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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1946

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 1

In the Licensing Court this afternoon Mr. H. Isles, Licensing Magistrate, received the quarterly licensing report for the Broken…

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Woman Gagged In Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 April 1946 · page 6

NEW YORK, April 10.—Because she screamed and yelled during her trial for murder today, Mrs. Esperanzo…

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Crown Drops Murder Charge

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 1

Melbourne, April 11.—The Crown has decided not to prosecute in the case in which Fred George Poland was committed for trial on a…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 6

In the Licensing Court yesterday. Mr. H. Isles, Licensing Magistrate received the quarterly licensing report for the Broken Hill district…

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Warden's Court

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 2

Hans Peter Fi[?]en, contractor in the Warden's Court yesterday applied for permission to lay a pipe line from a dam near Egebek…

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High Court Appointments

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 5

Canberra, April 11.—Churned of political appointments to the nigh Court were refuted in the Senate today. The Acting Government Leader…

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Police Drive For Boys Club And T.B. Appeal; All Working Hard (Contributed.)

Barrier Miner · Friday 12 April 1946 · page 4

THE work of the New South Wales police—from cadet to Commissioner—in every conceivable field of patriotic and charitable endeavor, does not require eulogising, it is too well known," and has inevitably…

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Police News

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 April 1946 · page 5

Constable R. Day has been advised of his transfer to No. 1 (Clarence Street) Division, Sydney. Constable Day came to…

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Scandal At U.S. Naval Academy Probed; Graft, theft Alleged

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 April 1946 · page 4

WASHINGTON, April 14.—A scandal at the Naval Academy at Annapolis involving alleged thefts, graft and nepotism among members of the Academy's 76-man band and the luxurious officers' club at North…

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Chinese Puppets Sentenced

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 1

Shanghai. April 14.—Chen Kungapo, former head of the Nanking Puppet Government, has been convicted of treason and sentenced to death…

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Alleged Murder

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY—At the Central Court today Christopher Ransome (52), who it was stated was recently released from an…

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Broken Hull Man Fined for Assault

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 1

ADELAIDE.—In a reserved judgment in the Adelaide Police Court yesterday the S.M. convicted Aron Feldman, of…

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Secret Police Promotion Considerable Discontent

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 16 April 1946 · page 1

Sydney, April 15.—System of "secret promotions" within the police force wa a serious anomaly and likely to cause considerable discontent if it were…

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Revival Feared Of Murder Inc

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 April 1946 · page 1

NEW YORK, April 16.—Fears that Murder Inc., a mob of gangsters and killers who plagued Brooklyn in the '30's, will be revived in New York, were expressed by Mayor O'Dwyer at his press conference yesterday. Murder Inc. had a scale of…

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Police Boys' Club Dance

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 17 April 1946 · page 1

On Saturday, night an old style dance will be held at Burk Ward Hall. Proceeds will be handed to the Citizens and Police Boys' Club. There will be a confetti battle…

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Committed For Trial On Stealing Charge

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 18 April 1946 · page 3

After bearing the Police evidence yesterday in the Police Court, when Michael Horace Brady, 43, timberman, was charged with having broken and…

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Claim For Possession Magistrate Refuses Order

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 18 April 1946 · page 3

In the Court of Petty Sections, before Mr. H. Isles, S.M., yesterday Mrs. Greta Cl[?] Cavendar applied for an order to be put in possession of her premises at…

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Woman On Murder Charge

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 18 April 1946 · page 1

Sydney, April 16.—In the Coroner's Court today, Dorothy Irene Gordon (39), of Marks Avenue. Kogarah, was committed for trial on a charge of having…

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Silverton Police Station

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 18 April 1946 · page 3

Some little time ago the Resumed Properties Department advertised the Silverton Police Station as being to let. So far no one has taken up residence in…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 April 1946 · page 1

Licenses of two hotels at Tibooburra were transferred in the Licensing Court today before Mr. A. A. Raschke,…

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