mex on Motor Cycles Have Names Taken by Police

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 February 1930 · page 3

The actions of two young men riding on motor cycles yesterday caused Constables Davis and Dallas to give chase in the police motor cycle outfit…

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Death of a Woman Another Woman Remanded on Charge of Murder Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 February 1930 · page 1

In the Parramatta Police Court today Susan Robertson (15), a domestic, was charged with having feloniously murdered Rita Davis at Ashfield on…

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Commonwealth Police No Change in Present System of Control Canberra

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 February 1930 · page 4

At the meeting of the Federal Cabinet to-day consideration was giren to a proposal that all the Tarions Commonwealth police forces should be…

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Protected Birds Men Fixed in Court To-day Who Made Shooting Party

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 February 1930 · page 3

Frederick Hocking was charged before Mr. R. C. Atkinson, S.M., in the Police Court this morning with hsriag on January 26 at Kooralta Station…

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Ivanhoe Police Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 2

At the Ivanhoe Police Court between February 4 and Fehruary S there were 14 cases deaU with. Two men were convieted of drunkenness, nine for…

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Charges Against Driver of Motor Car Nine Months' Gaol Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 4

You cannot expect consideration from me when you have had some experience of this previously," said Mr. M'Mahon. S.M., to Leonard Clare, 26…

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Theft From Petrol Station a Girl Attendant Fires at a Suspect Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 2

A thief opened the cash register of the Live Wire Petrol Station, Cityroad, late last night, and stole £21 in bank notes, He was pursued by Miss…

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Trawlers in Collision Fixding of Court Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 4

Mr. Acting Justice Maxwell in the Admiralty Court to-day found that the trawler Millimumul was to blame for the collision with the trawler…

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Confusion in Court Men with Same Surname Penrith

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 1

The fact of two accused men, having the same surname caused some confusion at Penrith Police Court. One was charged with shooting on Sunday…

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Adelaide Labor Council Has a Stormy Meeting Police Were Called Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 1

The police had to be called in to quell a melee which broke out at the United Trades Labor Council meeting at the Trades Hall last night when the…

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Edem-monaro Seat Court of Disputed Returns Now Hearing Petition Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 4

Sitting as a court of disputed returns Mr. Justice Starke in the High Court to-day began the hearing of the petition by John Arthur Perkins against…

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Youth Admits Theft of an Engagement Ring

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 2

On Monday a young woman working afc a house in Wolfram-street took off her diamond engagement ring and placed it on a ledge in the washhouse…

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Newtown Murder No Arrest Yet Made Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 2

The alleged murderer of the Italian, Dominico Belle, is still at large. The theoery is now held by the police that a woman was probably the cause of…

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Car Driver by Police Strikes and Injures Boy Were Chasing Bag Snatchers Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 4

Travelling at 50 miles an hour in an attempt to overtake a car used by bag snatchers, another car com mandeered by the police, struck and…

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Greek Police Force 500 Appications for 25 VACANCIES (Special to "The Miner.") Athens (Greece), February 11

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 4

For 25 police vacancies 600 applies, lions have been received. These indude two from Glasgow, both of which were in the same envelope…

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The Coal Crisis High Court Proceedings Regarding Beeby Award Hearing Is Adjourned Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 February 1930 · page 1

The case in which the coalmine owners and the Government of New South Wales are asking for a writ of prohibition to prevent any further…

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Police Court Rules of "The Miner."

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 3

Frequently persons who are conterned in Police Court cases make application to have their names suppressed from reports in "The Barrier…

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Murder Suspected Man Complained About Wine Which He Said Was Bitter Police Detain Wife Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 1

Percy M'Donald (52). estate agentdied last night under circumstances which lead the police to believe that he was murdered…

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[?]Oises in Court Objection to Typewriter Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 February 1930 · page 4

"lt is almost impossible to hear anything said in this court whan that typewriter is in use remarked Mr. F. W. Harrop in the Adelaide Police…

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