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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1933

1,204 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 11 of 61

Man's Story of Assault Attacked, Robbed, Tied Up SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 February 1933 · page 4

Alan John Daley (19) was found lying bound and gagged on the verandah of the Waratah post office, a suburb of Newcastle, early this…

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Chain Round Neck Girl's Parents Charged Fines Imposed Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 February 1933 · page 1

At the Barcaldine Summons Court yesterday the police proceeded against William David Knox Ross and Amelia Ross on a charge of…

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Wentworth Police Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 2

Mr. G. S. Goldie, S.M., returned last night from Wentworth after having conducted sittings of the Police Court at that town and Menindie. At…

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Assault on Policeman Man Gets 6 Months Gaol S.M's. Comment Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 1

In the Central Police Court to-day John O'Brien (40), a mechanic, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for assaulting Constable…

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Indecent Language to Police. Young Man Fined In Court To-day Alleged Stolen Cycle

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 3

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. G. S. Goldie, S.M., Ronald Albert Manon (23), a laborer, was charged with having on…

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Police Tennis Club Dance

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 2

With the object of raising funds to have their court prepaired the Police Tennis Club has arranged a dance social to be held in the Palais…

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Offer to Leave State Assault Charge Withdrawn SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 1

Frank Green, who was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with assault and robbery, assured the magistrate that he would leave the…

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Youth's Story of Assault Bound And Gagged Himself SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 1

Alan John Daley, the youth who was found bound and gagged on the verandah of the Waratah Post Office early yesterday morning, later…

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Assurance Co. Affairs Alleged Intent To Defraud 4 Men Charged Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 4

At the Central Police Court to-day, Oswald Elfe Corkhill (47), secretary, and William Thedeus Page (45), company director, were…

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Herbalist's Death Police Detain Man And Woman MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 4

Following the death of Leo Woon (70), a Chinese herbalist at Mildura, a woman who had lived with Woon for six years, and a man with whom…

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Men Attack Armagh Gaol Guards Attempt To Rescue Woman Prisoner Raiders Driven Off Dublin, February 15

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 February 1933 · page 4

A duel between guards at Armagh Gaol and masked raiders was fought in the darkness of the early morning yesterday, when a…

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Reappears in Parliament Lord Kylsant Back From Gaol LONDON, February 15

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 1

Lord Kylsant, the shipping magnate, who was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment in November, 1931, on charges of having issued a false…

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Girl Found on Rocks Police Inquiries Hampered MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 1

In their endeavors to solve the mystery of the death of Winifred Price, of Elsternwick, who died on Wednesday following a fall over a…

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Accused Man Wounded No Appearance In Court BRISBANE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 1

On the name of Frederick Atterbury (32), mechanic, being called at the City Court yesterday to answer a charge of having housebreaking…

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Nazis Control Police Move Of Prussian Government "War Heroes" Berlin, February 16

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 3

The Nazis by a clever move through the Prussian Government—a committee appointed by decree—have appointed "war…

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Nazis Control Police Move Of Prussian Government "War Heroes? Berlin, February 16

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 February 1933 · page 3

The Nazis by a clever move through the Prussian Government—a committee appointed by decree—have appointed "war…

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Police Tennis Club Dance

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 3

The Police Tennis Club will hold a dance social in the Palais de Danse to-morrow night with the object of raising funds for the club. Weather…

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Kidnapping Case Man Killed After Visit To Police (Special to "The Miner.") New York, February 19

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 1

Joe Roma, a leading underworld figure in Denver, was found murdered to-night a few hours after he had visited the police to give information…

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Detained in the Tower Scottish Regiment Officer Court Martial (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, February 18

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 February 1933 · page 3

"The strange case of the officer in the Tower" is attracting increasing attention since the War Office's curt statement that an…

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Stealing From Trains; Two Men Gaoled

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 February 1933 · page 2

WEST MAITLAND, Tuesday.— William Taylor and Janies Dunn were charged at the Police Court yesterday with stealing goods valued at £94, the…

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