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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1954

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£100 Reward for Jewel Theft Information

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 1

Following the theft of about £1,600 worth of rings, watches and pearls from F. A. . Wicks's store on Christmas Day, the firm has offered a reward of £100 for…

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Got Rich On Bernborough; Now In Court

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 1 January 1954 · page 1

Sydney. Dec 31:—Misr. [?]anne Taks (50). an Estonian who once bet £14,000 on Bemborough, was…

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Clerk, 18, on Charge of Stealing

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 January 1954 · page 7

Sydney: Terrance Andrew Watson (18), clerk, of Dennison Street, Hamilton, was charged in Central-Court of…

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Clerk, 18, on Charge of Stealing

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 January 1954 · page 7

Sydney: Terrance Andrew Watson (18), clerk, of Dennison Street, Hamilton, was charged in Central Court of…

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Medals for Police

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 January 1954 · page 7

Sydney: In the New Year honors the King's Police and Fire Brigade Services Medal for distinguished…

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Medals for Police

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 January 1954 · page 7

Sydney: In the New Year honors the King's Police and Fire Brigade Services Medal for distinguished…

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Gunmen out of Police Net

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 January 1954 · page 1

Melbourne: Heavily armed police throughout Gippsland and a large team of Melbourne's top detectives…

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Gunmen out of Police Net

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 January 1954 · page 5

Melbourne: Heavily armed police throughout Gippsland and a large team of Melbourne's top detectives…

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Gaol If They Don't Look After Parents

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 7

TOKIO. Japanese children are neglecting their parents and are liable to gaol…

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Farouk man before court

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 1

FUAD SERAG EL DIN, once the strong man of Egypt's Wafdist Party, when he…

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Police Warning on Use of Fire

Barrier Miner · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 2

Police today issued an appeal to campers and other travellers in the outback to be careful in their use of fire…

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New Police Motor Cycle For Royal Tour

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 4 January 1954 · page 4

Among interesting models in the motor cycle section of the recent Cycle and Motor Cycle Show at Earl's Court,…

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Woman Charged With Attempted Murder

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 2

Balaklava: A middle-aged farmer's wife was alleged in the Balaklava Police Court today to have put strychnine in a jug of tea she gave her husband on Christmas Eve…

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Alleged Theft of Voucher

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 2

A 25-years-old miner at the New Broken Hill Consolidated Mine has been charged by the police following the…

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Police Intensify Search for Gunmen

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 5 January 1954 · page 6

Melbourne: Four dangerous gunmen who have eluded an extensive police search are thought to be still hiding in Melbourne. "We'll get them", a senior police officer said…

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Hanged for Murder

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 6 January 1954 · page 1

London, Tuesday: Robert William Moore (27), was hanged at Leeds today for having shot and robbed a…

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£71,000 Theft

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 11

Washington, Wednesday: A thief stole 160,000 dollars (about £A,71,000) from a vault at the United States…

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Gaol for Cook

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 1

A 52-year-oId shearer's cook, Edward James Donnellan, was sentenced to 1[?] days' Imprisonment with…

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Charge of Murder

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 11

Tamworth: In Werris Creek Coroner's Court, the district coroner (Mr. J. J. Cavanagh) committed…

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Prisoner Stabbed In Gaol Brawl

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 3

Sydney. Jan. 6: A prisoner stabbed a fellow prisoner during a fellow prisoner during a fight at Bathurst Gaol today. Police…

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