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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1931

1,788 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 12 of 90

Warden's Court Conditions Suspended on Amalgamated Lead Leases

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 February 1931 · page 2

In the Worden's Court yesterday, before Mr. G. S. Goldie, warden, the Amalgamated Broken Hill Silver-Lead Mining Company, No Liability, applied…

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Attempt to Obtain Food Relief From Police Ten Swagmen Fined Murrumburrah

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 February 1931 · page 2

At the local police court, 10 swagmen were fined £2 each, in default three weeks imprisonment, with hard labor, for attempting to obtain food…

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Youth Used Motor Car Without Owner's Consent Bound Over in Court and to Pay Compensation

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 February 1931 · page 1

Following on a young man entering on a mad career in a motor car last night while allegedly under the influence of cheap wine, he found himself…

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Governor-general High Court Judge Ineligible Says Sir Josiah Symon "The King Was Deceived in Making Appointment"

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 February 1931 · page 3

Sir Josiah Symon declares that it is an essential condition of the appointment of any justice of the High Court that he shall not be "capable of…

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Alleged False Pretences Defendant Sentenced to Three Months' Gaol

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 February 1931 · page 4

Before Mr. G. S, Goldie, S.M., in the Police Court to-day John Storrey, (26). a laborer, on remand, was charged with having on November 11 at…

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Fined for Assault

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 February 1931 · page 4

In the Police Court this afternoon, before Mr. G. S. Goldie, S.M., Frank Rahin Bakhash proceeded against Sham Rose for assaulting him in…

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Mena Griffiths Murder Fresh Evidence in M'mahon's Favor Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 February 1931 · page 1

An important development occurred in the preparation of the Crown brief for the forthcoming trial of Robert James M'Mahon. who has been charged…

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Alleged Conspiracy Two Men Appear in Court. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 February 1931 · page 4

Lionel Charles Brierly (46), accountant, and Kennedy Brown (43), salesman, were charged on remand in the Central Police Court to-day with…

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A Case of Suicide Is Belief of the Police Sydney. Later

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 February 1931 · page 1

Further details concerning the death of, Joan Hazelton show that the police found that one end of a piece of rubber tubing had been fixed to the…

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The Unemployed Serious Riot in N.Z. Police Fight Unemployed Auckland (N.Z.), February 10

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 February 1931 · page 1

The most serious riot ever seen in Auckland oocurred to-day when a number of unemployed who marched through the city attacked the police, showering…

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Mena Griffiths Murder M'mahon Still to Appear Before Criminal Court Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 February 1931 · page 1

The view was expressed to-day by Mr. A. T. Lewis, the secretary of the Crown Law Department, that notwithstanding the alibi set up by Robert…

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Attempted Murder Charge Farm Laborer Arrested Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 February 1931 · page 4

Detectives to-day arrested Walter Luckman (17), a farm laborer, on a charge of having attempted to murder his employer, Leslie Horton (38)…

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Men Travel on Train Without Buying Ticket Taken in Charge by Police and Given Bath and Meal Fined in Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 February 1931 · page 1

Police officers who went out along the Sydney railway line to arrest seven men who were riding on a goods train to Broken Hill to-day proved Good…

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Butchers and Overtime Application to Court Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 February 1931 · page 4

In the federal Arbitration Court to-day Judge Beeby refused the application of the Master Butchers Association for an injunction to restrain the…

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Shearing Strike Trouble at Charleville Averted by Armed POlICE Brisbone

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 February 1931 · page 2

An ugly situation developed at Charleville yesterday when a mail train arrived carrying a number of shearers to work at Auburn Vale. Thirty armed…

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Rationing Tramway Men Application to Court Allowed to Stand Over Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 February 1931 · page 4

On the application of the Transport Trust the case affecting the rationing of tramway employees listed for hearing in the Federal Arbitration…

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The Unemployed (Continued from Page 3.) Demonstration Prevented by Adelaide Police Attempted Intimidation of Relief Grant Workers Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 February 1931 · page 1

Three hundred unemployed who allegedly attempted to intimidate 25 men on Federal relief grant work in the South Park Lands to-day were…

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Horse Buried by Police

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 2

A horse which was injured on the Farmcote ramp 6 miles from Broken Hill, and subsequently destroyed by the police was yesterday dragged off the…

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New Uniforms for Police

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 3

The annual issue of uniforms for Broken Hill and district policemen arrived from Sydney to-day and were later distributed to the men concerned…

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Third Degree Methods Alleged Against Police Judge Coyle Defends Police Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 February 1931 · page 4

Charges of third degree methods made against police officers at the Young Sessions were disbelieved by Judge Coyle. He said he thought it…

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