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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1936

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Arrest in Melbourne Man Held For Train Murder Disguised As Woman Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 April 1936 · page 3

Following inquiries by police into the deaths of two passengers and the wounding of the conductor on the Rockhampton express…

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Riotous Behavior at Stadium Disagreement Follows Referee's Decision Men Fined in Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 April 1936 · page 3

The participants in unscheduled bouts at the Stadium on Saturday night appeared in the Police Court this morning before Mr. R. Donaldson, S.M., to face charges of behaving in a riotous manner…

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Fruit Vendor Before Police Court Ordered to Pay £17/10/- in Fines and Costs

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 4

For alleged breaches of the Local Government and Pure Food Acts a fruit vendor was proceeded against by the City Council in the Police…

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Police Chase Stolen Car 85 M.P.H. Dash SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 4

A sensational chase took place yesterday morning when a police car started in pursuit of another car containing six youths, which it was…

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No Lights on Bicycles Offenders In Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 April 1936 · page 6

An appeal to the magistrate (Mr. R. Donaldson) to deal with offenders for riding bicycles at night without lights in the manner they deserved…

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Men Remanded in Police Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 3

In the absence of the magistrate (Mr. R. Donaldson), Mr. S. A. Thornton, J.P., presided over the Police Court this morning…

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Brothers Sentenced to Be Hanged Guilty Of Three Murders And Child Abduction Woman Gets 3 Years' Gaol (Special to "The Miner.")

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 April 1936 · page 3

DORCHESTER (New Brunswick), April 8. A. Bannister (19) and Daniel Bannister (20), brothers, were to-day sentenced to be hanged for the murder of Phillip Lake, his wife and their…

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Alleged Murder Of Son

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 April 1936 · page 1

SYDNEY, Saturday.—With his throat cut, and both carotid arteries severed, Reginald Morgan, aged 14[?], was to-day found dead…

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Remand to Brisbane Murder Suspect Impassive Evidence Not Admissible Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 April 1936 · page 7

Herbert Kopit (23), of Piabla, Queensland, station hand, charged with the wilful murder of Harold Edward Speering, 33, on…

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Remand to Brisbane Murder Suspect Impassive Evidence Not Admissible Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 April 1936 · page 1

Herbert Kopit (23), of Piabla, Queensland, station hand, charged with the wilful murder of Harold Edward Speering, 33, on…

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South African Police Officer Gaoled (Special to "The Miner")

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 April 1936 · page 6

CAPETOWN, April 8.— Public feeling has been shocked by that disclosures in a liquor case in Johannesburg ag a result of which a leading…

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South African Police Officer Gaoled (Special to "The Miner")

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 April 1936 · page 6

CAPETOWN, April 8.— Public feeling has been shocked by the disclosures in a liquor case in Johannesburg as a result of which a leading…

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"Riverina Bandit" Pleads Guilty His Exploits Related In Police Court Gaoled for Two Years

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 April 1936 · page 3

Six charges—taking a motor car without the permission of the owner, stealing and breaking, entering and stealing—were preferred against the "Riverina Bandit," otherwise Edgar Ralph Shrives (32), when he appeared in the Police Court this morning before…

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Gaol For Shopbreaking; Warning About Car

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 April 1936 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday. — At the Quarter Sessions to-day John Gregory Oscar (17) and Reginald George Sheppard (21) pleaded guilty to…

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Man Remanded on Murder Charge Port Lincoln, Wednesday.—

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 April 1936 · page 1

Eric Ronald Ivor Tapley (27), fisherman, of Dutton Bay, near Port Lincoln, who has been charged with having on or about April 20, 1930,…

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"Menage to Traffic" Police Warning To Cyclists

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 April 1936 · page 3

In common with youths in the capital cities local youths are considered a menace to motor traffic, and such a serious view is taken by the…

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Theft of Cash Prevented Struggle In Shop MELBOURNE, Thuraday

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 April 1936 · page 3

Brandishing a heavy iron ruler, Mrs. Els[?]e Taylor sprang at a woman whom she had surprised in the act of taking money from a desk in her…

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How S.P. Bettors Evade Police

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 April 1936 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Before the Betting Commission to-day, Sergeant Keefe gave an interesting description of the methods, employed by…

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Appeal in Stead Murder Case

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—James Leighton Massey, under sentence of death for the murder of Norman Samuel Harold Stead, has lodged an…

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Two Men on Theft Charge Radiator Caps Found In Hut

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 April 1936 · page 3

Motorists leaving their cars parked in the streets during the past few weeks have been inconvenienced by persons removing…

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