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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1954

1,159 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 5 of 58

Police Support

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 1

This decision and view were forwarded to the police, bringing from the Traffic Branch…

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Magill Absconders Believed Connected With Local Car Theft

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 3

Two absconders from the Magill Reformatory are believed to be responsible for the theft of a car from…

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Customs Man Threatened; Police Guard

Barrier Miner · Friday 22 January 1954 · page 1

Melbourne: Police have kept a night-long water, over the Brighton home of the Collector of Customs…

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Arrest for Bike Theft

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 January 1954 · page 12

Melbourne: A youth stood on the footpath outside a Collingwood bicycle shop at 2 a.m. today, eyeing…

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Arrest for Bike Theft

Barrier Miner · Saturday 23 January 1954 · page 6

Melbourne: A youth stood on the footpath outside a Collingwood bicycle shop at 2 a.m. today, eyeing…

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Charged Man Killed

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 5

Sydney: A train killed Peter McSullea (51) the day after he was charged with having been drunk while…

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Alleged Theft of Mail

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 3

Sydney: Mr. Cocks, S.M., at Hornsby Court committed a youth for trial on a charge of having stolen a mailbag…

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Woman Gaoled for Theft

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 5

Melbourne: Mrs. Jean Mc Coll Wilson, an attractive 44-years-old woman, was sentenced in Richmond Court…

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Man Gaoled in Stealing Cases

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 3

A 31-year-old laborer was gaoled for three months when he appeared in the Court of Petty Sessions today on two charges of…

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Spy Sent to Gaol for 23 Years

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 2

London: An American Court at Frankfurt, Germany, sentenced to 23 years' imprisonment a…

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Youth, 16, Faces Murder Charge

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 1

Brisbane: A youth aged 16 was remanded for eight days without bail when he was charged at Monto Children's Court today with having murdered…

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Police Watch for Firebugs

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 2

Sydney: Extra police have been drafted to the Granville area of Sydney in an attempt to catch the…

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Remanded in Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 12

A 28-years-old laborer, Ernest Draper Heath, was remanded until January 27, when he appeared before…

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Court Stops Late Hours

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 10

London: An allied military court in Trieste sentenced five youths to be home by 10 o'clock every…

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Local Traffic And The Police (To The Editor)

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 25 January 1954 · page 4

Sir.—Among all the words written about the Broken Hill traffic problem, the most ineffective is "The…

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Assault & Robbery Alleged in Court; Man Sent for Trial

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 12

A 23 year old laborer was committed for trial on an assault and robbery charge when he appeared before Mr. C. L. Fischer, S M., in the Court of Petty Sessions today. The man, Kevin Edward Ireland, was charged with having…

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Stop Press Allegwd Theft

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 12

Melbourne: John Montgomery, acting manager of Morr Meat Company's store, was remanded on £100 bail, with surety of £100,…

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£1469 Theft Two Men Arrested

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 2

Melbourne: Detectives last night charged two men with the theft of £1469 from…

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4 Men Charged with Robbery

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 6

Sydney: Four men were charged with armed robbery following an alleged hold-up on the Brisbane-Sydney highway near Armidale, in northern N.S.W…

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Police Catch up on Confidence Men

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 January 1954 · page 8

Sydney: Detectives watching for confidence men, "magsmen", and other undesirables who may gather in Sydney during the Royal tour, arrested four suspects…

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