This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 18, 1969
Page
4
A seven month old baby, Leeanne Rose Quilleratt of Westbury, died after being bitten and partly eaten by rats at a Westbury home on November 4. Coroner E G Scott opened an inquest and indicated the infant likely developed intera pneumonitis, a form of pneumonia in children, as the cause.
Dr Andrew Bradley testified the baby suffered severe facial injuries with skin and flesh removed to the bone, including the nose and left forearm. The parents, Mr and Mrs Eli Quilleratt, said their nine‑room weatherboard home was infested with rats, which the pathologist linked to the fatal injuries.
In Canberra Petty Sessions a youth who is serving a sentence for the attempted armed robbery of a Woolworths courier testified. The case involves John O Loughlin and alleged involvement with unlicensed firearms. The proceedings touch on multiple defendants including Pollock and Longmore, with connections to police evidence, licensing, and a separate assault charge.
US Air Force Sergeant Ronald Duane Lanham aged 22 was jailed for five years in Sydney for importing opium on November 17. He pleaded guilty at Sydney Quarter Sessions. Judge Henchman described the act as deliberate, well designed and an attempt to profit at the expense of Australian buyers. Lanham bought the opium in Vietnam for $100 and planned to sell it in Australia.
Court schedule lists cases before Mr Justice Fox in No 1 and Mr Justice Kerr in No 2 at ACT Law Courts with part heard matters including Hosiljevic vy Bosiljevic and Warmack Dickson Pty Ltd. Temple Court in Sydney hears Crane v Hotel Canberra Ltd for judgment with Kling Sutcliffe. Canberra CMS Building hearing room hosts Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission references on nursing staff wages and working conditions at 10.30am with multiple plaintiff groups and observers.
Auckland yachtsman Jim Davern aged 39 faced charges in the Magistrate Court for careless driving causing death and failing to provide assistance after an accident. He did not attend the reading of charges and plans to skipper Fidelis in the Sydney to Hobart race before returning to Auckland to answer the case on February 23.
Police detained a man believed to be the "Robin Hood" bandit after a string of milk bar hold ups in Doncaster and Kew. Detectives from the Consorting Squad recovered a bow and arrows in the car and questioned the suspect at Russell Street Police Headquarters. The arrest followed a hold up at a Melbourne milk bar and the man was taken to the police office for questioning.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.