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Courts & crime, 1909

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Broken Hill Miners Locked Out Proprietary Company's Illegal Act. Commonwealth Arbitration Court Flouted

The Worker · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 21

Since withdrawing from the miners' committee the Proprietary officials have propounded various schemes for a new working agreement, but, in every instance, the basis…

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Broken Hill Strike. Police Force Augmented by One Hundred Men. an Attempt at an Amicable Settlement

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 7 January 1909 · page 2

Latest advices from Broken Hill seem to indicate that the industrial war it to be a prolonged one, owing to the fact that the unionists are determined not to budge…

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Alleged Murder

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 2

Albert Johansen, 39 years of age, a wharf labourer, was arrested last night and charged with the wilful murder of his wife. Mis. Johansen was found…

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Police Court. WEDNESDAY, Before Mr. E. Doidge, J.P. DRUNK

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 2

Robert Patrick Watmore was charged with drunkenness on Tuesday, and pleading guilty, and saying he intended to put himself "under the Blackfellows' Act,"…

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We Waa Murder. Identity Wanted

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 3

The following is a description of the man who was recently mur deled at We Waa, find the information is published with a view of…

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Country Police Protection

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 5

Wagga is badly off just now for police protection. Late on Wednesday night instructions were received for the immediate…

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Lawless Broken Hill. Terrorising the Police

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 8 January 1909 · page 2

THE situation in connection with the dispute with the Proprietary mines, Broken Hill, developed rapidly on Monday afternoon. After the men…

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Police Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 4

A Victim to Blighted Affection.— James Biddell stood in the dock a perfect impersonation of injured innocence, charged by that indefatigable…

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Depletion of Police Force

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 2

The action of the authorities in sending to Broken Hill half of the local police strength of 12 members, and leaving only half a dozen men for the…

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Alleged Child Murder. Accused Granted Bail in £200. SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 2

Judge Sly, sitting in Chambers, granted bail in £200 to a young woman named Rebecca Jones, a spinster, who was committed for trial at…

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Not Necessarily Murder. Post Mortem Reveals Diseased Organs. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 2

A post mortem examination of the body of May Joeansen, who teas found dead to a lodging-house in King-street on Thursday evening, showed that death…

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The Conveyance of Police. Appeal to Federal Government

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 2

The executive of the combined unions sent a communication to the Prime Minister last evening, asking if the Labor Government would allow…

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The Barrier Crisis a Grave Situation. More Police Sent. Pickets Under the Red Flag. Broken Hill

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 2

The much-debated arrival of additional police took place shortly after [?] o'clock this morning, and passed off without the slightest symptom of a…

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The Industrial War. Delegate to Attend the Arbitration Court. "The World for the World's Workers."

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 January 1909 · page 2

The struggle for supremacy between the combined unions and the mine-owners of Broken Hill still continues though both sides have been inactive…

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Theft on a Train

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 2

A bag containing 15 packages of securities has been stolen from a railway carriage in Paris…

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Wagga Police Court. Publican Prosecuted for Serving Lodgers

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 3

Chas. Matthew Keene. licensee of the White Horse Hotel, appeared before Mr Stevenson, P.M., yesterday morning at the Wagga Police Court,…

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Police Telegrams. Serious Riot

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 2

The Inspector-General of Police received the following telegrams from Superintendent Johnston. The first wire teed:—…

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Wagga Police Court. Monday, January 11. (Before Mr. Stevenson, P.m.). Old-age Pensioner in Trouble

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 3

Au old-age pensioner named Albert Smith was charged with being found unlawfully on, licensed premises on Sunday, January 3. Accused pleaded…

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The Domesties Harass the Police

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 2

The question whether the domestic employees of the union should call out its members as a protest against serving policemen was considered by…

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A Morning Greeting. Prosecution Under Police Offences Act

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 12 January 1909 · page 4

At the Wagga Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr Goo. Stevenson, P.M., Henry Thompson Davidson proceeded against Joseph Hanson for…

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