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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 20, 1969
Page
3
At Canberra petty sessions youths clashed in a hotel dispute. Details include remand on ten dollars with ten and eight dollars bail for multiple defendants, indecent place charges, and a driver fined for alcohol influence. Several names and addresses appear in the testimony and police notes.
In Sydney on Friday witnesses identified Dugan as the man who held a gun. Police produced gems at the hearing and details of the case were reviewed in court as more evidence was discussed.
The Commonwealth Arbitration Commission adjourned the February 30 hearing on nurses wages and conditions. A full bench including Justices Williams and Franks and Commissioner J. B. Holmes heard testimony from Sister Constance Olive Thomas, a third‑grade sister at Canberra Hospital.
A schoolboy was charged with the murder of his 15 year old sister Helen Wing. The body earlier found at a house in New Plymouth showed multiple stab wounds and a throat cut. Police said the suspect, identified as Paul Julian, was held after a confrontation with another youth during the investigation. The case involves items stolen during an armed hold up and linked ammunition. The hearing was held in Wallsend Court with details continuing.
Barbara Proudman, once a brilliant pupil hoping to join the Australian Ballet, received 15,540 in damages from a trucking arm after a truck ran over her foot. She sued for 50,000, with judges noting the accident ended her top ballet ambitions and left her limited to teaching.
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