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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1949

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Police Transfer

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 1

Constable G. Baker, of the Central police, will leave tomorrow for Wilcannia to take up duty as officer in charge…

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Acquittal In Sydney Murder

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 5

Sydney.—A Central Criminal Court jury acquitted Ronald Albert Loveday, 32, gardener, charged with having murdered his cousin,…

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Submissions in Arbitration Court

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 6

Melbourne, August 31. — Counsel for the unions began making submissions regarding the court's jurisdiction over female rates in the Full Arbitration…

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Comic Court In Smart Gallop

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 12

Melbourne—The Caulfield Cup favorite, Comic Court, went six furlongs in 1.21½, the last two in 26., with Comedy Prince, at…

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Hotel Theft

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 3

Brisbane.—Police believe that thieves who stole £520 from a safe at the Grosvenor Hotel, City, found a duplicate key to the safe…

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Court Sequel To Hillston Robbery Charged Man Remanded

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 5

James Henry Ingeledew (33) was yesterday charged in the Police Court with having broken and entered a garage in Hillston owned by John…

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IVANHOE Arrest in Connection With Car Theft

Western Grazier · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 2

An arrest was made on Wednesday at Ivanhoe in connection with the alleged theft of a car from London (South Australia) on August 14 Interviewed by…

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Great Haul by Police

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 3

London, September 1.—Scotland Yard seized £10,000 worth of banknotes and huge sums of bullion and uncut diamonds in a…

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Thirty-eight Chinese Released From Gaol Further Hearing Of Case

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 2

Sydney, September 1.—Thirty-eight Chinese granted bail last Monday were released from Lena Bay Gaol at 6.30 o'clock last night. The boil, totalling £9,500, was lodged by 14 wealthy Chinese businessmen in Sydney to secure their release…

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Industrial Court Mr. Justice Taylor Hears Matters

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 2 September 1949 · page 2

Mr. Justice Taylor presided at a sitting of the Industrial Court at the Courthouse yesterday morning. The Court will sit again today and Monday…

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Gaol Escapees Remanded On Assault And Robbery Charges

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 3 September 1949 · page 1

Sydney, September 2.—Darcy Exekiel Dugan (28) and William Cecil Mears. the Luny Bay Gaol escapees, were remanded in the Paddington Court…

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Dobson Arrested And Charged

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 3 September 1949 · page 1

Townsville. September 2. — William Thomas Dobson (22), former assistant secretary of the A.L.P. Industrial Group in the Federated Clerks Union in…

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Industrial Court Judge Hears Hospital Matters

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 3 September 1949 · page 2

Representatives of the B.I.C., T.E.U and Hospital Board met Mr. Justice Taylor at the Courthouse yesterday morning to discuss several matters in…

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Comic Court Brillaint In Memsie Stakes Win

Barrier Miner · Saturday 3 September 1949 · page 1

Caulfield.—Comic Court save his countless Caulfield Cup backers great heart by the manner in which he brilliantly won the Memsie Stakes. He beat Carbon Copy by three-quarters of a length, with Lord Revel a close third. Comic Court was always a hot favorite, and it was possible to get 10 to 9…

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Time Theft Alleged

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 September 1949 · page 7

Now York, September 4.—An employee has been charged at Elizabeth, New Jersey, with having stolen his company's time. The…

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13 Charged On Black Market

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 September 1949 · page 2

Now York, September 4.—Thirteen men who allegedly worked a £150,000 export racket were indicted by a Federal Grand Jury…

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Attempted Burglary

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 6 September 1949 · page 2

A theif who attempted to rob a house in Blende Street was disturbed last night after he had forced an entry into the premises…

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Murder Charge

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 September 1949 · page 1

Melbourne. — Detectives today charged a Ukrainian with the murder of another Ukrainian who died at a migrant camp at…

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Man Stabbed, Woman Charged

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 6 September 1949 · page 3

Sydney, September 4. —Detectives found a man lying on a blood-seaked bed stabbed in the left arm, shoulder and chest at Newtown last night. He was…

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Union Officials Comment on Gaol

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 6 September 1949 · page 4

Sydney, September 4.—Three of the eight union officials recently released from Long Bay Gaol. where they were sent for contempt of court, dented before…

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