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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1936

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Bankruptcy Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 May 1936 · page 2

In the Bankruptcy Court to-day, before Mr. R. Donaldson, S.M., mention was made of the examination of Albert Edelman, bankrupt…

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Young Man's Offence in Police Station Yard S.m. Accepts Police Evidence, But No Conviction

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 May 1936 · page 3

Applying the provisions of Section 556A of the Crimes Act the magistrate (Mr. R. Donaldson) in the Police Court to-day did not proceed to a conviction in the ca se in which Stanley Sutton (21) was charged with offensive behavior in the Police Station yard…

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Red Flag Flown Over U.s.a. Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 May 1936 · page 4

WASHINGTON, May 10—A surprising exploit was performed by Harvaril undergraduates when they efluded a guard of four men and…

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"Riverina Bandit" Sentenced 2 Years' Gaol For Burglary

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 May 1936 · page 3

Warning Edgar Ralph Shrives, the "Riverina Ban[?]re," that the next [?] he appeared before the court he would be [?]. an [?] [?].,…

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Anonymous Charges Against Police

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 May 1936 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — Since the Royal Commission into starting price betting commenced several weeks ago. Mr. Windeyer, K.C. who is as…

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Prisoner Wears White Flower in Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 May 1936 · page 2

BRISBANE, Tuesday,— Charged with the unlawful wounding on April 2 of Thomas Henry Boys, conductor of the Bundaberg mail train", Herbert…

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Confession of Murder Tried Snakes, Then Drowned Wife Vicious Crime Vancouver, May 10

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 May 1936 · page 3

Robert James, a Los Angeles Durber, has confessed that he had insured his fifth wife for £10,000, murdered her and collected double indemnity…

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"Little Feats of Cleverness" Exponents Fined In Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 May 1936 · page 2

"We cannot have these little feat of cleverness in the streets," said the magistrate (Mr. R. Donaldson) in the Police Court to-day, when a young…

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Man to Leave House Owner Gets Order Of Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 May 1936 · page 2

An order to take possession of his house within the week commencing june 2 and finishing on June was given James Gordon in the Police…

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2 Brothers Missing Deserted Launch Mystery Baffling Case for Police Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 May 1936 · page 3

There is still no trace or the Thompson brothers, who left Church Point in a launch on Saturday last. The police are convinced that a deliberate…

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The District Court Cases Heard By Judge Coyle

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 May 1936 · page 4

The sittings of the District Court were opened at the Courthouse yesterday afternoon, his Honor, Judge Coyle presiding…

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The District Court Wood Son Ltd. v. S.B.Sinclair ADJOURNED

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 May 1936 · page 3

Explaining that his client had mad arrangements to be in Broiccn Hill on May 19, the original date set down for the court, and was unable to reach…

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Tests for Alcohol Blood Reveals Amount Drunk Aid in Court Cases Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 May 1936 · page 1

scientists at the State Hea[?] Department are now able, through blood testa, to determine the minimum, amount of alcohol a…

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Five Years for Wounding "Lucky Charge Not Murder" SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 May 1936 · page 2

The maximum of five years' penal servitude was passed on Frederick Thomas Smith (24) at the Quarter Sessions to-day on a [?]harge of…

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"My Life or His" Murder Charge Against Youth Committed for Trial

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 May 1936 · page 1

KIAMA, Thursday.—Finding that Charles Dawson (47), tramway pensioner, whose body was found in a partly excavated well at Lake…

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Objection to Procedure Police Bank Books At Inquiry SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 May 1936 · page 2

Protests against the production of police officers' bank books were made by Mr. A. S. Lloyd for the Police Association when the S.P. Betting…

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FAGGOTTER v. HAINS Hearing In Court Case Again Adjourned

Barrier Miner · Thursday 14 May 1936 · page 6

The much adjourned Faggotte[?] Hains case was heard in the District Court this afternoon before Judge Coyle…

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District Court Cases Heard Yesterday

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 6

Cases heard before Judge Coyle in the District Court yesterday afternoon were:- VERDICT FOR PLAINTIFF…

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Young Woman's Death Subject of Inquiry Extensive Evidence Called In Court To-day

Barrier Miner · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 3

The circumstances associated with the death of Hilda Ivy Lord at the Hospital on April 30 were the subject of a magisterial inquiry in the Police Court today before Mr. R. Donaldson, S.M…

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"Rivernia Bandit" Sentenced. Two Years' Gaol for Burglary

Western Grazier · Saturday 16 May 1936 · page 2

Warning Edgar Ralph Shrives, the "Riverina Bandit," that the next time he appeared before the court he would be declared an habitual criminal…

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