The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 17 Apr 1925 1

LAW NOTICES.
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Friday, April 17.
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QUARTER SESSIONS.

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    No. 2 Court.—Bert Eric Coggins and Ernest Joseph Coffey, stealing;; Albert Jackson, break and enter a dwelling house and steal therein; Arthur Edward Currin, bigamy; Alfred Woodleigh, indecent assault; Edward Albert Joyce, break, enter and steal.

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The Daily Telegraph, Sat 18 Apr 1925 2

CRIMINAL.
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(Before Judge Edwards.)

    Crown Prosecutor: Mr LJ McKean.
…

(Before Judge Curlewis.)

    Crown Prosecutor: Mr WT Coyle, KC.
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YOUNG MAN CONVICTED.

    Alfred Woodleigh, a young man, was charged with indecent assault, [on a male person, name unknown], at Sydney on March 6. He was convicted, and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 18 Apr 1925 3

QUARTER SESSIONS.
No. 1 COURT.
(Before Judge Edwards.)

    Crown Prosecutor, Mr LJ McKean.
…

No. 2 COURT.
(Before Judge Curlewis.)

    Crown Prosecutor, Mr WT Coyle, KC.
…

ASSAULT.

    Alfred Woodleigh was charged with committing an assault in Hyde Park, Sydney, on March 6.

    Accused was convicted and sentenced to two years’ imprisonment with hard labour.

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Alfred Woodleigh, Gaol photo sheet 4 

SRNSW: NRS2467, [3/6114], State Penitentiary photographic description book, 26 Mar 1925-31 Jul 1925, No. 20813, –.


Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 20813

Date when Portrait was taken: 18-4-1925

Name: Alfred Woodleigh
(aka Alfred Woodley)

Native place: Tasmania

Year of birth: 8-1-1901

Arrived       Ship:
in Colony }   Year: BS

Trade or occupation
previous to conviction  } Waiter

Religion: C of E

Education, degree of: R & W

Height: 5' 6⅝"

Weight     On committal: 144
in lbs     } On discharge:

Colour of hair: Dark Brown

Colour of eyes: Blue

Marks or special features: Scar on ball of both thumbs, scar on right side of chin

(No. of previous Portrait ... ) 

CONVICTIONS
Where and When Offence. Sentence

Tasmania

Hobart PC
ditto

NSW

Newtown PC
ditto

Tasmania

Hobart PC

NSW

Central PC 
ditto

ditto

Sydney Q.S

Central PC

 

  3
  4

 

19
21

 

22

 

  7
  4

16

17

18

 

5
6

 

1
1

 

1

 

4
5

4

4

7

 

1912
1912

 

1913
1913

 

1918

 

1922
1923

1924

1925

1927

 

Larceny
ditto

 

ditto
ditto

 

ditto (2 charges)

 

Offensive behaviour.
ditto

Assault

Indecent assault on a male person

Offensive behaviour.

 

To come up for sentence if called
ditto

 

|  3 years Reformatory

 

6 months & 3 months HL respective

 

£2 or 1 month HL
£20 surety or 1 month.
Got sureties 9-5-1923

£3 or 14 days

2 years HL.

£2/3/6 or 14 days HL.

 

1     The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 17 Apr 1925, p. 8. Emphasis added.

2     The Daily Telegraph, Sat 18 Apr 1925, p. 9.

3     The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 18 Apr 1925, p. 14.

4     SRNSW: NRS2467, [3/6114], State Penitentiary photographic description book, 26 Mar 1925-31 Jul 1925, No. 20813, –. Emphasis added.

 

Indecent Assault