William Brindley, 1910

Below also see: William Brindley, 1917 – Indecent assault

The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 19 Jan 1910 ¹

QUARTER SESSIONS.
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    The Parramatta Court of Quarter Sessions continued on Tuesday, before Judge Docker.
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    William Brindley pleaded guilty to a charge to a charge of, at Clarence, on December 28, breaking and entering the shop of M[aurice] Casey and stealing therein a revolver, pistol, and other property. He was remanded for sentence.

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The National Advocate, Thu 20 Jan 1910 ²

LARCENY OF RAILWAY PROPERTY
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Lithgow, Wednesday.

    At the Lithgow police court, William Brindley, was charged with having stolen two telephone receivers and one transmitter, the property of the railway commissioners, at Bottom Points. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a month’s hard labor in Parramatta Gaol. He was further charged with having stolen three tins of detonators and one box of gelignite, the property of the railway commissioners at Clarence. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment in Parramatta gaol. On a further charge of having a handcuff and key and railway department tumbler, reasonably suspected to have been stolen, accused pleaded guilty, and was fined £5, in default one month’s imprisonment with hard labor in Parramatta Gaol. All sentences were ordered to be cumulative.

    On a charge of breaking and entering the store of Maurice Casey, of Clarence, and stealing therein one revolver, seven cartridges, and other articles, he was committed for trial at Parramatta Quarter Sessions.

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The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers’ Advocate, Sat 22 Jan 1910 ³

PARRAMATTA QUARTER SESSIONS.
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Monday, January 17.
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(Before His Honor Judge Docker.)
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Mr Cecil A White was Crown Prosecutor; Mr AE Chapman, Deputy Clerk of the Peace; Mr DD Henderson, JP, Deputy Sheriff.
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PLEADED GUILTY.

    William Brindley pleaded guilty to a charge of, at Clarence, on December 28, breaking and entering the shop of M Casey, Clarence, and stealing therein a revolver pistol and other property.

    The prisoner was remanded for sentence.
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Wednesday.
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SENTENCES.

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THE CLARENCE CASE.

    William Brindly [sic] was sentenced, for breaking and entering at Clarence, to two years’ imprisonment with hard labor in Bathurst Gaol.

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William Brindley, Gaol photo sheet ⁴ 

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Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 2290
Goulburn

Date when Portrait was taken: 4-4-1910

Name: William Brindley

Native place: England Year of birth: 5-1-1885 Arrived       Ship: Orient in Colony }   Year: 1907 Trade or occupation previous to conviction  } Miner Religion: CE Education, degree of: R and W Height: 5' 9" Weight     On committal: 150 in lbs     } On discharge: Colour of hair: Light brown Colour of eyes: Blue

Marks or special features: 1st finger right hand damaged. One tooth missing lower left jaw, 3 vaccine marks left upper arm, moles on chest & back (?) mark under right eye

(No. of previous Portrait ... )  CONVICTIONS
Where and When				Offence.	Sentence
Lithgow PC   Parramatta Q.S	14 14 14 17	1 1 1 1	1910 1910 1910 1910	Stealing In possession of stolen property ditto Stealing Break enter and steal	1 month HL 1 month HL 1 month HL  |  Accumulative 1 month HL   2 years H.L.

 

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William Brindley, 1917

The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 4 Sep 1917 ⁵

LAW NOTICES.
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Tuesday, September 4.
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SYDNEY QUARTER SESSIONS.

    Thomas Wells and John Letch, assault and robbery; Leslie Howell Mortimer, stealing; Michael Regis O’Hare and William Cowles, larceny and receiving; Annie Elsie Jacobson, failing to register a child under the Infant Protection Act ; William Brindley, assault.

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The Daily Telegraph, Wed 5 Sep 1917 ⁶

CRIMINAL.
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    At the Quarter Sessions, before Judge Docker (Mr CA White representing the Crown).
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    William Brindley pleaded guilty to committing an indecent assault, and was remanded for sentence.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 5 Sep 1917 ⁷

QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before Judge Docker.)

    Mr CA White, Crown Prosecutor.
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    William Brindley, for whom Mr JW Abigail appeared, pleaded guilty to a charge of indecent assault, [on Michael Bon , aka Don , 7 years], at Paddington, on August 17, and was remanded for sentence.

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The Daily Telegraph, Sat 8 Sep 1917 ⁸

CRIMINAL.
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    Before Judge Docker, at the Darlinghurst Sessions, William Brindley was sentenced to two years for [indecent] assault.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 8 Sep 1917 ⁹

QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before Judge Docker.)

    Mr AF Dawson prosecuted for the Crown.

    William Brindley was sentenced to two years’ hard labour for assault.

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William Brindley, Gaol photo sheet ¹⁰

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Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 15789

Date when Portrait was taken: 6-9-1917

Name: William Brindley

Native place: England Year of birth: 5-1-1885 Arrived       Ship: Orient in Colony }   Year: 1907 Trade or occupation previous to conviction  } Miner Religion: C. of E. Education, degree of: R & W Height: 5' 9⅝" Weight     On committal: 159 in lbs     } On discharge: Colour of hair: Brown Colour of eyes: Blue

Marks or special features: Three vaccine marks on left-upper arm. Moles on point of right shoulder, near bend of right arm, on neck, between shoulder blades, on right of spinal column & on front right thigh.

(No. of previous Portrait .. 2290 Goulburn) CONVICTIONS
Where and When				Offence.	Sentence
Sydney Q.S	4	9	1917	Indecent assault on a male person	2 years HL
And 2 previous convictions for which see photo No. as above

 

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¹     The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 19 Jan 1910, p. 11.

²     The National Advocate, Thu 20 Jan 1920, p. 3.

³     The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers’ Advocate (Parramatta), Sat 22 Jan 1910, p. 4.

4     SRNSW: NRS2232, [3/5977], Goulburn Gaol photographic description book, 30 Aug 1909-22 Nov 1911, No. 2290, p. 53, R5121.

⁵     The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 4 Sep 1917, p. 4. Emphasis added.

⁶     The Daily Telegraph, Wed 5 Sep 1917, p. 11.

⁷     The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 5 Sep 1917, p. 6.

⁸     The Daily Telegraph, Sat 8 Sep 1917, p. 13.

⁹     The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 8 Sep 1917, p. 8.

¹⁰   SRNSW: NRS2467, [3/6096], State Penitentiary photographic description book, 1 Jun 1917-3 Oct 1917, No. 15789, p. –.

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