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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 21, 1966
Page
7
Melbourne trading closed firmer with the market showing gains in some issues and notable declines in industrial shares. Humes highlighted a strong move with sales around 213 while several firms reported varied performances amid a broad sector pullback.
Market activity on the Sydney Stock Exchange shows varied movements across sectors. Investors watch price shifts and trade volumes as shares respond to global cues and domestic developments.
A2 year old clerk Kevin John Dugan of Ann Seely Willouahby was sentenced by Mr Dobson SM to three months hard labour dating from May 14 after pleading guilty to 29 charges of making false representations 14 of waking false entries and three of false pretences He was extradited from Ireland on May 17. Hobart release on May 14 linked to prior convictions and liquor irregularities also noted. Rawsson received seven days hard labour for drunkenness on May 19 and three months for idleness and disorder, per the report.
A Canberra court heard a string of cases including sentences for Peter Fuschielon and Duggan involving travel tickets false procurement and driving offences. Damages were awarded to Judith Ayres and Phyllis Browne in separate civil actions, with remands and adjournments noted for several defendants.
A Melbourne court heard a young builder, 23, admit fatal stabbing of a rival barman amid jealousy over affections of women. Crown accepted guilty verdict of manslaughter. judge jailed him for ten years with potential release after appeal review.
In Sydney Central Criminal Court, a man described as a gifted but troubled youth received a life sentence for the murder of a newsboy amid a broader case involving another man’s lengthy penalties. Testimony described the accused’s juvenile genius and a decline into crime after associations with alcohol and illicit behavior. The court noted past conduct and the severity of the crime, with additional defendants facing various disqualifications and terms.
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