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  • Fatal shot `compatible with suicide'.

    by Jarrod Booker South Island correspondent A pathology expert has described the gunshot that killed Robin Bain as perfectly compatible with suicide, and refused to place weight on statistics on how suicide is carried out. Victorian pathology professor Stephen Cordner also told the High Court in Christchurch yesterday that Laniet Bain may have survived long enough after being shot three times to be heard gurgling. Dr Cordner gave evidence on a video link from Melbourne for the defence of David Bain, 37, who is on trial for the murder of his parents and three siblings in their Dunedin home on June 20, 1994. Bain's defence team says his father Robin, 58, shot dead the family and then … More >> New Zealand Herald (Auckland, New Zealand) (Tue, 26 May 2009)

  • Australia IDs bones of robber/folk hero Ned Kelly

    SYDNEY (AP) — The headless remains of Australia's most storied criminal, Ned Kelly, have been identified, officials said Thursday, ending a decades-long mystery surrounding the final resting place of a man now seen by many as a folk hero.Kelly, who led a gang of bank robbers in Australia's southern Victoria state in the 19th century, was hanged in 1880. His corpse's fate was unknown, though it was long suspected his body lay alongside 33 other executed inmates in a mass grave at a prison.Officials pinpointed the location of the grave site in 2008 and later exhumed the bodies for analysis. A DNA sample from one of Kelly's descendants confirmed that one of the skeletons — … More >> AP Online (Wed, 31 Aug 2011)

  • Burnt off the map.(News)

    Survivors made a heart-rending return to a town burnt to ashes in Australia's deadliest bushfires, as police scoured the crime scene in their hunt for suspected arsonists. With one in five of the town's original 500 residents feared dead, police counsellors were aboard the buses that took the traumatised survivors back to Marysville, north-east of Melbourne, for the first time since the inferno. "It was a very emotional and traumatic time for these residents seeing their gutted houses and knowing that friends and neighbours died," said Stuart Ord of the Victoria state Department of Sustainability and Environment. Marysville residents said before the … More >> Sunday Tribune (South Africa) (Sun, 15 Feb 2009)

  • It's Ned (minus his head); OUTLAW KELLY'S SKELETON FOUND.(News)

    Byline: MIKE SWAIN HE is Australia's most notorious bandit and gunslinger. Now, 130 years after he was hanged, the headless remains of Ned Kelly have been found in an old axe box in a mass grave. Scientists made an exhaustive 20-month investigation of historic and genetic records to confirm the bones were his. The only part missing was the bank robber's skull - stolen from a prison display in 1978. Stephen Cordner, of the Victorian Institute of Forensic … More >> The Mirror (London, England) (Fri, 02 Sep 2011)

  • Men's Hockey: Coaches Look for League Stalemate

    Byline: JOHN FLACK COOKSTOWN coach Fergie Cosgrove makes no bones about the fact he would be delighted with a draw against Annadale in today's crucial Harp Lager Senior League clash at the local High School. His opposite number Ronnie Smyth would be equally happy as such a result would guarantee both contestants a place in the All Ireland play-offs. Lisnagarvey are already confirmed as champions meaning the two remaining places are up for grabs. As fate would have it, a point apiece would be just the ticket for Cookstown and Annadale to enable them to join the Lisburn team in the All Ireland series. "If you offered me a draw now I would … More >> The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland) (Sat, 07 Apr 2001)

  • Pupils get chance to take flight.(Business)

    ANDREW Smyth, a pupil at Sullivan Upper School in Holywood, recently discovered what it takes to be a pilot, thanks to a competition run by British Airways and Bombardier Aerospace. Andrew was one of five lucky Northern Ireland children to win a British Airways Bombardier pilot training day at London Heathrow. The budding aviators beat off stiff competition from hundreds of pupils across the Province to earn the chance of taking control of a flight simulator under the command of a British Airways captain. The competition, developed to show children how technology is used in aerospace, from aircraft design to flight training, involved children from … More >> The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland) (Tue, 20 Dec 2005)

  • John lands President's Bowl.

    PRESIDENTS BOWL WITH the weather set fair and the Bamburgh course in fine condition, good scoring was to be expected in the league's end-of-season President's Bowl on Sunday. And the players responded with some excellent golf. Winner of the Bowl and league individual champion was the host club's John Moffet snr, with an excellent gross 66, two below the day's competition scratch score. Moffet, currently playing off scratch for the first time in more than 40 years, had birdies at five, 14 and 18 and an eagle at the par five fourth where he hit a five-wood second to a foot of the pin. On the debit side were bogeys at two, where he … More >> Northumberland Gazette (Alnwick, England) (Fri, 09 Sep 2011)

  • University of Uleter Graduations

    Byline: Industrial Studies Technology Master of Research FACULTY OF ENGINEERING Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Electronics and Computing and Diploma in Industrial Studies First Class Honours Patrick Arthur Dempster Tony Lynn Fiachra Macdaria MacGiolla Bhride Second Class Honours Upper Division John Catney Ciaran Gerard Coyle Graham David Deane Laurence Henry Maguire Raymond James McBride Andrew McCaughan Brian McNally Colm Anthony Richardson Second Class Honours Lower Division Charles William Lynch Brendan Martin Murphy Martin Francis O'Brien Paul Alan Scrivens Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Electronics and Computing First Class Honours James Thompson Second Class Honours Upper Division Diarmuid Peter Campbell Mark Mallett Brian Joseph Murray Second Class Honours Lower Division Martin Gerard Donnelly Meabh Martina Gillespie BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING IN ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTING AND DIPLOMA IN INDUSTRIAL STUDIES Pass With Commendation Stephen Bradley Ciaran Daniel Campbell Austin Edward Kelly Gary Edward McGarrigle Pass Caroline Cordner Joseph Francis McGarrigle Ryan O'Donnell Thomas Michael Scanlon DIPLOMA OF HIGHER EDUCATION … More >> The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland) (Tue, 10 Jul 2001)

  • Metro Athletes of the Week.(SPORTS)

    For more information on the Metro Athletes of the Week, tune into "The Morning Show with Dave Lee" on WCCO-AM (830) at 6:20 a.m. this morning, and to the WCCO-TV (Ch. 4) 6 p.m. newscast this evening. Deborah Cordner - School: St. Louis Park - Sport: Track and field - Year: Senior - Performance: Cordner set three meet records at both the Spartan Invitational in Richfield and the Carleton Invitational in Northfield last week. In Richfield, she won the 100 meters in a hand-held time of 11.91 seconds, the 200 in 24.75 and the 400 in 56.06. All three times rank as the best in the state this season. At Carleton on Saturday, Cordner won the same three events: the 100 in an electronically timed 12.24, the 200 in 25.35 and the 400 in 57.58. - Briefly: As she made her way toward the track at Richfield High School last Thursday, Cordner felt good. "I could tell as I was walking down to the track that I … More >> Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) (Tue, 05 May 1998)

  • Tree of Light names flood in.

    IF YOU are looking for the ideal way to remember a loved one, a special event or someone who's played a big part in your life, here's your chance. The Rugby Rotary Club's Tree of Light campaign is now up and running. This is the eighth year that the campaign, which is in aid of Rugby Myton Hospice and other local hospices, has been run. It provides a great way to commemorate someone or something who has played a big part in your life. It costs [pounds sterling]5 to sponsor a light on the Christmas tree outside St. Andrew's Church in the run-up to Christmas. All those nominated will appear in the Advertiser and on a display board next to the church. If you want to add your special memories to the tree, simply fill in the coupon. There will also be a commemorative service at the church on December 18 at 6pm where people will have the chance to remember their loved ones. All are welcome to attend. To nominate your loved one or … More >> Rugby Advertiser (Rugby, England) (Thu, 30 Nov 2006)

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