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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 05, 1973
Page
3
Brisbane report says James Richard Finch 28, labourer, was not present for the murder and arson hearing at Holland Park Magistrates Court. Prosecutor McNamara noted Finch’s absence. earlier evidence described bizarre actions allegedly tied to a prior incident. Court adjourned the case.
A 23 year old French tightrope walker Phillipe Gandhi Felix Petit was fined 200 in North Sydney Court after crossing a rope 120 feet above Sydney Harbour Bridge between pylons. Accomplices James Ricketson and Brendan Stretch faced fines for climbing the bridge and damages to a window. Petit said he came to Australia at the Arts Council invitation to perform at the Nimbin Rock Festival and elsewhere.
A Supreme Court ruling over a nude dance act at a Kings Cross club held that patrons paid admission, chose to enter and were aware of the act. Magistrates previously dismissed charges of indecent exposure. the Crown appeal was rejected with costs. The case details a teen dancer and repeated nude performances at Premacs club and related police investigations.
Michael Elliott Clarke, 33, a Cheltenham salesman, was remanded for a week in Melbourne City Court on charges of wounding Terry Whelan of South Yarra and stealing perfumes valued at about 150000 dollars from Whelan at his Furie Court home. He will appear again in Prahran Court on July 3 with two others facing similar charges.
Two men had their licences cancelled and two others suspended after pleading guilty before Mr Dobson at Canberra Petty Sessions. Offenders faced blood alcohol readings of 0.08 or higher. One man, Raymond John Webb, 23, linesman of Peel Street, received a $300 fine and four months’ jail for offences in Meckhar Avenue on May 18. Another man, Petes Veins IV, was fined $40 and six months’ jail for offences in Mad Drive on May 7, with a later release pending potential medical or psychiatric treatment. Additional sentences included fines of $56 on two charges and a compensation payment of $573 after pleading guilty to uttering and forging. Further details relate to Edward Wandhfield, 18, of Bavles Street, charged with cheque forgery and aiding another to utter the cheque.
In the At T Law Vourrk today Mr Tore Gre presented before Justice Farin. A sentence hearing was scheduled for Beims Roser to determine material terms and the ongoing Mentoratien Commission's role in the case. Witness Vikrie attended the session, with regulatory questions raised about the sentencing regimen.
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