Canberra trial outlines vending machine fraud scheme
Victor Varney and six co defendants faced a jury over a scheme alleged to have defrauded investors of more than £1 million by promising 20 per cent returns and a five year buy back on vending machines. The group denied conspiracy claims and blamed bad advice while describing their lack of accounting or corporate experience.
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Victor Varney
North American Vending Machine Co. My. Ltd
John Howard Kinnear
Balowyni Zdnek Kempny
John Mohr
George William Boyd
Stanley Welsh-Kerr
The
Crown
Drink Drive Charge Dismissed for Alfred Porter
Alfred Leslie Porter of Wakefield Gardens Ains He was found not guilty of driving under the influence after presenting evidence of a prior head injury and an accidental wheel blowout. Police reported Porter appeared intoxicated but the magistrate found reasonable doubt and dismissed the information.
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Alfred Leslie Porter
Wakefield Gardens
Ains- He
K. M. Bell
C. J. Upston
Queen Vic
Porter
Bell
Commonwealth
Keane
Theatre fined for breach of ordinance in Canberra
Capitol Canberra Picture Theatre Limited was fined £20 after an inspector found an unguarded saw on a bench at Civic Theatre. A worker, 72, suffered a serious hand laceration when his hand slipped into the blade, with no guard in place at the time of the accident. The company admitted the guard had previously existed.
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Capitol Canberr Picture Clenlee Limited
Capitol Canberra Picture Theatre Limited
Civic Theatre
Mort Stroot
Braddon
S. Carman
R.A. B. Reid
Reid
Carmen
M. P. Cummins
Tar
M Cummins
Trampoline Exhibition at Anthony Horderns Tonight
YMCA Trampoline Club presents a continuous exhibition from 7 to 9 pm at Anthony Horderns. Clowns in full dress perform as the group has trained for about six months.
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Pays
Agis
YMCA
Anthony Horderns
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Canberra Times
Tam
Varney
R. Ay Tan and Co
Kempny
Macri
Boyu
Welsh-Kerr
Kinnear
Kemeny
Mohr
Boyd
Rentlo
ASTOR
Malvern Star
Astor TV
Malvern Star Stores Pty. Ltd
Garema Place
Civic Centre
Baxter
Westpoint
el Paio
MERC
Mercedes-Benz
Bruce Ricardo
Bruce Ricardo Pty. Ltd
Acton
Canberra
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