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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 14 of 90

Alleged Attempted Murder Strychnine Pot in Food Milton

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 February 1931 · page 4

A large crowd filled the Milton Courthouse to-day when William James Rixon was charged with attempted murder…

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Alleged Attempted Murder Milton Man for Triai Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 February 1931 · page 1

W. J. Rixon was committed for trial at Milton on a charge of having attempted to murder several persons by allegedly placing strychnine in a bag…

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Police Superannuation and Reward Fund the Annual Report

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 February 1931 · page 3

The report of the Police Superanimation and Reward Fund for the year ended June 30, 1930, states that receipts, Including a balance of £1430…

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Queensland Murder Trial Life Imprisonment Imposed on the Accused Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 February 1931 · page 3

At the Townsville Supreme Court yesterday, Luigi Cattaneo (39) was found guilty of the murder of Ignazio Catti and sentenced to life…

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Case of A. A. EDWARDS, M.P. Five Years Hard Labor Is Sentence of Court Accused's Bitter Attack on the Chief Justice Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 February 1931 · page 4

Imprisonment for "five years with hard labor was ordered Albert Augustine Edwards, member of the Legislative Assembly and of the Adelaide City…

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Alleged Attack on Chinese Two Policemen Charged Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 1

In the Central Police Court to-way Sergeant William Patrick Je[?]gs and Constable John O'Donnell were charged with having assaulted, a…

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Man Gets Seven Years'gaol for Assaulting Daughter Collapsed in Dock Hobart, Thursdny

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 3

Yesterday Henry William Goabey was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment on charges of having assaulted his daughter. The accused domed his…

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Government Relief Police Arrangements for Issue Next Week

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 2

Forirer employees of the Central mine and applicants who are in immediate distress were handed Government relief orders to-day at the Town…

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Ormond Murder Case. Accused Man Released on Application of Crown Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 4

The Crown Law Department has entered a nolle prosequl in the case in which Robert James M'Mahon was charged with having murdered Mena…

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Eugene Falleni Released Man-woman Who Was Gaoled for Murder of Her "Wife" Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 3

Eugene Fallenl, the man-woman, was released from Long Bay Gaol last night. In 1920 she was sentenced to life…

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Double Murder in Poland Parents Kill Their Son in Mistake for Another Warsaw, February 17

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 3

To steal the price of a cow a man shot his brother-in-law, and then killed his own son, having mistaken the boy for his nephew…

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Man Out on Bail Fails to Appear in Court Warrant Issued for Arrest Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 4

Clifton Arthur Luke, who the Crown alleged had defrauded several men of large sums of money by representing that he was associated with a, trust,…

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Prohibition in U.S.A. Scandal in New York Involving the Police Protection for Speakeasies New York, February l8

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 February 1931 · page 3

Protection for speakeasies (sly grog shop.) in New York City costs between £5,000,000 and £6,000,000 an[?] and Mr. Sam Seabury, head of the…

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Assault on Chinaman Police Officers for Trial Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 1

Sergeant W. P. Jennings and Constable John O'Donnell, both of the Regent-street Police Station, were committed for trial from the Central…

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Defendant and Witness Collapse in Court Comment of Magistrate on the Evidence Given Leeton, Thursday Night

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 1

The case in which Patrick Lynch, licensee of the Hotel Leeton, was charged with breaches of-the [?] Act. ended abruptly to-day. Lynch…

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Alleged Attack on Chinese Two Policemen Charged Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 4

In the Central police Court to-day, the case was continued in which Sergeant William 'Patrick, Jennings and Constable John O[?] were…

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Guilty of False Pretences Three Years' Gaol for Man Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 1

Clifton. Arthur Luke,(29), who was yesterday. convicted for having obtained large' sums of money by representing that he was associated with a…

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Suicide Follows Attempted Murder a Neighbors' Quarrel Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 2

A case of attempted murder and suicide is reported from South Kolan, near Bundaberg, the persons concerned being neighbors. According to the…

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A Plumbing Inspector Shot Dead in Chicago Motive Was Revenge Is View of the Police Chicago, February 19

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 February 1931 · page 1

Albert Courehene, a plumbing inspector, was killed to-day probably in revenge for the murder last August of Ruberry and Mulcahy, business agents…

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Redhead Murder Case Dlath Sentence Appeal Dismissed by Court Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 February 1931 · page 6

William Sohubert, who was sentenced to death on a charge of having murdered his daughter at Redhead, appealed to the Full Court, of Criminal…

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