Man Pleads Guilty To Building Site Thefts In ACT
In Canberra the ACT Supreme Court heard Robert Anthony Boyd, 32, unemployed, plead guilty to stealing from building sites. He was released on a bond by Mr Justice Connor and ordered to pay a Commonwealth penalty of 1000 dollars. Boyd faces a three year supervised bond and must pay 10 per week toward the 1000 dollar penalty, with ongoing officer supervision. Prosecutors said thefts occurred at multiple Canberra sites, including a cement mixer valued at several hundred dollars on February 10 and other gear stolen between February 12 and 17, with some items recovered.
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Charges Dismissed in Canberra Petty Sessions
About 20 charges of driving with a blood alcohol level of .68 or more were dismissed yesterday when police offered no evidence. Most of the remaining 70 cases of the 90 adjourned are likely to be dismissed. some involving Breathalyser tests may proceed with alternate charges.
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Three on charge of serious incident unionist
Three men were charged in Melbourne City Court with fatally harming Patrick Shannon secretary of the Painters and Dockers Union. Kevin James Taylor 22 of Brunswick and Garry Leslie Harding of Albert Park were charged with murdering Shannon at South Melbourne on October 17. Remanded in custody until November 19.
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Patrick Francis Shannon
Painters and Dockers Union
Inist
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Kevin James Taylor
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Garry Leslie Harding
Albert Park
Shannon
South Melbourne
BJ. Jenkins
Health director takes over in ACT
Acting ACT Health Services head Dr Annette Walshe says the role offers broad experience and will widen her expertise beyond her prior work in therapeutic goods regulation. She notes the need to educate health staff about trends and collaboration while awaiting official gazetting of her successor, Dr Ron Wella.
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Lenges
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Ron Wella
Rentals idea hearing on proposed rent increase for housing
Adwndy Courett will hold a special meeting tonight to consider the formula for increasing rents on government housing. The new charges are scheduled to be introduced on November 1.
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Ide
Adwndy Courett
Tariff cuts cause few to lose jobs
The Commonwealth Employment Service reported 36 workers registered as retrenched due to tariff cuts. Of these, eight had no clear link to the tariff measure, while 28 faced potential displacement. NSW led with 36 registrants nationwide, Victoria 17, South Australia 12, with no registrations in Queensland, Tasmania, or Western Australia.
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Western Australia
Employment up in Australia signals wage earner rise
The Bureau of Census and Statistics reports seasonally adjusted August figures show wage and salary earners up by 183,900 year on year to 4 ? total. Males reach 3 050 000 and females 1 681 500, with defence forces down 900 to 73 000. Tasmania shows a prior month fall before seasonal adjustments, prompting Labour Minister Cameron to comment on the figures.
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Australia
Bureau of Cenwis and Statistics
Auust
Tasmania
Cameron
Army recruiting drive to start next month in Canberra
A large Army recruitment campaign will begin early next month. Defence Department spokesman said modern advertising and market research techniques, including computer use, would be employed. The plan is based on an expert survey of community attitudes conducted earlier this year.
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Department of Defence
Canberra
Tanker Grounds on Moreton Bay Sandbank Near Caloundra
The oil tanker W. M. Leonard of about 25 000 tons ran aground on a Moreton Bay sandbank for four hours. Owned by Ampol, it struck the sandbank while leaving port around 9 30 am, floated free before 2 pm after a power failure halted engines. A marine inquiry will be held as the heavily laden tanker headed to northern ports and due to berth privately tomorrow for examination.
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W. M. Leonard
Moreton Bay
Ampol
Caloundra
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