Baby Broncos back line has opposition perplexed

ASKED yesterday what he knew about the Brisbane team that will travel to Wollongong to play St George Illawarra on Friday night, Dragons forward Jeremy Smith admitted: "I don't really know much about them at all".

Council Honours Young Mechanic

JOE Quinn may be young, but he has already impressed his employers at Kiama Municipal Council.

Armed Forces Apprentice Mechanic

If you are looking for an apprenticeship that will guarantee you a job after you have finished, then it may be worth considering becoming an armed forces apprentice mechanic.

Pine-o-cleen Bar 'prank' Intended No Harm, Judge Rules

AN APPRENTICE mechanic who was served a shot of Pine-O-Cleen as a practical joke at a Prahran nightclub last year said he felt like he was going to die after consuming the detergent.

Man Faces Murder Trial

AN apprentice mechanic stuffed an unconscious caravan park resident in a cupboard to scare him, it was alleged in Wollongong Local Court.

Accused Primbee Killer Denied Bail

THE Crown case against an apprentice mechanic charged with the murder of a Primbee caravan park resident appeared to be ``as strong as it gets", a Wollongong magistrate said yesterday.

Court Appearance For Van Murder Accused

AN apprentice mechanic accused of murdering a caravan park resident whose body lay in a cupboard for days has made a brief appearance in court.

Love Of Cars Revs Up Career

Name and occupation: Chris Warriner, second year light automotive apprentice mechanic.

Trifecta Came Home 31 Years Later

Apprentice mechanic Aaron Donnelly completed the trifecta for Harrigan Ford on Tuesday night.

Teen Loses Licence For Repeat Drink-driving

A 19-YEAR-OLD apprentice mechanic was caught drink-driving twice in less than five months, Newcastle Local Court heard yesterday.

Probe On Bullying Claim

The Victorian WorkCover Authority is investigating an alleged incident of workplace bullying against an apprentice. Toby Emsden was 17, and in his first full-time job, as an apprentice mechanic at BMW in Southbank, when he claims he became the victim of workplace bullying. Mr Emsden said he was

Mental Illness `led To Killing'

An apprentice mechanic who believed his former boss had placed a curse on him was found not guilty yesterday of murder on the grounds of mental illness. Justice Virginia Bell, in the NSW Supreme Court, said David Buonomo had been suffering a paranoid schizophrenic illness when he stabbed Domini

Fine For Work Bullying

A 19-year-old apprentice mechanic endured a 10-month campaign of physical and verbal abuse at the hands of two of his supervisors, a Melbourne court heard yesterday. Dandenong Magistrates Court heard that two mechanics at Gearmatics, in Lower Dandenong Road, Mordialloc, subjected Mr Benjamin McK

Youth Dies During Motorcycle Test Ride

An apprentice mechanic was killed in Nowra while test riding a motorcycle he had just finished repairing, police said yesterday. Tragically, the 17-year-old crashed into a truck also being test driven by another mechanic. Police said the teenager had finished working on the cycle at a South No

Apprentice Set Alight By Bully Workmates

A 16-year-old apprentice mechanic was tied to a pole, set alight and sprayed in the eyes with an accelerant by workmates in a series of incidents at a Frankston car yard, a court was told yesterday. Mr Lee Jones was harassed and abused while working for Peninsula Prestige Cars in Frankston from N

18 Years' Jail For Murder

A 26-year-old apprentice mechanic who stabbed his former girlfriend's de facto husband with a sharpened screwdriver 56 times was sentenced yesterday to a maximum of 18 years' jail. Justice James , in the Supreme Court, said Gil Dimaculangan, of Northmead, was found guilty in June last yea