Judge Declares Man Habitual Criminal in Canberra Case
Peter Robert Ritchie 30, rigger, no fixed address, was sentenced to 10 years after a jury found him guilty of six charges of breaking entering and stealing. Judge Dunphy praised defense counsel and told jurors the verdict was theirs to carry, while detailing Ritchie's long criminal history and escapes.
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Supreme Cour
A.C.T
Dunphy
Peter
Robert Ritchie
Rigger
Ritchie
Justice Dunphy
Courts Hear Ritchie Name At Deposit Hearing
In court, Ritchie’s name appeared during the deposit. He said he stayed at Hotel Civic under the name McDonald. Police testified he could pack his belongings in suitcases while handcuffed. Ritchie claimed a £10 watch purchase from a bar man in Melbourne and denied admissions to police. He claimed to be in Sydney then Melbourne for a job and was arrested there. Hotel records for November 10–13, 1961, showed no Ritchie or McDonald entry.
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J. C. Johnson
Ritchie
Freeman’s Radio and Television Services
Manuka
R. O. Wellsmore
Mary Thynne
Norman Gillies
Edlington’s
Kingston
Swain’s Pty, Ltd
Garema Place
Civic
McGlades Jewellers
City
Roger Bartholomew
Watson
Melbourne
Brian Norton
Victorian Police
Russell Street
Norton
Det
Const
Gooding
McGlades
Sydney
Savings Bank
McDonald
Nelson
Dock
Canberra
Margaret
Mary J Neale
Auests
Teens Rescued From Mount Ngauruhoe After Night On Summit
Two teenage girls and an injured youth spent the night on the summit of Mount Ngauruhoe in the center of New Zealand’s North Island. Rangers rescued them this morning after a sprained ankle forced them to seek shelter on the 7510 foot peak.
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Wellingson
North Island
New Zealand
Mount Negauruhe
Humour in Court Mirrors Laughter Amid Breakage and Blackout
In the morning a folding witness chair collapsed in court as Lipponen, a witness in the box, tumbled to the floor causing laughter. Later, attorney Nicholl quizzed Peter Duffy about light at dusk on February 14 but a power failure interrupted the testimony.
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Lipponen
Meagher
S.M
W. K. Nicholl
Peter Duffy
Blacket Street
Downer
Duffy
Youth shop assistant given suspended six month sentence
A 20 year old Kingston shop assistant Derek Andrew Hogg of Cunningham Street received a suspended six month prison term for stealing. He admitted stealing £70 from McEwan Pty Ltd between March 21 and May 10 and £70 plus £1 and £40 from the same firm in earlier offences. He was ordered to pay £110 compensation and to come under his father's supervision.
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Harvey
S.M
Derek Andrew Hogg
Cunningham Street
Kingston
Hogg
McEwane Pty, Ltd
McEwan’s
McEwan
Const
J. A. Cavanagh
Davidson
Hoge
McEwan's
M. J. Robinson
R. I. Pight
Davidson Hogg
Law List Before Justice Dunphy At ACT Law Courts
Civil cases listed include D L Fernandes v H G Houstein and S C Houstein Tagliette v B Jezek and E R Jezek Johnson v Goodlands Canberra Pty Ltd Criminal cases include Regina v Pise Daspar Buljubasi and related prosecutions at City Hill.
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Justice Dunphy
A.C.T. Law Courts
City Hill
D. L. Fernandes
H. G. Houstein
C. Houstein
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