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Newspaper

Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jun 18, 1963

Page

4

Bucknell Pleads Guilty in Lennox Crossing Driving Case

Bucknell admitted driving under the influence on Lennox Crossing Road and was ordered to post bond. Police had observed erratic driving at 10.55 pm after following from London Circuit to Lennox Crossing. Another man, Francis Mc Mahon, was fined £30 and had his licence cancelled for drunk driving in Giles Street. In total £150 in fines were imposed on 14 other motorists for traffic breaches.

Bucknell Lennox Crossing Road Harvey J. A. Cavanagh London Commonwealth Avenue Lennox Crossing Francis McMahon Causeway Giles Street

Parents Protest Over Narrabundah Primary School Site

A meeting was called by Nar Mothers' Club president Mrs. M. Turner to protest the Narrabundah Primary School site and building conditions. Parents oppose insufficient playing space during construction and the grounds facing Koatara Crescent, a busy bus route, with an RSL Club nearby increasing traffic.

Narrabundah M. Turner Koatara Crescent

Ambassador James Plimsoll Presents Credentials to Nepal King

Sir James Plimsoll presented his credentials to King Mahendra as Australia new Ambassador to Nepal. He is High Commissioner in Delhi and concurrently accredited in Nepal.

Nepal A.a.p.reulter James Plimsoll Mahendra Australia James Delhi

Leases Change Sought For New Motel Site

A Canberra hearing examined Crown lease variations to permit motels on blocks in Braddon as buyers seek to develop three sites. Owners Byrne Read Hordern and Sons and Gerakiteys oppose, while Rockman of Northbrook Investment plans a £300000 to £350000 motel project.

Oswald Lawrence Byrne Braddon Anthony Hordern and Minority Gerakiteys Kivin Peter Rockman Lansell Road Toorak Victoria Northbrook Investment Pty. Ltd R. G. Bailey Anthony Hordern and Sons Ltd Byrne Read Rockman Park Royal Royal Parade Melbourne Ideal Northbourne Avenue Ashley William Fenton Canberra A. D. Collins Killen Fenton Charles Eric Read

Widow of Surgeon Seeks Large Damages in Supreme Court

The widow of Edward Soothill, 37, a Cambridge University trained surgeon, asks the Supreme Court to award substantial damages from the Commonwealth and the speeding driver in a wharf accident on September 29, 1961. Soothill was about to become senior surgical registrar at Prince Henry's Hospital in Sydney. the widow has three children aged seven, five, and three.

Supreme Court Commonwealth Edward Soothill Cambridge University Prince Henry's Hospital Sydney

Soothill Offered Sydney Post At Salary Speeches In Trial

Practice counsel said Mr Soothill was offered the Sydney post at 3000 to 3200 pounds a year to gain Australian experience before a specialist Macquarie Street practice. Dr Pesca Worth of Sydney testified he would gross about 11300 pounds this financial year. The hearing will resume tomorrow.

P. Opas Soothill Sydney Post Macquare Street Pesca Worth Sydney Sydney Hospital

Law List Before Mr. Justice Dunphy at the A C T Law Court

Applications to vary leases listed before Mr. Justice Dunphy at the ACT Law Court commencing 10 a m. Names include Anthony Hordern and Sons Ltd Oswald Lawrence Byrne Read and Emmanuel Gerald Teys Burrows vs MacPherson.

Justice Dunphy A.C.T. Law Court Anthony Hordern and Sons Ltd Oswald Lawrence Byrne Arles Read Emmanuel Geralteys Burrows

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SHELL George Edwards Kootara Crescent Bond Duke of Edinburgh Duke Child Health Research Unit The Spastics Society Guy’s Hospital Ari HECLA Horderns Joe Noel Lloyde Lyneham National Capital Development Commission Civic Haig Park Lyneham Commission Reid House Law List
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