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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 18 of 61

Arming London Police Special Training Proposed

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 March 1933 · page 4

The increasing use of revolvers and automatic pistols by motor bandits and similar young criminals has raised again in acute form the question of…

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Man's Ear Cut Off Another Appears In Court SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 March 1933 · page 1

Joseph Carabott (36), dealer, was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with having maliciously inflicted grievous bodily harm on…

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Shooting Case at Clifton Hill Man For Trial On Charge Of Murder Finding of Coroner Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 March 1933 · page 4

Medical evidence at the coroner's inquiry into the death of Bernard Hicks (33), electrician, at Clifton Hill revealed that had he not…

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Disappeared in Burma Missing Engineer Baffles Police Tracks Cease (Special to "The Miner.") CALCUTTA, March 21

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 March 1933 · page 3

The mysterious disappearance of a British mining engineer. Mr. L. W. Elsum, on March 15, has baffled the police of Burma…

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Court Martial of Officer Secret Service Men Give Evidence PRECAUTIONS (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, March 22

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 March 1933 · page 1

Foreign agents in Britain's secret service, whose lives would be in danger if their identity were revealed gave evidence in camera at…

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Stealing From Trains Four Men Plead Guilty SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 1

Four miners, named Robert Ferguson, John Hancock, Richard Jordan, and Daniel Timmins, pleaded guilty at the Scarborough Police Court…

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Lost a Court Case Man Found With Throat Cut SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 1

Captain Jamen Campbell (59), who yesterday lost an equity suit over the purchase of a poultry farm at Liverpool, was last night found in a city…

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No Treachery Is Plea Court Martial Of British Officer (Special to "The Miner.") LONDON, March 23

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 March 1933 · page 1

One of the most remarkable stories ever unfolded in an English court, civil or military, tras told at the London court martial to-day of…

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Motoring Fatality; Three Years' Gaol

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 March 1933 · page 3

BRISBANE, Saturday.—A sentence of three years' imprisonment was imposed on the driver of a motor car who was convicted of manslaughter…

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Motoring Fatality; Three Years' Gaol

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 March 1933 · page 3

BRISBANE, Saturday.—A sentence of three years' Imprisonment was Imposed on the driver of a motor car who was convicted of mansiaughter…

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Taxation Clerk Charged Alleged Conversion Of Stamps ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 March 1933 · page 1

Charges that a clerk from the Taxation Office, Adelaide, had been guilty of fraudulent conversion of income tax stamps wer made in the…

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Raids by Sydney Police SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 March 1933 · page 1

The "Fifty-Fifty" Club in William-street was raided by police last night and eight, arrests were made for alleged breaches of the liquor laws…

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Deadly Germs Stolen Wireless Search By Police

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 March 1933 · page 4

Original means to track down a thief who had stolen a number of highly dangerous drugs and infectious cultures were adopted by…

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Deadly Germs Stolen Wireless Search By Police

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 March 1933 · page 4

Original means to track down a thief who had stolen a number of highly dangerous drugs and infectious cultures were adopted by…

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Police Search for Woman Disappeared from Pt. Broughton May Be on Ship Port Broughton

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 March 1933 · page 1

The police are inquiring into the strange disappearance of Thelma Brown (23), of Wallaroo. She left the Port Broughton Hotel, where…

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British Officer's Court Martial Tells Of Gifts From Woman Known As Marie Louise Man Arranged the Meeting (Special to "The Winer") LONDON, March 23

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 March 1933 · page 3

A remarkable story was told to-day at the court martial of Lieutenant Norman Baillte-Stewart of the Seaforth Highlanders, on 10 charges of having sold secret military information to a German spy…

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British Officer's Court Martial Tells Of Gifts From Woman Known As Marie Louise Man Arranged the Meeting (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, March 23

Barrier Miner · Saturday 25 March 1933 · page 3

A remarkable story was told to-day at the court martial of Lieutenant Norman Baillie-Stewart, of the Seaforth Highlanders, on 10 charges of having sold secret military information to a German spy…

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Small Debts Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 March 1933 · page 1

In the Small Debts Court this afternoon before Mr. V. H. Wells, D.S.M., Annie Elizabeth Dearlove proceeded against A. M'Donald (a male) for £5…

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Bogus Police Ransack Woman's Home

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 March 1933 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Miss Margaret M'Nab, an elderly poultry farmer at East Hills, received a shock on Saturday night when told by two…

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New Trial for Tom Mooney Under Life Sentence In America 17 Years Gaol San Francisco, March 20

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 March 1933 · page 1

Thomas J. Mooney, victim of the notorious bombing case of 1916, [?] to have a new trial after 17 years of gaol. Yesterday Superior-Judge…

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