Evening News, Fri 17 May 1912 1

LATE NEWS SUMMARY.
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    The Inspector-General of Police this afternoon approved of the promotion of Senior-constable George Donald Morrison, of Trangie, to be sergeant, and to relieve Senior-sergeant Curry, at Jerilderie. The senior-sergeant is transferred to East Maitland.
…
    James Newman, 18, was convicted at the Central Police Court this morning of stealing Norman Manning’s clothes, at Coogee Beach on March 31. He was fined £5 in default two months’ hard labor.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 28 Feb 1919 2

LAW NOTICES.
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Friday, February 28.
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…

QUARTER SESSIONS.

    Frances Ball, breaking and entering and stealing; Serafino Marini, maliciously wounding; James Newman, misconduct; Henry Lovell, breaking and entering and stealing.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 1 Mar 1919 3

QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before Judge Backhouse.)

    Mr Herbert Harris, Crown Prosecutor.
…
    James Newman, who was charged with gross misconduct, was defended by Mr Lloyd (instructed by Mr JW Maund). He was found guilty, and remanded for sentence.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 8 Mar 1919 4

QUARTER SESSIONS.

    Mr Herbert Harris, Crown Prosecutor.
…
    James Newman, who had been found guilty of attempt to commit a gross offence, [buggery with Eric John Chate, 7], was sentenced to penal servitude for three years.

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James Newman, Gaol photo sheet 5

SRNSW: NRS2467, [3/6100], State Penitentiary photographic description book, 25 Jan 1919-19 Jun 1919, No. 16476, p. –.


Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 16476

Date when Portrait was taken: 1-3-1919

Name: James Newman

Native place: Bondi, NSW

Year of birth: 1-12-1893

Arrived       Ship:
in Colony }   Year: BS

Trade or occupation
previous to conviction  } Painter

Religion: C. of E.

Education, degree of: R & W

Height: 5' 7"

Weight     On committal: 136
in lbs     } On discharge:

Colour of hair: Brown

Colour of eyes: Hazel

Marks or special features: Hair curly slight cast in left eye

(No. of previous Portrait ... ) 

CONVICTIONS

Where and When

Offence.

Sentence

Central PC

ditto

Sydney Q.S.

17

  1

28

  5

12

  2

1912

1916

1919

Stealing

Fraudulent appropriation

Assault with intent to commit Sodomy

£5 or 2 months HL.
Fine paid at Court

£3 or 2 months HL.
Fine paid at Court

3 years P.S.

 

1     Evening News, (Sydney, NSW), Fri 17 May 1912, p. 7. Emphasis added.

2     The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 28 Feb 1919, p. 5. Emphasis added.

3     The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 1 Mar 1919, p. 9.

4     The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 8 Mar 1919, p. 9.

5     SRNSW: NRS2467, [3/6100], State Penitentiary photographic description book, 25 Jan 1919-19 Jun 1919, No. 16476, p. –.

 

Sodomy