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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1949

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Police Reward for Murderer

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 April 1949 · page 1

Sydney—A reward of at least £1000 has been offered by the State Government this week for information leading to the arrest…

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Sharpley Stories Court Action On Copyright

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 25 April 1949 · page 1

Sydney, April 24.—In the Equity Court on Friday the "Sydney Morning Herald" and the "Herald" and "Weekly Times" (Melbourne) were granted an…

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U.s.police Murder Mystery

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 April 1949 · page 6

New York, April 25.—Detectives are searching for a friend of the Metropolitan Opera tenor, John Garrison (36), whose body…

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Assault Case Continues

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 28 April 1949 · page 3

Sydney, April 27.—Lars Gustav Drundahl said in the Quarter Sessions he was never asked to [?]in the Nazi Party because be was not of fail German…

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Stones Charged For As Coal

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 April 1949 · page 2

Sydney.—The Acting Transport Minister (Mr. Sheahan) staid that bricks, dirt, stones and boulders were among the coal supplied to…

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Despicable Theft By Stolen From Car

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 28 April 1949 · page 3

A black overnight bag containing personal papers, petrol tickets, drivers license and other items was stolen from a sedan car parked outside the Sulphide…

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Police Conference

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 April 1949 · page 8

Annual conference of the N.S.W. Police Association will be held in Sydney from May 2 to 5. Local branch delegate (Sgt. H…

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Police Chief's Tour

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 April 1949 · page 8

Supt. W. L. C. Alford officer in charge of the western N.S.W. police district) will arrive here tonight from Parkes on a tour of the…

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Concilliator Cannot Grant Tea Break High Court Rules

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 30 April 1949 · page 1

Sydney, April 29.—A Federal Conciliation Commissioner has no power to grant a tea break in an industry, the High Court has ruled. It held that the…

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Murder Charge

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 May 1949 · page 1

Sydney— A woman was charged at the Burwood. Police Station to day with having murdered her husband, Frank Herbert Gurney…

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Police Seize Red Books

Barrier Miner · Monday 2 May 1949 · page 1

Sydney— Security police visited the homes of Communist Party members in Perth today and seized several books and plays, Mr. L…

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Civil and Political Rights of Police

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 3 May 1949 · page 1

Sydney, May 2. — Refusal of the State Government to extend full civil and political rights to policemen was vigorously attacked by Mr. G. T. Boston…

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Court Refuses

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 4 May 1949 · page 1

Sydney— The Full Bench of the Arbitration Court today refused to hear an application by the…

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Maroubra Murder £1,000 Reward Offered

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 4 May 1949 · page 5

Sydney, May 3.—A reward of £1,000 is being offered by the State Government for the solution of the Maroubra murder. This step is being taken on…

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Police Promotions System Praised

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 4 May 1949 · page 4

Sydney, May 3.—The present system of police promotion was based on quality of justice, said Mr. C. T. Boston, president of the N.S.W. Police…

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Murder Suspected

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 8

Sydney— The police believe that Robert George Kingland (55), whose body was recorded from a creek at Mullumbimby had been…

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Police Executive

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 2

Sydney— At the annual conference of the New South Wales Police Association yesterday Sergt. H. Reddington, of Broken Hill, was…

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Accused Of Murder Of Husband

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 3

Sydney, May 4.—Accused of bashing her husband to death with a hammer at Enfield a crippled woman was on Monday remanded at Burwood until…

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Police Grow Ambitious

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 3

Sydney— At the N.S.W. Police Association conference yesterday it was decided to seek a right to contest Parliamentary elections…

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Unclaimed Goods at Police Station

Barrier Miner · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 1

Lost property handed to the police in recent weeks include a gent's wrist watch, a two-strand necklace, pair of spectacles and…

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