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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1933

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Man's Body in Waterhole Police Suspect Murder Razor Cuts Newcastle

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 3

The body of Thomas Taylor (65), who left his home at Lake View yesterday afternoon, was found in a waterhole 300 yards from his home…

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Widow's Death; Police Inquiring

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death at Forest Lodge on Sunday of a widow aged 50 years…

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Court Case Adjourned

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 2

Peter Coochiroff was proceeded against in the Police Court this morning, before Mr. G. S. Goldie, S.M., by Inspector Wallace for having stored…

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Breaking and Entering Charge Alleged Theft of a Gramophone Gommitted for Trial

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 2

In the Police Court this morning before Mr. G. S. Goldie, S.M, George Frederick Lemon (48), on remand, was charged with having…

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Three Men Remanded in Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 4

SYDNEY,Monday.—John Frederick Hayes (25), a laborer, Bernard Gorman (26), a musician, and Henry Lawrence (26), a musician, were…

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Death of May Miller "A Most Fiendish Murder" Says Coroner Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 1

The inquest concerning the death of May Miller was resumed to-day. Detective-Sergeant M'Rae said Miller had been known to the police…

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Police Mystery Man Fears Entertained For Safety Kidnapped? Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 January 1933 · page 1

The police fear for the safety of the "mystery man" of the Criminal Investigation Branch, whose motor cycle and sidecar were found…

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Woman's Walk to Perth Will Be Intercepted By Police ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 4

Mrs. Gage and her daughter Patsy (9) will be intercepted by the Port Augusta police if they attempt to set out on a walk across the Nullarbor…

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Communists in Germany Stoned The Police; Fired On Three Killed (Special to "The Miner.") BERLIN, January 24

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 January 1933 · page 1

Three Communists were killed when the police scattered a procession of 800 Communists marching from Ehrenfeld, a Cologne suburb…

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Ticket Clerk Charged Ordered Two Years' Gaol ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 1

Clayton Fulton Arbon (44), of Gurr's-road, Kensington Park, railway ticket clerk, who had admitted having embezzled £854 received by…

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Police Praised For Returns

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 2

Appreciation of the manner of compiling annual returns by police in the various districts is contained in a letter from Commissioner Childs…

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Man's Body in Old Shaft Mysterious Murder Revived

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 January 1933 · page 3

BRISBANE, Thursday.—The police at Cairns have received information that the body of a man has been found in an old mining shaft at Boonjie,…

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Libels on the Police Editor Sentenced to Gaol

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 4

Clarence Ernest Mason (35), described as the editor, publisher and proprietor of the "Daily Worker," pleaded "guilty" at the Yorkshire…

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Alleged Theft of Lead Two Men Remanded In Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 2

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. G. S. Goldie, S.M., Reginald Ronald Gilbert (37) and Newton Ferguson (22) were charged with…

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False Pretences Over Food Relief Man Bound Over In The Police Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 2

Before Mr. G. S. Goldie. S.M., in the Police Court this morning Bertie Rennison (34), a pipe fitter, was charged with having on January 12…

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Harbor Bridge Suicide? Story Of Three Men To Police SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 January 1933 · page 1

Two young men reported to the North Sydney police late last night that they had seen the body of a man hurtling through the air from the…

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Soviet Officials Sentenced

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 5

RIGA (Latvia), January 25.—Six responsible Soviet officials have been sentenced to death at Sevastopol for "criminal mildness" in counteracting…

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Soviet Officials Sentenced

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 1

RIGA (Latvia), January 25.—Six responsible Soviet officials have been sentenced to death at Sevastopol for "criminal mildness" in counteracting…

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Receiver Sent to Gaol Theft Of Statue And Jewels Large Reward London, January 26

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 3

After a five days trial John William Bell, on insurance essessor and a prominent London business man, was to-day sentenced to a year's…

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Man Charged By Bull

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 January 1933 · page 1

WALLAROO, Thursday. — About 7.30 p.m. yesterday Samuel Hocking, sen., was attending to a Friesian bull at his home near Wallaroo when the…

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