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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1935

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Mohammedans Killed Police In India Fire On Rioters (Special to "The Miner.") CALCUTTA, January 10

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 January 1935 · page 6

Eleven Mohammedans, including three women, were killed, and 35 injured when the police fired on a mob in the village, of Ajra following a…

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Search for Missing Man; Murder Theory

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Monday.—The Victerian police are still scouring the countryside in search of James Rose (23) who mysteriously disappeared at…

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Clue That Failed Albury Murder Mystery SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 3

After weeks of intensive work on one of the moat likely clues that detectives'engaged on the Albury murder have yet received, a man was…

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Calf Riding by Boys Action Taken By Police

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 January 1935 · page 1

Interference with cattle and horses grazing on the common round Broken Hill has caused numerous complaints, and yesterday three youths aged 17,…

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Young Man Charged with Murder

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—In connection with the finding of the body of James Albert Ross in Sugarloaf Creek with a bullet wound behind the…

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Police Hopeful of Arrest in Inverloch Murder

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—"I am still very confident that we will find the man who murdered Ethel Belshaw, and I am quite satisfied with the…

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Son Charged with Attack on Father

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 2

INVERELL, Tuesday.—William Ison, an elderly man, was found in a laneway outside the local police station with blood pouring from…

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Sensation Promised Lindbergh Baby Murder (Special to "The Miner.")

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 January 1935 · page 1

FLEMINGTON (N. Jersey), Jan. 14 Further sensation was caused in the Lindbergh baby kidnapping case to-day by the evidence of a…

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Bakers Postpone Court Application

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The master bakers will not proceed for the present with the application for an injunction to restrain the Government…

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No New Light on Murder Inverloch Case A Mystery INVERLOCH

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 January 1935 · page 3

Further days of inquiry into the murder of Ethel Belshaw, 12, in the ti-tree near the township on New Year's Day have not brought to light…

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Police Inquiry Into Alleged Graft

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.— Detectives who have been investigating allegations of graft concerning a wine and spirit licence in one of the western…

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Qualified for Promotion Local Police Do Well

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 3

Considerable pleasure at the success of police officers from the Broken Hill district passing qualifying Examinations for promotion was…

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Suspected Stolen Watch Man Remanded in Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 3

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. R, Donaldson, S.M., a foreigner appeared on a charge of having goods in custody…

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Gangster and Mother Shot by Police (Special to "The Miner") New York, January 16

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 January 1935 · page 1

The Federal police have exterminated still another gangster group. Secret Service agents traced the gang to its winter resort and there…

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Suspect in View The Inverloch Murder

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 3

INVERLOCH, Friday.—Police investigations, into the murder of Ethel Belshaw on New Year's Day have how reached a stage at which the…

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Police Chief's Warning Against Cocktails

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday. — The police Commissioner (Mr. Childs) addressing Y.A.L. members from other States said that he wished to congratulate…

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Long Chase by Police After Wanted Man

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 January 1935 · page 1

BRISBANE, Friday.—While two Sydney detectives were walking along a street in the city yesterday afternoon they recognisad a passerby as…

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Woman Charged with Murder

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 January 1935 · page 3

BRISBANE, Saturday.—Foliowing the fatal shooting of Henry Banfield, on Bunda Station, the police have arrested Louisa Matilda Banfield, his…

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Woman Charged with Murder

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 January 1935 · page 3

BRISBANE, Saturday.—Following the fatal shooting of Henry Banfield, on Bunda Station, the police have arrested Louisa. Matilda Banfield, his…

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Big Task for Police Murder Suspect Unshaken MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 January 1935 · page 3

Detectives inquiring into the murder of Ethel Belshaw at Inverloch on New Year's Day have no progress to report on the line of inquiry…

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