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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 28, 1968
Page
2
A former ACT police inspector Joseph Aloysius Courtney aged 65, with a clean record for 65 years, was fined 30 dollars plus 980 dollars costs after being convicted of breaching the Water Ordinance by operating a sprinkler in his yard. The court noted lack of ministerial authority over the delegate and his long, honorable police career.
Melbourne report says the State Full Court reduced a maintenance order requiring a company director to pay his wife 60,000 dollars in a lump sum plus weekly payments. The court lowered the lump sum but left the ongoing support in place.
In the ACT Supreme Court yesterday Justice Dunphy awarded a total of 7077 dollars plus costs on two claims arising from the same traffic accident. Carl Young won 6432 dollars plus costs against John Flynn, and Raymond John Campbell was awarded 645 dollars plus costs.
An ACT Supreme Court jury cleared John Egan aged 39 of Mac pherson Court flats O'Connor of charges that his driving caused grievous bodily harm to George Pascoe on September 3 1967. Prosecutors said Pascoe injured as Egan’s vehicle collided at an intersection after a drink. Egan pleaded not guilty and testified he had driven about eight miles through Canberra prior to the accident. The Senior Crown Prosecutor noted Egan’s breath smelled strongly of alcohol.
David Bovell Whyte of Dirrawan Gardens Reid was committed to the ACT Supreme Court on a charge of negligent driving causing grievous bodily harm to Catherine Roche who was a passenger in Whyte's car. Bail set at 200 with 200 surety. Whyte pleaded not guilty in Canberra Petty Sessions.
The National Capital Development Commission plans street lighting at the main Hindmarsh Drive intersections costing 32000 dollars. Intersections include Canberra Avenue Jerrabamba Canberra Avenue Dalrymple Street Tamar Street Palmer Street and Yamba Drive. Jerrabamberra Avenue lights are on. Canberra Avenue and Dalrymple Avenue lights are being erected and the remainder should be completed in May with lights switched on progressively.
In No 1 courtroom Justice Fox opens proceedings at 10am for In re R A McKillop Ragless v Barbato part heard. In No 2 courtroom Justice Dunphy starts at 1pm for Butt v Butt Jarmaine Jarmaine with matters set today.
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