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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1936

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Kiss Costs £8/5/ Girl Assaulted In Car Court Sequel to Party Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 March 1936 · page 4

Seeking a kiss from a girl he had driven home from a party early on March 15, cost James Moore (25), of the Federal Hotel…

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Two Tramps Gaoled Sequel TO Farm Assault Six Months' for Arson

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 March 1936 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thursday. A sequel to the disturbance on a lonely farm at Streatham, near Ballarat, when after an assault…

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"The Plod" Case Distributors In Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 March 1936 · page 1

The alleged distributors of "The Plod" appeared in the Police Court before Mr. R. Donaldson, S.M., to-day to face charges…

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Murder Not Possible Sharks Caused Man's Death Fall From Train Theory Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 March 1936 · page 2

Following intensive investigations by detectives and postmortem by doctors, the mutilated body which was found an a ledge…

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Mr. Windeyer Challenged Royal Commission On Police Methods SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 March 1936 · page 6

The Royal Commission whicn is investigating allegations made in Parliament against the police met again to-day, when Mr. J. E. Cassidy,…

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Distribution of "The Plod" Alleged Printing Act Offence By Three Men Long Court Hearing

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 March 1936 · page 3

Because the detective conducting the prosecution had not given any instructions to Mr. M. Austen Brown to appeal on his behalf, Mr. J. J. Davoren in the Police Court to-day stated that Mr. Brown had no standing in the case…

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Man Guilty of Murder Sentenced To Death SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 March 1936 · page 6

In the Central Criminal Court to-day Percival Henry Thomson (53) was found guilty of the murder…

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Cornelius to Hang Alleged Police Omission Vicar Murder Trial Ends Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 March 1936 · page 1

Sentence of death for the murder of the Rev. Harold Laceby Cecil, vicar of St. Saviour's Chuck of England, Collingwood,…

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Betting Raid by Police Evidence Given At Inquiry

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 March 1936 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday. — When the Royal Commission investigating police methods in starting price betting cases resumed yesterday…

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Strange Digging in Yard Brings Police. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 March 1936 · page 3

Curious neighbors brought the police last night to a house at Richmond where two foreigners had been seen digging in the yard…

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Strange Digging in Yard Brings Police Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 March 1936 · page 3

Curious neighbors brought the police last night to a house at Richmond where two foreigners had been seen digging in the yard…

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Conspiracy Allegation Bettings Inquiry Continues Police Entry to House Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 March 1936 · page 6

Giving evidence before the starting price Betting Commission to-day. Charles McIntosh, solicitor, referring to a man…

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Police Chase Joy Riders Motor Cycle Outfit Recovered

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 March 1936 · page 3

Fleetness of foot on the part of two wouldbe joyriders enabled them to make their escape from Constable Flanagan at Railway Town on…

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Supreme Court on Tuesday Justice Sir Thomas Bavin Coming

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 March 1936 · page 1

Justice Sir. Thomas Bavin will arrive on Tuesday, morning to preside over the sitting's of the Circuit Supreme Court which are to be held at…

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3 Months to Leave House Tenancy Case In Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 March 1936 · page 1

An unemployed tenant was allowed three months to vacate his premises by the magistrate (Mr.R.Donaldson) in the Police Court to-day…

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Three Men Charged with Conspiracy

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 March 1936 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday. At the Orange Police Court to-day Herbert Edwin Wright (37), Richard Brooking (48), and William Ernest Smith (35) were…

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Found Guilty of Murder Death Sentence On Two Men SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 March 1936 · page 4

The [?] was concluded in the Central Criminal Court to-day before Mr. Justice Street of Jamed Leighton Massey (22), Motor mechanic, and…

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Armed Man at Large Police Search Near Ivanhoe

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 March 1936 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—A message from Ivanhoe this morning stated that a motorist was held up at gun point by a man in possession of a…

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No Trace of Armed Man Search Continued By Police

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 March 1936 · page 3

Police in all parts of the Western Division are now conducting an intensive search for an armed man' in a motor car who is alleged to have held…

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House to Be Vacated Tenancy Case In Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 March 1936 · page 1

Before Mr. R. Donaldson, S.M., in the Police Court to-day, William Howard Armstrong, agent for Christina W. Marks, applied for…

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