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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 16, 1952
Page
2
An eight year old girl was awarded 7000 pounds in damages after a bus accident on New South Head Road Rose Bay in November 1949. The case centered on the injuries to her left leg and involved evidence from witnesses including Sue Joy Knight.
YDNEY Friday report says a 1% Italian youth armed with a 22 calibre rifle was overpowered by police at Goulburn today. Police had been searching for the youth after he jumped from a window of Melbourne Sk press last night. Officials at Goulburn station were rung to alert them a youth carried a rifle in a carriage of the express. The youth leapt through a window as police arrived. A motorist stopped to aid him, and he was taken to hospital. The youth claimed the weapon, then pointed it at two officers. A third officer tackled him from behind the car. He was admitted to Kenmore mental hospital.
Competition schedule lists A Oradea 1.48, Bt Christopers, Wreverige N, Helm 8, and Duchy at 8 pm for YWC A. Scorers include Pinherty, Marshall, Thistien, McAppion, and Wroe Weaver. Afternoon fixtures feature WRANS and Guiden versus Corcoboren Park with Park’s Greenwood and Hartigan scoring, plus a Methodist bye.
A Cowra case centers on Mrs Norton accused of pressuring a woman to abandon Allen Williams in a July incident. Witnesses recall threats from Norton including talk of hanging and shooting if arrested. Court adjourned to Monday as testimonies detailed tense nights and alleged coercion.
The Canberra Bowling Club elected a new president at a night meeting. Mr Cooper, previously deputy president, was chosen to lead the committee for the forthcoming pennant season. The committee plans enter one A team, one B team, and two C teams in pennant competitions.
Prince Aly Khan flew into Hollywood for a five day visit and went directly to actress Rita Hayworth’s Beverley Hills home. He arrived with toys for her daughter and briefly spent time with Princess Yasmin after a mild illness.
Report states Clay faced a scheduled 42 round bout to-night at Wart Melbourne but was knocked out in the first round. Details remain unclear due to fragmented OCR text. Names and exact venue not fully readable.
A rabbit believed infected with myxomatosis was caught near the Canberra Community Hospital. Reports say the disease may spread as conditions improve in late spring. The Department of the Interior prepared to offer inoculation service to combat the outbreak but details remain unclear.
Sydney Friday report: The Full High Court dismissed the appeal for a new trial in the tram crash case from Botany. Charles Vickery of Botany had been awarded £14,711 by the Commissioner for Road Transport. The High Court rejected the appeal and reserved judgment, stating new evidence did not warrant a new trial.
Two British climbers Philip Parker, 28, and Dr Alfred Schweitzer, 43, were lost in a violent snowstorm on the Maije glacier while descending from 15,000 feet. One leg was broken and Parker reportedly died to keep his companion warm. Schweitzer perished while aiding him. A guide found their bodies on the Tibuchet Glacier near a crevasse with a tent blown away by the wind. A rescue party retrieved the bodies.
A garbled OCR fragment references a plane loaded with research and a scene in distress. Readable names or places are not present to establish concrete facts, dates, or parties involved.
Trial records show Trevaskie remanded for sentence after a court found he caused fires in a building spree between January 1951 and February 1951. The damage included Charent England Hall and other sites in Sitecawnurre and Yarram. Judge Book warned of duty to impose a fit sentence and hoped for treatment on imprisonment.
The report details Karl von Cosel and his affection for Elena Meser, whose body he kept in a vault in Key West. After years of deception, police found Meser’s body hidden in Cosel’s home and charged him with disturbing the grave, a charge later dropped. The vault exploded after Cosel moved to deprivation, preserving the body with wax and chemicals while denying the tale.
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