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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1941

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Attack on Tobruk Nazis Penetrate Outer Defences Assault Strongest Yet Made LONDON, May 1

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 3 May 1941 · page 1

"It is too early to assess the results of the fighting at To-bruk," says a message from Cairo tonight. An earlier dispatch stated that after all-night fighting the enemy penetrated the outer defences with an attack on…

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Appeal Against New Trial Dismissed By High Court

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 May 1941 · page 2

SYDNEY, Saturday. — Judgment was given by the High Court on the appeal in the case of C. A. Brownett and others versus S. L. Newton…

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Compensation Case Judgment Bence Case Before the Supreme Court Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 May 1941 · page 5

IN the Supreme Court before the Chief Justice (Sir Frederick Jordan) and Mr. Justices Street and Roper, judgment was given on a case stated by the Workers' Compensation Commissioner pursuant to section 37, sub-section 4, of the Workers' Compensation Act…

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Boy Charged with Murder of Bootmaker Adelaide, May 3

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 6

A boy of 15 years 8 months was arrested today (Saturday) a few hours after an aged bootmaker was found if dead [?]n the yard of his North Adelaide shop…

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Boy Charged with Murder Remanded In Custody ADELAIDE

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 1

BRIAN JOHN TURNER, 15 years and eight months, appeared in the Adelaide Children's Court today charged with…

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Alleged Theft From House Woman Remanded In Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 1

HOW a 48-year-old domestic, who was living at Menindee, allegedly ransacked a man's home while he was absent in Mildura and set up house…

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Man Remanded on Assault Charge

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 May 1941 · page 1

The raising of an interesting legal point led to the further remand of Thomas Michael Kearns (18), laborer, when he appeared before Mr. Solling,…

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Assault Case Adjourned

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 3

Thomas Michael Kearns [?] laborer, who appeared in the Police Court yesterday before the Magistrate. Mr. R. S[?]ing, on a charge of unlawful assault…

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Woman On Theft Charge

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 3

Ethel May Barton [?] domestic, was charged in the Police Court yesterday before Mr. R. Bolling, S.M., with on or about March 14, 1941, at Menindee,…

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Army Boots Case Prosecutions in High Court Sydney, May 5

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 1

The Federal Attorney General, Mr. Hughes, announced tonight that a [?]cution will be launched in the High Court against a number of persons for…

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Mr. A. Hendry's Death Probed Police Evidence at Inquest What Postmortem Revealed

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 May 1941 · page 3

EVIDENCE that a pocket watch that Mr. Alexander Goldie Hendry had on the night he met his death, had stopped at 12.12 a.m., was given this afternoon before the Coroner (Mr. Soiling) when the inquest into his…

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Alleged Murder of Wife Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 4

Thomas O'Donnell (45), woodcutter, of Colac, was charged before Mr. Justice Lowe, in the Geelong Supreme Court today, with the murder…

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Health Inspector's Prosecutions 3 Cases Before Court

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 5

The Health Inspector, Mr. S. J. J. Davey, prosecuted in three cones before the Police Court yesterday. Andre Antonatos, cafe proprietor, at…

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All Postal Votes Now Obtainable At Court House

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 6

As a final aid to those people of both electorates who will be unable to go personally to the polling booths on Saturday, either because of sickness or some…

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Tobruk Holding Out Enemy Assault Preparations Broken Up New Defences In Outer Sector Thrown Up LONDON, May 5

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 7 May 1941 · page 1

After breaking up Italian and German preparations for fresh attacks against Tobruk, the British forces yesterday threw up new defences facing the south-western sector of the outer defence ring which the enemy occupied last week…

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Failed To Register Three Months' Gaol Wellington, N.Z., May 7

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 8 May 1941 · page 3

The Kaltain Magistrate sentenced a young man to three months' hard labor for having failed to register for military service. "You appear to be a…

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Police Offices

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 9 May 1941 · page 3

As police will be engaged in polling duties on Saturday, the public are informed that on that day the food relief office, allen registration office, and…

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"How to Join the Police Force"

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 May 1941 · page 2

Constable T. Mitchell was the principal speaker at the Prospectors' Club meeting held at the Y.M.C.A. last night. The subject of his talk…

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Driver in Court Council Lorry Involved

Barrier Miner · Monday 12 May 1941 · page 3

"A[?]LMEIDA drove the car, but I said I would take the blame, and I am not going to pot on a mate." This statement was…

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Charged with Murder of Society Woman

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 May 1941 · page 1

AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Tuesday.— Leonard Neilling (29) was charged with having murdered Marjorie Livingstone Horton (49), a well…

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