Man on trial over alleged $25,000 protection money cash
Central Criminal Court heard Varley 95 a Blakehurst salesman claim he hid the cash in a coat pocket as alleged protection money for a car stealing racket. He denies murder of Mir Alan Burton on February 7 and described how the money was handed to detectives during the interview.
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Sydney
Reginald John Varley
Central Criminal Court
Varley
Blakehurst
Alan David Burton
Sear
Burton
Mir Warley
The
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Marr OC
Mawr
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Orfgal
Nieley
Thas
Murr
Mar Markey
Rawards
Hic
Wr Warley
Fade
Kreirah
Alan Bitton
Warley
Hushland
Minton
Meo Varley
Peralion
Inotice Isaacs
Kidnapping Trial Details Surface With Named Suspects
Testimony identifies David O'Ryan as a key participant in the October kidnapping at Farney Day School where teacher Mary Gibbs and six children were abducted. David O'Ryan and Robert Clyde Beland are linked to the operation as more witnesses recount the sequence and a supposed detective involvement. Proceedings paused with questions unresolved about accomplice names and whereabouts of Alan Burton amid confusion over the car theft plot and alleged hoax attack.
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Melagame
Mii
Fdbwin
Jane Favieond
Faraday
Ladly
Oman
Avid O'Ryan
Robert Clede Fool
Fastwond
Mins Mary Elizabeth Gibbs
Farne Day
Ste Schoal
Law List From AGT Law Courts Tolled In Fragments
Fragmentary entry lists judges and parties from a court session with blurred names and unsettled charges. It mentions Heine Mr Jumice Conner and Hopinn William Herr Finchparteheardl among others, with references to defers and fee related notes. The text remains unclear on outcomes or specific sentences.
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Heine
Jumice Conner
Hopinn
William Herr
Victim of theft helps offender in court case
In the ACT Supreme Court Mr Justice Connor heard that the victim of a theft paid 100 into a building society for the offender William Henry Finch 27 unemployed of Narrabundah. A concrete firm owner offered him a job but Finch pleaded guilty to two counts of breaking and entering and stealing and one count of unlawful possession of property. The Crown noted dates October 19 1973 November 1 1972 and November 6 1973 with stolen value 1675 40 of which 792 40 remained unrecovered. The hearing was adjourned to today.
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Justice Connor
ACT Supreme Court
William Henry Finch
Tenth Street
Narrabundah
Oa. & Gillespie- Jones
C. Crowley
Finch
Gillespie Tones
of. K. Bowen
W. Nairn
Crow Soliciors
Hearing adjourned in Ready Mixed Concrete case in ACT Supreme Court
A claim for 24 970 pounds 42 pence by Ready Mixed Concrete (Canberra) Pty Ltd against Hart Bros Pty Ltd was heard before Mr Justice Joske and adjourned. The claim covers goods sold and delivered in October and November 1971. Hart Bros denies liability and asserts it is entitled to a set off of 10 354 59 pounds claiming payment by mistake. Proceedings focused on legal submissions about payments by mistake.
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Ready Mixed Concrete
Canberra
Hart Bros Pty Ltd
Lonsdale Street
Braddon
Hart Bros Py Lidl
Assault charges shake Canberra Petty Sessions
A 21 year old Bondi waiter Istvan Brown appeared in Canberra Petty Sessions on assault charges including assault occasioning bodily harm and two counts of unlawful assault. He was remanded in custody after threats to kill a victim were revealed. extradition to Perth discussed. A second case saw 35 year old Mc Christopher Croon charged with cannabis and LSD possession and remanded for psychiatric analysis.
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Canberra
Istvan Brown
Bondi
Nsw
Dobson
Ono
Brown
Perth
Judge Applies New Rules in New England Divorce Case
Sydney report notes Mr Justice Else-Mitchell grants a decree nisi to a New England woman unable to attend court for economic reasons. The undefended petition cites five years of separation. Amended Matrimonial Causes Rules aim to simplify procedures and expedite undefended divorces, with no oral evidence needed.
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Sydney
Supreme Court
New England
Justice Else- Mitchell
Justice Else-Mitchell
Solicitors boycott new divorce rules in Sydney
In Sydney on Monday solicitors protested new divorce rules, claiming the reform association's leadership used the dispute for industrial leverage. President Hans Eisler said the rules permit only limited relief and impose ceiling fees of 500 pounds defended and 130 pounds non-defended, with other sections costing about 5 percent of most divorces. He noted lawyers seek more money via client agreements and some have refused briefs, urging Attorney General Senator Sturphy to investigate the allegations.
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Sydney
The
Divorce Law Reform Association
Hans Pisler
Eisler
Association
Sturphy
Indecency Bill Threatens Australian Literature Says Blainey
Geoffrey Blainey of the Australian Council for the Arts Literature Board warned the indecency and restricted publication bill before the NSW Parliament would do grave harm to Australian literature. He urged postponement for broader public discussion as the bill’s broad test of indecency could penalize authors publishers and distributors. The Melbourne Canberra reports note cabinet plans to regulate display of printed matter on sex.
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Australian Council For the Arts’ Literature Board
Geoffrey Blainey
Nsw
Britney
Canberra
Melbourne
Mr Meagher
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