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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1947

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Protest Against Divorce Court Remark Objects To Good Hiding

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 3

Sydney, February 5. — The New Housewives Association has protested to the Minister ol Justice, Mr. Downing, against a remark allegedly made…

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Police Fill In Grave Of Sgt. Mallon After Men Refuse Overtime

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 7

SYDNEY—Two grave diggers at Botany Cemetery yesterday refused to fill in a grave after the coffin containing the remains of Sergeant Charles Patrick Malton (56) of Broken Hill had been lowered. They…

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Nurse Tells Court of Finding of Body of Murdered Girl

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 8

DRISBANE— Evidence of finding the body of Miss Bronia Mary Armstrong in a room at the Brisbane Associated Friendly Societies' Institute was given in the police court by a nurse employed at the institute…

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Daring Theft In Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 4

ADELAIDE— A woman walked into a city hairdressing salon, picked up a handbag containing two diamond rings worth…

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Taxation Documents In Court

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 1

Sydney, February 6.—Confidential documents were produced in the Central Court today by the Taxation Department in [?] to a subpoena issued on behalf…

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Piercing Screams Heard Evidence In Brisbane Murder Trial

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 4

Brisbane, February 6.—Screams of a woman or girl coming from rooms in the Brisbane Associated Friendly Societies Institute lasted for about two…

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Seven Youths Charged With Rape

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 1

Sydney, February 7.—Seven youths, charged with rape, claimed that the woman in the case was a consenting party, Mr. Sollings, S.M., was told in…

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Evidence In Armstrong Murder

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 1

Brisbane, February 7.—A witness in he Armstrong murder charge said to-day that he had surprised the accused. Brown, with his arms around Bronia…

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Man For Trial For Murder Of Stenographer

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 4

BRISBANE—Reginald Wingfield Spence Brown (49), accountant, was today committed for trial on a charge of having…

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Cigarettes In Murder Clue HAMBURG, February 8—

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 4

One thousand cigarettes from stocks confiscated from black marketers are being offered by Hamburg police as…

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Police Ecg In Search For Woman's Assailant

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 8

SYDNEY—Forty police, assisted by the police dog Souri, continuied the search this morning for an elderly man who allegedly twice shot a woman at Granville late yesterday afternoon. He is believed to be armed and still hiding in the district…

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Refused To Take Oath Cited For Contempt Of Court

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 1

Washington, February 7.—Gerhard E[?]sler. German born alleged agent of the Communist Internationale of Moscow was arrested on Tuesday at the…

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Alleged Theft Of Cutlery From Griff's Man To Face Charges

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 1

A 42 year-old miner was arrested in the early hours of Sunday morning and charged with breaking, entering and stealing from the premises of Frank…

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Police Raids On Queensland Cameramen

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 4

BRISBANE— Police blitzes have almost completely driven candid cameramen from Brisbane streets. The…

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Police Check Up On Dead Man

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 8

BRISBANE— Until results of a postmortem are available later today, police will not know whether foul play caused the…

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Police Chase Ends In Arrest For Robbery

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 2

NOTICING a man acting suspiciously in Argent Street, between Sulphide and Bromide Streets in the early hours of…

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Riotous Scene In Sydney Police Draw Batons On Mob

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 1

Sydney, February 9.—One of the worst demonstrations to which the police have been subjected in Sydney occurred on Saturday afternoon at Petersham. A police squad of more than 20 was menaced by a crowd of over 200 and batans and…

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3 Young Jews Sentenced to Death

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 1

LONDON, February 10—Three young Jews were sentenced to death in Jerusalem today for carrying firearms and raw hide…

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Theft of £15,750 in Notes

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 4

London, February 10—A firm of assessors offers a reward of £1,000 for the recovery of £15,750 in banknotes which was stolen in a mailbag on the train…

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Goldberg Still In England Charged With Cheating The Customs

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 1

Sydney, February 10.—When the case in which Joseph Goldberg. Sydney businessman, is charged with having imported [?]rchibited goods on the S.S…

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