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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 10, 1958
Page
4
Ivo Doljak of Capital Hill Hostel was fined £15 at Canberra Court of Petty Sessions for failing to report a road accident on July 13. Police said he was in charge of a motor vehicle involved in the crash damaging Eva Holder's car.
Ball remains in custody after police prove a prima facie case that he masterminded the Glebe bank hold up at the Commercial Bank. £4090 was stolen on September 2. bank manager Albert Fairclough was shot. McKinnon, jailed 11 years, testified he met Ball in Central Police Court.
An adjourned inquest into the death of Erich Robert Meckel who was found shot on Bareena Street Narrabundah on October 25 heard from witnesses. Medical officer Kevin Gordon said wounds were firearm related and life ended the next morning. Neighbour Donald Taylor recalled hearing a moan and finding a man near the driveway. Harvey Keron, RAAF, said Meckel had visited Mrs Sheffield and later shots were heard. Margaret Vandenbergh recalled Meckel’s troubled life and relationship with Mrs Sheffield and a note of seeking forgiveness before his death.
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