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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1938

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Magistrate Thought Otherwise

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 May 1938 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—The Rev. Charles Anderson, Anglican Minister at Ballarat, was fined £7 at the Ballarat City Court on each…

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Bloodstained Letter As Exhibit Youths Charged With Murder Rail Official's Death Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 May 1938 · page 4

ABLOOD-STAINED letter which the night officer at Farley railway station was writing at the time he was fatally wounded, was put before the jury at the East Maitland Court to-day…

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Heard Shot and Scream Statements By Youths Murder Trial Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 May 1938 · page 3

THE trial of the youths Thomas Dixon Gibson (19), Kemmel Joseph Colman (18), and William Robert Date (17), who are…

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Police "At Home'' For Motorists SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 4

MORE than 200 motorists will receive requests next week to meet members of the police courtesy squad. They…

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Collection of Wages Tax Tested In Court SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 May 1938 · page 5

A MATTER of great importance came before the High Court to-day relating to the mode of collection of about £1,500,000 annually for…

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Six Months' Gaol For Imposition

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 1

SENTENCE of six months' hard labor was imposed on a man who pleaded guilty in the Police Court before Mr. R…

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Grazier in Court Traffic Breach Alleged

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 May 1938 · page 3

A SOUTH AUSTRALIAN grazier appeared in the Police Court before Mr. R. Donaldson, S.M., charged with…

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Police Retrieve Ball For Umpire

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 May 1938 · page 1

Considerable amusement was caused at the Alma Oval this afternoon during the third quarter interval of the Central-South…

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Week's Gaol for Forger But Declared An Habitual Criminal SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 May 1938 · page 6

AT the Quarter Sessions to-day Arthur George Campfield (45) pleaded guilty to eight charges of forgery. It was stated that while…

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Women Fined In Police Court Fines and Costs Total £14/14/

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 May 1938 · page 1

FINES and costs totalling £14 14/ were imposed on Lottie Boulus, Rosie Williams and Mary Karum by Mr. R. Donaldson,…

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More Cyclists Fined In Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 May 1938 · page 1

Three men were charged in the Police Court to-day before Mr. R. Donaldson, S.M., with having ridden bicycles at night without lights. They…

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Police Do Not Object To Angle Parking

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 May 1938 · page 1

CONFUSION seems to be rife among motorists in Broken Hill concerning traffic regulations relating to the parking of vehicles. The law in…

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Stop Press Son Detained in N.z. Murder Case

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 May 1938 · page 1

AUCKLAND (N.Z.).—Doublas Alexander Armstrong (20), was detained by the police to-day while they proceeded with…

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Unlawful Purpose Is Alleged Clerks Story of Man at House Kevin George Ford Before Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 May 1938 · page 3

EVIDENCE that he had seen Kevin George Ford on the front verandah of his home in Mica-street shortly before 1 a.m. on April 7 was given by a witness in the Police Court to-day before Mr. R. Donaldson, S.M…

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Alleged Theft Of Bicycle

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 May 1938 · page 5

An unemployed laborer was remanded until Monday, May 16 by Mr. M. S. Meagher, J.P., in the Police Court to-day when he was charged…

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Lad Released on Stealing Charge

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 May 1938 · page 2

A boy appeared before Mr. M. S. Meagher. J.P., in the Children's Court to-day charged with having maliciously damag a gas meter, the…

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Murder And Suicide Theory Now NARRANDERA

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 May 1938 · page 3

Detectives investigating the death of Mrs. Jane Maria Gash (31) and her son Stanley (2) are now inclining to the theory that…

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Husband For Trial On Murder Charge MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 May 1938 · page 5

THE Deputy Coroner at Mooroopna (Mr. E. M. Little) committed Thomas William Loe (40), laborer,…

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Fiend Attacks Girl Big Police Party Searching SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 May 1938 · page 5

MORE than 20 police in cars and on foot were engaged last night searching for a man who is suspected of having committed a fiendish attack…

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Sheep Stealing Reward Local Position

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 1

AMONG, the rules of the Pastoralists' Association of West Darling is a standing reward for information leading to the conviction of…

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