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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jan 16, 1969

Page

2

Court asked to restrain man from sailing away with boat

In Sydney the Supreme Court was asked to restrain Robert Leroy Fox from sailing the $5,000 motor vessel Gas Fox, moored at Balmain, as his wife Janice Fox seeks an injunction amid a divorce petition claiming a matrimonial interest. Justice Kee adjourned the application for urgent hearing to Friday and ordered Fox not to sail the boat in the meantime.

Sydney Supreme Court Balmain Janice Car Fox Myr Justice Kee Robert Leroy Fox Phoebe Street My Justice Lee Fox Gas Fox

Coroner cites revulsion at boy's mutilation death

Sydney coroner Mr J J Loomes reports boy Simon Brook aged three was suffocated by unknown persons who stuffed wads of newspapers into his throat. The probe, begun May 18 in Glebe, involved 32 CIB detectives and multiple leads. Post mortem revealed mutilation including bleeding to face and thighs with a razor blade nearby. Five confessions later dismissed. two mental health patients among the five.

Sydney J. J. Loomes Simon Brook Glebe Donald Brook CIB Simon Ant Smailix Smailis Glebe Road Smaills Smoailis New Zealand Toomes Glebe Point Road Iglebe Simon Arenk

Japanese war aircraft to fly again

The Times reports Tim Hewat, an Australian, will edit Melbourne’s Victorian Sunday paper to be published by the Age. In Bougainville, crews plan to restore Japanese Zero and Val dive bombers, with four rebuilt aircraft slated to fly again, after a past US attack left most planes damaged.

London Reuter the Times Melbourne Tim Hewat The Age Hewat Daily Express Port Moresby Japan Val Diemert Bougainville Guinea Jengineer Canadian Air Force

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