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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1937

723 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 14 of 37

Spectacular Fire At The South S.P. Betting Problem Govt. And Police SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 May 1937 · page 3

MR. Davies, M.L.A., in an address at Wollongong, said that the time had come for some other system of controlling S.P. betting. The general…

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Lad Sentenced to Two Years' Gaol

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—At the Quarter Sessions to-day, George Henry Silk (18) was sentenced to two years' imprisonment for housebreaking…

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Alleged Theft of a Bicycle

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 5

On a charge of having stolen a bicycle, Frank Somerville Frew was remanded until May 31, by Mr. R. Donaldson, S.M., in the Police Court…

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Amazing Court Statement "Frightful State Of Company MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 May 1937 · page 3

E. C. Candy, secretary of A. G. Barlow Pty. Ltd., told Mr. Justice Macfarlan in the judge's conference room-that the…

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Amazing Court Statement "Frightful State Of Company MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 15 May 1937 · page 3

E. C. Candy, secretary of A. G. Barlow Pty. Ltd., told Mr. Justice Macfarlan in the judge's conference room that the…

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Police Ball for Hospital

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 3

The local branch of the New South Wales Police Association will conduct its annual ball in aid of the Hospital at the Palais de Danse on Tuesday,…

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Manslaughter Charge Company Director In Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday.—The trial is proceeding at the Quarter Sessions of Royle Charles Cooney (40), company director, who is charged with the…

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Woman's Death by Car Company Director In Court SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 3

THE Minister of Labor (Mr. Dunningham) was a witness at the Quarter Sessions to-day on behalf, of Royle Charles Cooney (40), company…

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Alleged Assault at Greek Club an Eye-witness Relates Story to Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 May 1937 · page 1

After two hours had been spent in the examination of a witness for the prosecution, the case in which a local man was charged with having unlawfully, assaulted an aged man in the Greek Club, Argent-street, last month,…

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Alleged Theft in Sydney Man Arrested In Broken Hill

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 May 1937 · page 6

ARRESTED in a billiards saloon in Oxide-street at midday yesterday, a stranger to the city late yesterday afternoon appeared in the Police…

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Travelling Hawker Sent to Gaol

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 4

A TRAVELLING hawker was sentenced to two months' imprisonment by Mr. R. Donaldson, S.M., the Police Court yesterday afternoon…

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Prints That Never Fail Police

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 1

THE infallibility of the police finger print system was clearly demonstrated this week. Recently a man pleaded guilty in…

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Man Fined On Charge Of Assault

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 3

ACCEPTING the evidence of the plaintiff, Mr. R. Donaldson, S.M., in the Police Court to-day found a local horse driver guilty of having…

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Appeal Cases in District Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 2

Four appeal cases will be dealt with by Judge Coyle in the District Court to be held at the Courthouse next week. They are:—John Kissick,…

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Disturbance in Gaol Prisoner Smashes Machinery SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 May 1937 · page 1

A PRISONER ran amok with a hammer in the tailor's shop at the Parramatta Gaol on Saturday, and before he was overpowered had…

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Quarter Sessions And District Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 24 May 1937 · page 3

FOUR criminal cases and four appeals are listed for hearing by Judge Coyle in the Court of Quarter Sessions which opens at the…

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Assault Gase Fails In Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 May 1937 · page 4

ARTHUR John Heatley (36), a miner, was charged before Mr. R. Donaldson, S.M., in the Police Court yesterday afternoon, with having on…

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New Mystery for Police Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 May 1937 · page 4

DETECTIVES who arived at Garah, near Mungindi, this morning to investigate the finding of a body of an unknown man beneath a bridge at…

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Tax Cases More Fines in Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 May 1937 · page 4

IN the Police Court yesterday after noon before Mr. R. Donaldson, S.M., further taxation prosecution were conducted by Mr. J. Rook, of…

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Appeal for Police S. P. Commission Inquiry Hotel Raid Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 25 May 1937 · page 3

A STATEMENT made to the Starting Price Commission by the Commissioner of Police (Mr. Mackay) was referred to…

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