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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1949

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Pension Rates For Widows Of Police

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 4

Sydney, May 4.—The minimum rate of pension paid to widows of policemen killed on duly was not us much as paid to junior girls working in…

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Sedition Denied Communist In Court

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 3

Perth, May 4.—Kevin Martin Healy chairman of the West Australian Communist Party, at the Perth Police Court today denied two charges of writing…

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EMPLOYERS Have To Give Court Assurance

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 3

Sydney, May 4. — Before the Full Beach of the Arbitration Court would hear an application by the Metal Trades Employers' Association today…

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Police Application to State Government Sgt. Reddington Elected

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 5 May 1949 · page 5

Sydney, May 4.—Policemen in N.S.W will have the right to contest Parliamentary elections and to become alderman of municipal councils if a request for these…

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Police Dump Premier

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 May 1949 · page 1

Sydney— A deputation from the Police Association to ask the Premier (Mr. McGirr) to transfer control of the Police Department…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 May 1949 · page 5

Charles Henry Richards (45), shearer, of 622 Beryl Street, was fined £2 in the Police Court this morning by Mr. E. T. A. Smythe,…

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In Gaol In Instalments

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 May 1949 · page 3

Philadelphia, May 6— Amos Glover and his wife will take turns attending gaol. Each will spend two different days in prison…

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Police Boys Win Colts Cricket

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 May 1949 · page 8

Police Boys' Club won the Colts section premiership, of the cricket competition today. They defeated Y.C.W. by 230 runs…

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Police Rescue Yarra Bank Communists

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 May 1949 · page 3

Melbourne— Police reinforcements were rushed to the Yarra bank yesterday to protect Communist speakers after an angry crowd of sailors and former servicemen had threatened to throw them…

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The Barrier Miner Monday, May 9, 1949. Privileges Sought by the Police

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 May 1949 · page 2

VENTURING on delicate ground, the Police Association is to ask the Premier (Mr. J. McGirr) to give up control of the force. The request is that he shall transfer the department to another Minister…

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Fined for Theft

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 10 May 1949 · page 6

Edward Allan Slee, carpenter, of 24 Wolfram Street, was fined £5, in default 11 days' hard labor, by Mr. A. N. Bott, S.M., in the Police Court today af ter Slee had pleaded not guilty to stealing a spanner…

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£67,000 Cheque Theft in City

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 10 May 1949 · page 1

Sydney May 9.—A T A A. 30 cwt. truck containing cheques totalling £67.000 was stolen from a city street this…

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Convicted On Stealing Charge

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 2

Appearing in the Police Court of a stealing charge yesterday. Edward Allan Slee was convicted by Mr. A. N. Bott. S.M. and ordered to pay a line…

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Police Changes

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 1

Constable D. Gall (Wilcannia) has resigned from the police force his duties terminating today. Constable Gall has been lock-up…

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On Six Charges in Relation to Theft

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 2

Sydney, May 9.—Arthur Tobin (33) engineer, who appeared at Central Court on Friday, had been arrested while attempting to sell loose diamonds the…

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400 Police In Manhunt

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 8

Cairo, May 10.—Four hundred Egyptian police raided 700 houses in Cairo's biggest manhunt for members of the outlawed Moslem…

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The Barrier Miner Wednesday, May 11, 1949. Irritating Court of Arbitration

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 May 1949 · page 2

DURING the controversy which succeeded the imprisonment of a union official (Mr. Mcphillips) for what was described as a reflection on the Arbitration Court many excuses were pleaded on his…

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Theft Of Sprays

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 3

Two of four new sprays placed in a shower, room at the Zinc Corporation have been stolen. The sprays were put in the old…

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Police escort for Governor

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 1

MOUNTED POLICE LANCERS provided an escort for the Governor (Sir Willoughby Norrie) when he arrived at Morphettville yesterday afternoon for the Adelaide Cup meeting…

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Fair Rents Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 May 1949 · page 8

An action for "a determination of the fair rent of premises, at 72 Iodide Street by William Richard John Shaw was adjourned til…

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