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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 08, 1973
Page
2
NSW Minister for Justice Mr Maddison rejected a Victorian report urging alternatives to jail for women offenders. He said abolishing imprisonment is a pious hope and that current justice treats male and female offenders the same. He warned against gimmicks and emphasized protecting the community.
A Canberra court heard a man led on a male homosexual before assaulting him at Dickson Shopping Centre on December 5. Alfred Henderson, 18, spray painter of Northbourne Avenue, Dickson, pleaded guilty to assault. Henderson said he approached with intent to have fun but grew angry due to disliking homosexuals. He was fined 20 pounds. The presiding magistrate commented that homosexuals are not to be knocked about. Decision reserved.
Adjournment ordered in a charge of counselling an offence against Edward Radziwanowski, 19, of Crawford Street, Queanbeyan. Michael Duthie attempted to induce the alleged rape victim to withhold evidence. matter adjourned to March 1 in Canberra Petty Sessions.
The Canberra Coroner Nicholls found Mr Thomas Peter Parvey died at his Giles Street home on April 14 from taking a cough mixture with evaporated chloroform. Witnesses said he used the mixture regularly over four months, containing 0.17 percent morphine.
The trial of former Canberra solicitor Brian John Trimnell Ritchard, 36, was adjourned by Justice Connor in the ACT Supreme Court to February 25. Proceedings noted the Crown ready to proceed with witness attendance on an indictment accusing fraud involving Sundra Kay Hennessy and a May 1972 to April 1972 time frame. A separate car accident damages claim by Wendy Beth Bryant from Mackay, Queensland, settled for 13,000 plus costs, with 11,000 to be paid from court, and seven other claims settled for 17,000 in total.
An Auckland coroner condemned police for not testing a clear liquid found near the deceased woman who died from arsenic poisoning. The inquest highlighted gaps in procedure and raised questions about how the evidence was handled at the scene.
The Canberra Hospital ledger total exceeded $1 million as of November 11 reported to the Canberra Hospital Management Board. Hy Webster noted the figure was over $122,000 above budget, marking a $45,000 rise this financial year. Dr S Sax chaired the bond meeting and succeeds Allan Fraser, who served 27 years with the board.
A Melbourne safety expert warned that Australia faced rising dangers at sea and urged immediate action by the Federal and State governments to improve lifejacket standards and safety measures.
A report on discipline in the Public Service, recommending that all penalties be appealable and stressing staff counselling, was referred to the Public Service Board. The Joint Council of the Australian Public Service, meeting in Perth, discussed disciplining as a last resort and examined officers seeking Parliament seats and staff rights.
The Best of Pickering a cartoon collection has sold over 10 000 copies in the ACT this year and is in its third edition. Booksellers report strong Christmas demand with interstate orders. A third edition is printing and copies should be available next Friday with newsagents taking orders for those temporarily out of stock.
A swimming instructor from East St Kilds warns wearers that lifejackets must be worn on the back for proper buoyancy. She says retailers are selling buoyant jackets and stresses correct usage to ensure safety at sea and in open water.
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