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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 29, 1957
Page
3
Police told Canberra court that Reginald Hodgson 20 of Nurabudah appeared for driving under the influence in Wentworth venue on October 19. Officers found the car bumping the curb. Hodgson fell on the roadway with a bottle of liquor between his knees as the car overturned. He said only, I don’t think it was as bad that.
The fragment lists multiple lottery references including State Lottery No. 2b with entries like 26118 Sweeps wd Jaen G Boyle 212 Holden Street Canterbury ind 6790 and 50 50 wad F Bracks Alma Road Maroubra plus Consolation numbers 26117 26129 and a separate No. 3963 with Daisey and Gwen Alick Taylor 16 Callow Street Botany. Also appears are numerous numeric codes, names and addresses likely representing ticket holders and prize tallies. The text reads as a chaotic ledger of entries and sums rather than a coherent narrative.
Ronald George Campbell, 38, a drainer of Torrens Street Braddon, forfeited 20 pounds bail after failing to appear in the Berra Court of Petty for intoxication offences in Moore Street on October 20. He had also forfeited bail on a charge of negligent driving after missing the hearing.
A man shouted Yahoo at officers outside Rogers' store during a busy Friday night. Constable Fletcher reported he found the behavior offensive amid a crowded shopping area and noted the public space rights of police and the public were in question.
In Canberra Court of Petty Sessions, Reginald Patrick Buckley, 17, was fined £25 for unlawfully using a panel van without owner consent. His father, Mr. J Buckley, spoke of his son's missteps with bodgies and bad types, while Buckley claimed to have learned from the episode after a night drinking and a dance at the YWCA.
Canberra Magistrate Mr. F C P Keane fined motor cyclist Laelia Weert 21 thirty pounds for dangerous driving on Canberra Avenue October 19. Police on patrol clocked speeds from 45 to 60 mph over two miles as he overtook traffic creating a danger to others. He insisted he had only been riding briefly and promised to learn his lesson.
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