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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1934

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Theft From Bank; Two Years in Gaol (Reprinted From Yesterday's Latest Edition.)

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 March 1934 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday—George William Corsfield (42), bookmaker, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment at the Quarter Sessions to-day for…

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Murder and Suicide? Police TheoryIn Beach Tragedy ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 March 1934 · page 1

A man aged 38 years and a girl (17), who were next-door neighbors, were found shot dead on a rocky portion of the beach at Marino Rocks,…

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Solicitor Gets 4 Years' Gaol Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 March 1934 · page 4

John M'Geo (45), solicitor, of King William-street, was to-day sentenced to four years' imprisonment on each of two charges of fraudulent…

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Confession of Murder Indian Half-Caste Retracts PERTH

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 March 1934 · page 3

A young Indian half-caste named Mohamet Bux recently called on the police at Carnarvon and confessed that he had murdered an Afghan…

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Alleged Assault on Constable Three Young Men On Various Charges Constable Two Hours in Witness Box

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 March 1934 · page 1

Police Court proceedings to-day arising out of the alleged assault on Constable R. A. Ashton on Saturday night by three youthj attracted considerable attention. The assault is alleged to have arisen out of an incident at the…

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Police Play Trumps and Win (Reprinted From Yesterday's Latest Edition.)

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 March 1934 · page 4

LONDON, March 12—The British world bridge congress, to have been held at Harrogate from March 23 to 27, has been abandoned because the…

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Alleged Attack on Constable Dance Hali Happenings Related In Court More Police Evidence (Reprinted From Yesterday's Latest Edition.)

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 March 1934 · page 6

The following evidence concerning chargea in the Police Court against three youths, Harold William Vernon Lester (18), James.Holla, Cameron…

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Police Withdrawn From Mission DARWIN

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 March 1934 · page 3

Superintendent Stretton has been instructed by the Administrate (Lieutenant-Colonel Weddell) who also holds the position of…

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Woman Slashed; Police Help Not Wanted

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 March 1934 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday—Mrs. Helene Knrlsson, the wife of a Russian seaman, was murderously attacked by gangsters with a knife or a razer at…

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Alleged Assault on Constable Ashton Evidence For Prosecution Concluded First Witness for Defence

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 March 1934 · page 3

Three more witnesses, Sergeant Dixon, and Constables Debney and Potts, gave evidence for the prosecution in the charges against three youths who appeared,on remand before Mr. G. S. Goldie, S.M, in the Police Court to-day following an alleged assault…

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Killing of Judge French Police Theory Paris, March 13

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 March 1934 · page 4

M.Albert Prince, the French judge, who was murdered at Dijon on February 20, was apparently compelled to inhale ether, and was then placed on…

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Outburst in Court Union Advocate Reprimanded Chief Judge Angry

Barrier Miner · Thursday 15 March 1934 · page 6

There was an angry outburst by Chief Judge Dethridge in the Commonwealth Arbitration Court when he objected to a remark made…

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Alleged Assault on Policeman Evidence For Defence Given To-day Three Youths Charged

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 1

To-day was the third day of the hearing of charges against three youths for an alleged assault on Constable Ashton on Saturday last…

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Police Movements

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 1

Constable Stunger arrived this morning from Ivanhoe on escort duty He will return to-night. Constable Featherstone passes…

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Kalgoorlie Riots Italian Barman Before Court PERTH

Barrier Miner · Friday 16 March 1934 · page 2

Claudio Mattaboni, who, as burman at the Home From Home Hotel, Kalgoorlie, fatally Btruck Edward Jordan, a mining tributer, on the night of…

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Arrested for Alleged Assault on Girl

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 1

SYDNEY, Saturday— Following an arrest in a vacant allotment at Redfern two men werp charged with having assaulted a 10-year-old girl, A…

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Arrested for Alleged Assault on Girl

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 11

SYDNEY, Saturday— Following an arrest in a vacant allotment at Redfern two men were charged with having assaulted a 19-year-old girl. A…

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Kenmark Fights Attacks On Police Four Men Gaoled Renmark

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 3

As an outcome of the disturbance which occurred on Saturday evening last, four men appeared at the Renpark Police Court on various charges…

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Renmark Fights Attacks On Police Four Men Gaoled Renmark

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 9

As an outcome of the disturbance which occurred on Saturday evening last, four men appeared at the Renmark Police Court on various charges…

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Desperate Negro Police Riddle With Bullets Gang Chief's Associate New Work, March 16

Barrier Miner · Saturday 17 March 1934 · page 11

Sheriff Van Antwerp and two of his officers at Port Huron, Michigan, were called a quell a half-drunken negro, who had been boasting that he…

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