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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1952

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Stealing Spree Ends in Gaol Term Goods Valued At £480 Stolen In 2 Weeks

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 3 April 1952 · page 3

A stealing spree, involving over £480 worth of material ended abruptly in the Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, when the instigators received penalties ranging from twelve months to three months'…

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Attempted Murder

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 3 April 1952 · page 1

Adelaide, April 2. —- Margaret Jean Anderson (29), married, of the Adelaide suburb of Swansea was charged in the Police Court…

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Bomb In Police Chief's Letter Box Relieved To the Work Of Manias

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 3 April 1952 · page 4

Sydney, April [?] believe at [?] placed [?] letter box of the Acting Commissioner for…

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Police Seek Two Women

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 April 1952 · page 1

Broken Hill Police are seeking a woman and her daughter who came to Broken Hill from Perth about 24…

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Police Stop Free Meat Half-hour

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 April 1952 · page 10

AUCKLAND, Police have stopped suburban butcher. Ernest Fowler giving…

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Charged With Darling Point Murder Man In Depressed Mood,Says Police

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 8 April 1952 · page 1

Sydney, April 7.—Mirofi[?] Tuma (27). of Roslyn Gardens, Elizabeth Bay, charged with having murdered Alfred Nils Dahiberg (35),…

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Boy Cleared on Murder Count

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 8 April 1952 · page 1

New York, Monday—A judge in a juvenile court today acquitted Harold, Lorentson (13), on a charge of having strangled Lyde Kitchener (.12) Vin November. lt was claimed wherv,…

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Qld. Police Have Grievances

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 8 April 1952 · page 1

Brisbane, April 7.—Premier Gair will announce his decision on the Police Union executive claims either tomorrow or Wednesday…

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Actor Acts- in Gaol

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 April 1952 · page 1

HOLLYWOOD, British film actor Robert Newton (pictured here) was fined…

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Murderous Assault of Teacher Alleged

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 4

New York, April 9.—Fred McCall (15), bourding school pupil has been charges at Clay[?]on Georgin, with a murderous assault…

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Croshy For Court Appearances

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 10 April 1952 · page 2

San Francisca, April 9. — B[?]g Crasby, one of the national highest paid entertainers will receive a maximum fee of about £13 for a…

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Two Months Gaol For Theft

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 11 April 1952 · page 4

A sentence of two months hard labor was imposed upon a 31-year-old shearer by the Magistrate (Mr. W. H. Hali, S.M.) yesterday after…

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Suicide in Gaol Cell

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 11 April 1952 · page 3

Sydney, April 10—Robert Donald Armour (22), sentenced at Parramatta Quarter Sessions yesterday to three years gaol and declared an…

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Stealing Spree By Boys Thefts From Cars, Homes

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 11 April 1952 · page 1

Five boys have been arrested and charged with thefts from cars and houses during Wednesday night and…

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Allegedly Fleeced Homeseekers Man Charged On Seven Counts

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 11 April 1952 · page 3

Sydney, April 10. — Raymond Henry Barton (27), clerk. Tasker Avenue, Campsie, was charged on seven counts before Mr. Doolan…

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Police Warning To Garage Proprietors

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 11 April 1952 · page 3

Police yesterday issued a warning to all local garage proprietors against swerving of petrol or giving any service today (Good Friday)…

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Chargfs of Theft

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 April 1952 · page 2

Stealing charges have been preferred against five boys whose ages range from 9 to 13 years…

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Police Warn Traiieiis

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 April 1952 · page 1

The attention of all persons conducting trading in rifles and ammunition, Is drawn to the fact that it is…

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Theft- of Battery

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 April 1952 · page 3

For stealing a motor car battery valued at £6 belonging to the Ozone Theatre, Arnold Burns, was ordered…

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Theft From Shire Safe

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 April 1952 · page 1

Wonthaggi. — Cheques worth £987 and £51 in cash have disappeared from the strongroom of the shire…

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