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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1950

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Comic Court Smart

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 8

Melbourne.—Ridden by J. Purtell Comic Court produced his best form for the autumn when he ran half a mile in 48¾ on the steeple grass at Caulfield today…

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Comic Court Reported Fit

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 8

Melbourne. — Comic Court was pronounced 100 per cent. fit by leading Melbourne veterinary surgeon (Dr. G. G. Heslop), and…

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Court ruling on unborn children

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 January 1950 · page 6

London, —An Edinburgh Court decided today that unborn children were "legally alive" and should…

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Altercation On Torrens Bank Man Charged With Murder

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 1

Adelaide, January 24.—William Henry Rogers (41), laborer, of St. John street. Renown Park, was charged in the Adelaide Police Court today with having at…

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Alleged Racing Not Men Charged in Court

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 1

Adelaide. January 24.—In the Criminal Court today Ernest Ambrose Police (43). platerer, of Park [?]ide, and Timothy Bonaveture McM[?] (60). letterpress…

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Woman Charged with Vic. Rubbish Tip Murder

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 12

Melbourne.—Verna Irene Paterson (50), of Parker Street, Footscray, was charged in the City Court today with the murder of a woman whose partly-clad body was found in the West Melbourne…

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Comic Court Fast

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 12

Melbourne.—Comic Court finished his preparation for the Reid Stakes by sprinting half a mile in 51¼ on the sand at Caulfield today. He gave Berneil a five-lengths start and finished three lengths in…

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Police Repelled by Naked Vice

Barrier Miner · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 11

Paris, January 25.— Vice naked is traditionally repellante and so think the police of Paris…

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Man Remanded For Murder

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 4

Adelaide, January 24.—In the Police Court today William Frederick Kelly (32), laborer, of Modbury, and former POW of the Japanese, was remanded in…

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Mass Murder Of Slave Camp

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 2

Washington, January 26.—More than 11,000,000 people are being worked to death in Soviet slave labor camps, says a Congress of Industrial Organisations statement…

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Check by police on glasses

Barrier Miner · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 2

Sydney.—At least 19 hotels, Including two of Sydney's largest, are listed for prosecution following a police check…

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Member of Parlt. Removed From Court At Golden Casket Inquiry

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 1

Brisbane, January 26.—One Queensland Member of Parliament was forcibly removed from the Court of the Royal Commission into the Golden Casket today and another was threatened with removal "if there is any more nonsense." The…

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Court Post

Barrier Miner · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 2

Melbourne.—Mr. Justice Wilfred Kelsham Fullagar of the Victorian Supreme Court, is mentioned as successor to Sir Hayden Starke,…

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Success For Police Boys Club Band

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 28 January 1950 · page 4

The Citizens-Police Boys Club Band which left Broken Hill on Monday [?] to take part in the Australia. Championships came second in the June…

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Theft of Postal Articles

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 6

Rome, January 28.—Milan police have arrested 11 employees of a Milan transport firm and have charged them with stealing postal…

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14 Years' Gaol for Spy

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 2

Berne, January 2[?].—E[?]il Steiner 60-year-old postal official has been sentenced to 14 years' gaol at Berne, Switzerland, for having…

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12 Months Gaol For Drug Pedlar

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 3

Sydney. January 27.—Found guilty of unlawfully having hi his possession a quantity of marihuana or Indian hemp. Erie Raymond Cook (32). kitchen man,…

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No Motive Is Found In Adelaide Murder

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 1

Adelaide.—No motive has been established for the murder on Saturday night of Herbert Earnest Hall (66), a director of G. Hall & Sons, soft drinks manufacturers…

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Success of Police Boys' Band

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 2

Police Citizens Boys Club band yesterday won the junior quickstep section of the Australian Band Championships at Albury…

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Victim Tells Police Of Robbery

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 January 1950 · page 7

THOMAS B. LLOYD (white) shite, head cashier at Brink's Inc. Transpertation Co. office, Boston, who was one of five…

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