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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1932

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Theft of a Camera U.S.A. Deportee's Charges Against Detectives Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 1

Arrested after inquiries into the theft of a camera, a young Victorian who was deported from the United States after serving a sentence there,…

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Woman Guilty of Murder Is Finding of U.S.A. Jury Death Penalty Voted (Special to "The Miner") Phoenix (Arizona), February 9

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 1

Mrs. Winnie Ruth Judd (27) did not flinch when the jurv returned a verdict of guilty of first degree murder[?] She walked unassisted from the court…

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Alleged Fraud Constable Charged Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 February 1932 · page 1

Constable T. C. Bjorklung (36). stationed at Semaphore, was arrested on Wednesday afternoon on a charge of fraudulent conversion. He was…

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Betting on Toy Boats Police Raids at Redfern Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 February 1932 · page 3

The police at Redfern have discovered a new unregistered racecourse. It is Alexandria storm water canal. Every day about ICO men and youths gather…

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Strapped to a Chair Police Fi[?] W[?]an Tn Cottage at Glebe Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 February 1932 · page 1

The police forced their way into a cottage in Glebe-street. Glebe, last night and found a woman strapped to a chair in an exhausted condition. Her…

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Man Says Police Agent Urged Him to Steal Comment of a Judge Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 February 1932 · page 3

Keith Gambetta (29), who was Charged at the Rockhampton criminal sittings of the Supreme Court yesterday with breaking and entering, said…

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A Scone Pastoralist Tortured in Sydeny Flat (Continued from Page [?].) Two Accused Remanded in Sydney Court To-day Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 February 1932 · page 1

In the Police Court to-day Houry Edwaid Messen[?]y (43), engineer, and Allan Georce Kelly (32), plantation manager, were charged with having…

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Women Farmers Police Court Proceedings After Fight at Camp Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 3

Following a disturbance at the camp for women formers established by the Women's Land Settlement Committee, several of the women settlers appeared…

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Arrawingee Police Station

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 2

After hAving been open for over 40 years the Tarrawingee Police Station will be definitely closed to-morrow. Constable Duncan, who has been in…

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Police Raid Coal Trains 17 Arrests Made Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 1

Police and railway officials who raided coal trains hear Newcastle on Thursday night arrested 17 mon, who were subsequently charged with…

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Bankruptcy Court the M'intosh Case Mr.W. A. Holman's Evidence Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 4

The Bankruptcy Court was crowded to day when the examination of Hug[?] Donald M'lntosh. M.L.C. was resumed. According to a statement of…

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Compensation Case. Moore v.ALLISON Unsuccessful Appeal to the State Full Court Sydney, Fraday

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 1

Before the Full Court, comprising the Chief Justice (Sir Phlilip Street), Mr. Justice James and Mr. Justice Davidson, an attempt was made to…

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Alleged Theft of Bulls Station Owner Arrested Perth

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 February 1932 · page 1

A sensation was caused at Wyndham by the arrival on Tuesday night of Sergeant Flinders and a police, party with John Kilfoyle, manager and…

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Offence Against Daughter Man Gets Three Years' Gaol Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 February 1932 · page 6

At the Quarter Sessions to-day, James James Louis (50) laborer,who pleaded guilty to a serious offence against his daughter. was sentenced to…

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An Alleged Assault on Italian Consul the Accused Acqiutted Townsville

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 February 1932 · page 6

In the Police Court to-day, Frank Carmagnolo, one of the prisoners charged with assaulting the Italian Consul at Ingham, declared that he addressed…

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Death of Mr. A. R. Perry Was Here As Magistrate for About Three Years

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 February 1932 · page 2

The death occurred in Sydney yesterday of Mr. A.R Perry, one of the Sydney metropolitan stipendiary magistrates, and a former stipendiary…

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Death of Mr. A. R. Perry Was Here As Magistrate for About Three Years

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 February 1932 · page 8

The death occurred in Sydney yesterday of Mr. A. R. Perry, one of the Sydney metropolitan stipendiary magistrates, and a former stipendiary…

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Charred Bones Case Man Committed for Trial on Charge of Murder Perth.Saturday

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 February 1932 · page 7

Young Thomas Smith, alias "Snowy" Rowles (26) was to-day committed fo[?] trial on a charge of having murdered Louis Carron on or about March 18,…

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Bankruptcy Court Sequestration Sought of a Widow's Estate Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 February 1932 · page 1

The compulsory sequestration of the estate of Mrs. Leila Beryl Smith, widow. of Bellevue Hill was sought by William Cales, of Burwood, who filed…

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Murder in New Zealand Sentence of Death Passed on a Youth Wellington (N.Z.), February 13

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 February 1932 · page 1

Norman Robert Decke (19) was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Edwin John Blakeway, a railway official, near Palmerston North…

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