No Refusal of Psychiatric Treatment By Judge
Sydney. Wednesday. Judge Curlewis said he had not deliberately refused psychiatric treatment for a prisoner he had ordered whipped. The case involves Hume, 48, convicted of a serious offence against neighbors and a 13 year old daughter, with sentencing to eight years in gaol. The judge described his concern over whipping and the possibility of psychiatric treatment for the offender. The prisoner in May’s case, Ronald Silasi Hume, had been found guilty of offences against two young girls.
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Sydney
Curlewis
Hume
Nsw
Maddison
May
Ronald Silasi Hume
Canberra
Department of the
Interior
McCaw
Wade
Sale plea on fireworks and court order questioned
Judge Curlewis questioned published reports of refusals for psychiatric treatment for a prisoner. He noted the Department of the Interior had not refused a request from counsel and discussed penalties for fireworks offences. NSW officials described proposed whipping as barbaric. Special Branch detectives guarded Vice-Admiral Paul Ramsey at the Coral Sea Ball in Sydney after an assassination threat.
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Paul Ramsey
Coral Sea
Trocadero
Sydney
ACTU backs equal pay for Aboriginal stockmen
The ACTU executive urged equal wages for Aboriginal cattle workers after a Commonwealth Arbitration decision in the Northern Territory. In Darwin on a February 1968 session date, officials said Aboriginal men in pastoral work should not wait years for full pay. Sydney waterside workers planned a welfare levy to aid Aboriginal stockmen, with a collection planned in Sydney to support strikers.
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Northern Territory
Darwin
ACTU
Dean
Sydney
Town Hall
Australia
Workers
Carroll, J
The
Tion
T. Nelson
Nelson
Five die as bus veers into ravine after cow collision
An inter-city bus struck a cow near Rio de Janeiro and overturned into a ravine killing five passengers and injuring one. The crash occurred after the vehicle collided with livestock on a rural stretch, authorities said.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Coral Sea Week Opens in Canberra with US Navy Bands
The Coral Sea week events start at 10.30am in Canberra with the arrival at Fairbairn of the US Pacific Fleet Band and the Pacific Drum and Bugle Corps. Vice-Admiral Paul H. Ramsey attends the Coral Sea Dinner Ball with Admiral and Mrs Ramsey. The pair depart for North-West Cape Saturday morning.
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Canberra
Fairbairn of Kuwe
US Pacific Fleet Band
Pacific Drum and Bugle Corps
Fleet Marine Force
Paul H. Ramesey
Raaf
Ramesey
North-West Cape
Garena Place
Coral Sea Feature
Troops final training before Vietnam departure in Sydney
In Sydney Lord Casey watched Viet Nam bound troops undergo final Holsworthy camp training with Major General Daly in attendance. Troops fired rocket launchers and anti-tank weapons as Captain Petersen, newly awarded a Military Cross, led a guard of honour. A subsequent contingent sailed from Richmond for South Vietnam.
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Sydney
Lord Casey
Holsworthy Camp
Lord’ Casey
Eastern Command
T. J. Daly
Green Hills
Owen
A. B. Petersen
Vietnam
Richmond
Raaf Base
South Vietnam
Churchill Fellows to visit Australia for six months
Seven of the first Churchill Fellowships winners will travel to Australia for up to six months to study topics including Australian farming arts and crafts youth services and coast rescue operations. The seven were among 66 British recipients from 3 303 applications.
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Churchill
Australia
J. 0. Davie
J. W. D. Davies
W. M. Gardner
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Kriesler
Ronson
Re . Toons
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Tasman Cowell
ASC
Bailey Arcade
Astralian
Bee Cowell
Tasman
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