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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 01, 1964
Page
2
In Sydney the Divorce Court, Justice Richardson warned the most urgent law reform lay in divorce litigation. He lamented the spiral of costs in proceedings and noted that if the Federal Divorce Act permits it, reform is essential as he reserved judgment on a costs application by a wife.
A 39 year old man admits killing a woman whose body was found under concrete slabs at Kemps Creek. He pleads not guilty as Crown details the case tying to long histories and a 1963 murder trial. The court hears the facts described as bizarre and authenticated despite the defendant's denial.
A solicitor for a shipping company attacked the Immigration Department for allowing Greek ship deserters to stay in Australia. In Newcastle, Tits Vassiliou, 26, pleaded for deserting his ship on October 1, 1963, and was fined £5 with costs. The case links to six other crew desertions and broader policy debates on immigration and settlement procedures.
In Canberra a 23 year old linesman Pankhurst pleaded guilty to driving charges after police followed him at speed on Canberra Avenue and Mill Creek Bridge. He was fined 60 pounds and disqualified for three months for DUI. Another driver Murphy faced 60 pound fine and 12 month disqualification for dangerous driving after a near collision and pedestrians having to dodge his car. A separate court action involved Smith and Keir over a 1957 collision in Canberra Avenue with contributory negligence found against Keir.
Police described a late August incident in which Whidysiaw Malee 43 of Sehlich Street Yaralumla crashed into a storm water drain in O Connor. He admitted drinking about six whiskies and was fined £40 and disqualified for three months after Mr Dobson noted his prior good record. Police noted a later shoplifting case against Josephine Catainzarili 19 of Irvine Street Watson who stole eight candipans a skirt and four pairs of boys trousers from MacDonalds Drapery.
Three teenagers were injured when their car collided with a truck at Limestone Avenue and JEuree Street in Reid. Driver John Frederick Alsford, 18, and passengers Hilda Galic, 15, and Anthony Greephill, 7, were treated for head injuries at Canberra Community Hospital and released. Truck driver Franco Kavacevic, of Queanbean, was not injured.
Sir Edmund Herring retired as Chief Justice of Victoria and was farewelled by about 400 judges, barristers, solicitors, ex judges and government notaries. He called the States’ Courts a great bulwark against totalitarian rule and independence of the judiciary.
Lottery 1145 results list multiple syndicates and winners across Burwood Dover Road Rose Bay Jed Merrylands and Windmill Biscuits Liverpool Road with prizes including ten pounds to several entries. The text also mentions Melbourne GPO and various street addresses and names such as M Phil lips, Laura synd., Eric Coussens, and Judith Avenue.
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