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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1946

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Police And Strikers Clash In U.S.

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 2 March 1946 · page 1

Philadelphia, March 1.—In a club [?]inging melee lasting thirty minutes the police on horseback, motor cycles and patrol cars routed 3000 strikers and…

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Apprentices And Strikes Arbitration Court Ruling

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 2 March 1946 · page 1

Sydney, March 1.—Aftermath of recent power restrictions was Judge O'Mara's refusal in the Federal Arbitration Court to grant employers the…

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Forty Hour Week and Court Actu Has Surprise Move In Store

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 2 March 1946 · page 1

Melbourne, March 1.—If certain things happened in the Arbitration Court on Monday in the 40-hours working week application, advocates of direct action would shudder with fear" when they heard what the ACTU would propose, Mr. A. E. Monk, ACTU…

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Man Gaoled For Assault On His Sister

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 March 1946 · page 4

A YOUNG man who appeared in the Police Court this morning on charges of unlawfully assaulting his sister and having insufficient lawful means of support was sentenced to two months' imprisonment…

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District Court Cases Tomorrow

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 March 1946 · page 1

AT the Courthouse at 10 a.m. tomorrow Judge F. W. Berne will preside over a session of the Supreme Court in…

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Gaoled For Vagrancy And Assault

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 5 March 1946 · page 4

In the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. A. R. Raschke, Deputy S.M., Owen Khan (30), laborer, appeared on a charge of unlawfully assaulting Lilla…

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District Court Commences Today

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 5 March 1946 · page 3

First sitting of the District Court for 1946 will commence at the Court House at 10 o'clock this morning before His Honor Judge Berne…

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Cases Today In District Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 March 1946 · page 4

In the District Court today before Judge Derne, in the case in which D. & J. Fowler Ltd. summonsed W. Shine for goods sold…

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Judge Congratulates Police Inspector

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 March 1946 · page 5

In the Court of Quarter Sessions yesterday Judge Berne said that before proceedings commenced he had noted with pleasure…

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Police Fire To Stop Car

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 6 March 1946 · page 1

Melbourne. March 4—Shots were fired by members of a police wireless patrol to stop a car in St. Kilda Road early on Saturday morning…

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Divorce Cases for District Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 March 1946 · page 5

Judge Berne presided over a sitting of the District Court, Matrimonial Causes Jurisdiction, in the Courthouse yesterday…

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Hospital Staff Shortages Arbitration Court Case

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 6 March 1946 · page 1

Sydney, March 5—A shortage of nurses and domestic staff in hospitals was partly due to wages and poor conditions, said the Minister for Health, Mr…

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One Escapee Recaptured Police Closing In On The Other

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 6 March 1946 · page 1

Sydney, March 5—After an an night[?]chase in which more than 200 police and 20 radio can participated, one of the two persons who escaped from a prison…

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Poles to Die for Murder

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 7

LONDON, March 6.—Reuter's correspondent in Berlin states that British court has sentenced four Poles to death for murder…

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Escapees Remanded in Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY—Henry James Mitchell (21), laborer, in the Central Police Court yesterday declared that he could have…

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Transfer of Court Official

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 1

Mr. F. Horsington, of the Courthouse staff, has received notice of transfer to Sydney. He will leave the Courthouse tomorrow and Broken…

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Brewery Strike Continues And Court Adjourns

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 March 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY.—In the Federal Arbitration Court today Judge O'Mara adjourned until Wednesday next his inquiry into the…

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Victimisation Alleged Case Before Court

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 1

Sydney, Much 8.—O "flagrant victimisation" was levelled against Broken Hill Pty. Ltd., by the general secretary of the Ironworkers Association Mr. F…

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Alleged Murder

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 8

SYDNEY—At the Quarter Sessions today William Robert Bathgate pleaded not guilty to a charge of having murdered Luigi…

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Man Gaoled for Assault on Woman

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Before Julge Barton at the Quarter Sessions Frederick William Marshall (22), laborer, was sentenced to five…

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