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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1935

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Daring Theft Of Diamond Rings

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 April 1935 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Daring thieves snatched two trays of diamond rings valued, at £800 from the window of Dene's jewellery shop in Little…

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Daring Theft Of Diamond Rings

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 April 1935 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Daring thieves snatched two trays of diamond rings valued at £300 from the window of Dene's jewellery shop in Little…

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Aerodrome Theft; Another Acquittal (Special to "The Miner.")

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 April 1935 · page 1

LONDON, April 26. — Silvio Mazzarda (33), one of the three men accused of having stolen £20,000 worth of gold from the strongroom of the…

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Horse Aids Police Alleged Robbers Arrested SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 April 1935 · page 6

A modicum of ordinary "horse sense" led Detective Sellars and a party of police to arrest of two alleged burglars early to-day…

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Horse Aids Police Alleged Robbers Arrested SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 April 1935 · page 6

A modicum of ordinary "horse sense" led Detective Sellars and a party of police to arrest of two alleged burglars early to-day…

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Police Chief Promoted

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 April 1935 · page 1

A message from Sydney states that thc Governor in Council has approved of tho promotion of Inspector Stuart Robson to tho rank of acting…

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Police Commissioner Praises Diggers

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 April 1935 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday—.Police Commissioner Mackay on Saturday praised returned soldiers and their organisation for the manner in which…

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Fire at Tennis Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 April 1935 · page 1

A quantity of bitumen which was being prepared this morning for top dressing a tennis court at the home of Mr. Colley, Picton and Wilson,…

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"War Is Mass Murder" Address By Judge Foster MELBOURNE,Monday

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 April 1935 · page 2

Judge Foster, addressinig the congregation at the Unitarian Church, said mass murder was thu proper definition of what they culled war…

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Human Skeleton Police May Identify

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 April 1935 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday. Although identification hits not yet definitely been estubliBhed it is now thought possible that the human skeleton…

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First Inmate Of Gaol WAS 100 TO 1 Chance Tennants Creek

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 30 April 1935 · page 1

Great honor envelops the opening of a new lock-up-at least in the opinion of Tennant's Crock gold diggers…

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The Albury Murder Inquiry From Austria a Missing Countess Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 May 1935 · page 4

Inquiries circulated by the Sydney police to police headquarters in other countries in an effort to discover the identity of the victim of the Albury…

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Robbery From Shop Slivala In Court Again

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 May 1935 · page 2

Charlie Stivala, who had been remanded lon counts of receiving, theft arid the unlawful possession of a pistol, was further charged in the…

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Horse Dealer Before Adelaide Court ADELA!DE,Tuesday

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 May 1935 · page 4

William Henry Faggotter, a dealer, of Broken Hill was arrested in the city yesterday by Detective Harris on a warrant which was issued at…

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Road Safety in S.A. Big Move Planned By Police Chief ADELAIDE,Wednesday

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 1 May 1935 · page 4

Probably the most important police move so far in Australia to ascertain the exact causes of motor accidents will be made by, the Police…

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Escaped From Cell Man Sentenced To Six Months Gaol SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 May 1935 · page 5

George Smith, alias George Frederick Jackson, was sentenced at the Glebe Police Court to six months' imprisonment, and for having escaped…

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Charged with Bigamy Smiling Yugoslav Officer

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 May 1935 · page 4

Suave, smiling and debonair, Ivan Poderjay returned to New York recently to answer a charge of bigamy arising out of his marriage to Miss…

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Police Fire on Indian Tribes; 4 Killed (Special to "The Miner.")

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 May 1935 · page 8

LONDON, April 30.—The Delhi correspondent of "The Times" says that thousands of Indian tribesman attacked officials and police who were…

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Magpie in Possession Court Hearing Interrupted Comments on Verdict Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 May 1935 · page 5

A magpie took possession of the Coroner's Court, defied all efforts to dislodge him, and caused a suspension of the proceedings. Shortly after…

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Change of Police Boundaries Inspector For Broken Hill

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 May 1935 · page 1

Many important changes are to be made in the near future in connection with police affairs, including the control of Broken Hill by an…

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