Yugoslav Man Refused Bail In Embassies Plot Case
In Central Court Sydney on Tuesday Jerko Ravnjak, 35, a Kosovo born Yugoslav carpenter of Hurstville, was refused bail again. He faces charges of possession of explosive gelignite and unlawful assault on Detective Alfred Stewart Peate, obstructing a Commonwealth police officer Donald Franklin Taylor, and using unseemly words. The case concerns alleged membership in an organisation aiming to destroy embassies in Australia, with remand to April 26.
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Sydney
Australia
Overscay Wis
Central Court
Jerko Ravnjak
Carpenter
Hurstville
Alfred Stewart Peate
Commonwealth
Donald Franklin Taylor
Jury Fails to Reach Verdict on Assault Charge
An ACT Supreme Court jury retired for over six hours yesterday and failed to agree on a verdict for William Graham Fraser charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Fraser faced allegations tied to events on November 11, 1972, and the trial adjourned for retrial, with bail and representation details noted.
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ACT Supreme Court
William Graham Fraser
Fraser
Fourth Street
Narrabundah
J. B. Norris
J. Mawson
Justice Fox
Atlin James Rourke
Bourke
J. Gallop
H. Strang
Supreme Court
Milan Milosevic
Macquoid Street
Queanbeyan
Licence William Chisholm
Carpenter
Leek Street
Dobson
PDC Constructions
Kings Avenue
Barton
Writ seeks 5 million defamation claim against ABC
A writ issued yesterday in Canberra seeks five million dollars from the Australian Broadcasting Commission for alleged defamation. Filed out of the ACT Supreme Court Registry by O'Neill and Briges on behalf of the NSW Permanent Building Society Ltd of Pit Street Sydney.
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Justice Blackburn
Renee Glushkoff
Stuart Street
Griffith
Glushkoff
S. Wilcox
Augustin M. Petersilka
Lennox Building
John Andrewartha
Coolgardie
Western Australis
Petersilka
Andrewartha
Australian Broadcasting Commission
Northerbourne Avenue
Dickson
ACT Supreme Court
Canberra
Man found not guilty by reason of mental illness in Strathfield murder
Sydney report states 43 year old Dime Dimovski of Matraville was charged with murdering a stationmaster at Strathfield and wounding four others on September 20 last year. Justice MacLenens ordered detention in strict custody under Mental Health Act terms during the Governor's pleasure.
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Sydney
Strathfield
Dimee Dimovski
Matraville
Justice MacLenens
Dimovsky
Pilot guilty of manslaughter at Lake Burragorang
A jury found Cessna 172 pilot Charles Gunnar Lundquist guilty of manslaughter in the deaths of two passengers John William Hills and his son David Hills at Lake Burragorang on April 3 last year. Lundquist, 27, of Pyrmont, was remanded in custody for sentence on Friday after a four hour deliberation at Campbelltown Quarter Sessions.
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Sydney
Lake Burragorang
Charles Gunnar Lundquist
Lundquist
Campbelltown
Donovan
Service- Staton
Decision on hanging two murder convicts in Melbourne
Melbourne's Executive Council will decide in weeks whether two men, Christopher Russell Lowrey and Alf Charles Jan King, condemned for the murder of 15 year old Rosalyn Nulie near Hamilton, should hang. Privy Council dismissed Loweey's appeal. King's petition for leave to appeal rejected. Victorian Attorney General notes reports from psychiatrists and welfare experts will inform the decision. Last Victorian execution occurred in 1967 with Ronald Ryan.
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Melbourne
Executive Council
Christopher Russell Lowrey
Alf Charles Jan King
Rosalyn Nulie
Hamilton
London
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
Loweey
King
George Reid
Books Seized in Brisbane Court Action Against Shadden
A summons directed at managing director Lloyd Nathaniel Shadden to show cause why about 2300 books should not be destroyed was issued by Senior S.M. G. E. Kington at the Brisbane Magistrates Court. The summons returns next Monday after licensing branch detectives seized the books in Yeerongpilly yesterday.
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Brisbane
Loyd Nathaniel Shadden
G. E. Kingston
Brisbane Magistrate's Court
Yeerongnilly
Airline defamation suit against Woman's Day dismissed
After a seven day hearing a New South Wales Supreme Court jury dismissed Sungravure Pty Ltd defamation action against Middle Easy Airlines Airlin over a January 1 1971 Woman's Day story titled Dateline Masada The airline alleged the piece implied lax security and hijacking precautions but the court ruled not defamatory.
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Sydney
Nwsw Supreme Court
Seers Sungravure Pty Ltd
Sungravure
Middle Easy Airlines
Airlin
Sal
Dateline
Fined on drug charges in Newcastle Court
Fines totalling 600 dollars were imposed on four New Zealanders in Newcastle Court on Indian hemp charges. Daggar 19, Malone 20, Tate 23, and Urwin 15 were named. Magistrate Mr Radford imposed 300 dollars on Daggar and 100 dollars on each of the others.
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Newcastle
Newcastle Court
Douglas George Duggar
Brendan Stanley Malone
Christopher Kevin Tate
Rex John Urwin
Darlinghurst
Dwaggar
Mafone
Bondi
Tate
Lewin
Radford
Daggar
Speedboat Driver Charged Over Hawkesbury Collision
Walter Atkins, 40, from Windsor, faced Windsor Court charged with manslaughter after a 50 mph speedboat collided with a raft in a Hawkesbury River race killing Walter Atkins’ raft participant Barry Williams. Atkins claimed he was the driver of Make It and that steering control failed when a clevis pin vibrated out. Hearing adjourned to tomorrow.
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Sydney
Hawkesbury
Windsor Court
Walter
Ronald Atkins
Carpénter
Windsor
Barry Willams
Wilberforce
Atkins
Jury awards damages to disfigured woman against Wollon tone surgeon
A Supreme Court jury awarded $4000 personal injury damages to Maria Mercedes San Gil of Port Kembla against Dr James Joseph Whelan for professional negligence nine years after a mustold operation. The jury found the surgeon unskillful and careless in severing a facial nerve.
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Sydney
Supreme Court
Wollontone
James Joseph Whelan
Maria Mercedes San Gil
Port Kembla
Fined for attempted escape from police in Canberra
A 26 year old man Gerald David Losbert of Ainslie was fined 96 dollars in Canberra Petty Sessions for attempting to escape from custody, using indecent words, resisting and assaulting police. He pleaded guilty to all four charges and was fined six dollars on language, and thirty dollars on each of the other three.
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Canberra
Gerald David Losbert
Fairbridge Crescent
Ainslie
Dobson SM
Loebert
Dobson
Northbourne Avenue
Gunars Novackis
Barton House
Canberra Avenue
Havin
Melrose Drive
Polige
Merv Timothy
James Spellman
Wilza Place
O'Connor
Marcus Clarke Street
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J. Brewster
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Evas Court
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Miller Street
Dorothy Mary May
Geelong
Victoria
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Constition Avenue
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Davison Place
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Anita Circle
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Frederick Charles Johnson
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LAW List
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