Below also see: Geoffrey Raymond Russell, 1942
The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 18 Dec 1929 1
LAW NOTICES.
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Wednesday, December 18.
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QUARTER SESSIONS.
No. 1 Court.—George Patrick Jones and Francis Cannane, demand money with menaces (part heard); Thomas Joseph Groves, indecent assault; Edwin Rosewell, stealing; Albert Leslie Richards and John Luke Byrnes, indecent assault; Robert Mills and John Dunne, break, enter, and steal (for plea only).
No. 2 Court.—Cecil Charles Payne, by wanton driving do bodily harm; Stanley Healy, break, enter, and steal, and stealing; Florence Evelyn Tiernan, false pretences.
For sentence at No. 3 District Court, Queen’s-square, Sydney.—Leonard Kenneth Green, break, enter, and steal.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 8 Feb 1930 2
LAW NOTICES.
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Monday, February 10.
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QUARTER SESSIONS.
No. 1 Court.—Roland Paton, embezzlement; James Maher, assault, occasioning actual bodily harm; Frank Jagelman, demand property with menaces; William Edward Ephraim, break, enter, and steal.
No.2 Court.—Thomas Joseph Groves, indecent assault; James Cunningham, William George Thomas, and Myrtle Todd, robbery; Joseph Halloran, Reginald Toovey, Alfred Lane, and Charles Andrew Whalley, break, enter, and steal; Henry Reid (or Reed) and Norman Campbell, robbery.
For sentence.—At No. 3 District Court, Queen’s-square: Francis Lawrence Margan, larceny.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Mon 10 Feb 1930 3
LAW NOTICES.
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Monday, February 10.
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QUARTER SESSIONS.
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No.2 Court.—Thomas Joseph Groves, indecent assault; James Cunningham, William George Thomas, and Myrtle Todd, robbery; Joseph Halloran, Reginald Toovey, Alfred Lane, and Charles Andrew Whalley, break, enter, and steal; Henry Reid (or Reed) and Norman Campbell, robbery.
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The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 20 Mar 1930 4
QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before Judge White.)
Crown Prosecutor, Mr TS Crawford.
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INDECENT ASSAULT.
Thomas Joseph Groves, 53, groom, was charged with having committed an indecent assault upon a boy, [Geoffrey Raymond Russell, 14 years, see details below], at Burwood on October 12.
Mr Brian Clancy (instructed by Messrs CP White and Co) appeared for the accused , who was convicted and sentenced to 12 months’ hard labour in Maitland Gaol.
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Thomas Joseph Groves, Gaol photo sheet 5
![SRNSW: NRS– [17/1495], State Penitentiary photographic description book, 3 Dec 1929-20 Mar 1930, No. 24590, p. –.](../../images/trials/1929-Groves-1495-gaol-photo-24590.jpg "SRNSW: NRS– [17/1495], State Penitentiary photographic description book, 3 Dec 1929-20 Mar 1930, No. 24590, p. –.") |
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No. 24590 Date when Portrait was taken: 20-3-1930 |
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Native Place Queensland Year of Birth 21-8-1876 Arrived in State Ship – Trade or occupation Religion RC Education, degree of R & W Height, without shoes 5' 2¼" Weight in lbs. On committal 118 Colour of hair Brown Colour of eyes Blue Marks or special features Bald on top of head |
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Indecent assault on a male person |
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Geoffrey Raymond Russell, 1942
The Courier-Mail, Sat 12 Dec 1942 6
LATE CITY NEWS
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2 DEAD IN MT.
ISA SMASH
Mt. Isa, Friday.—Two men were killed and two were seriously injured when a truck, driven by a coloured soldier, ran into a Main Roads truck, which was stationary, about 40 miles along the Mt Isa-Camooweal main road yesterday. Victims were:
Killed.—Norman Roberts, 38, married, of Malanda; Geoffrey Raymond Russell, 27, married of Abbotsford Road, Bowen Hills, Brisbane.
Injured.—Herbert Wynne McLain, 30, married, of Pitt Street, Annerley, Brisbane, fractured skull; Dennis William Langdon, 29, single, of 25 Abbotsford Road, Bowen Hills, Brisbane, fractured skull and fractured thigh.
John Guymer, single, of Warwick, and Clive Jenkin, single, of Cloncurry, also received slight injuries.
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The Telegraph, Mon 14 Dec 1942 7
3 DEAD, 3
HURT IN
ROAD SMASH
MT. ISA: In a motor truck smash on the Mt Isa-Camooweal Road, Norman Roberts, 38, married, of Malanda, and Geoffrey Raymond Russell, 27, married, of Abbotsford Road, Bowen Hills, Brisbane, were killed outright, and Dennis William Langdon, 29, single, of 25 Abbotsford Road, Bowen Hills, succumbed to injuries.
Langdon’s injuries were a fractured skull and broken thigh. A fourth man, Herbert Wynne McLain, 30, married, of Pitt Street, Annerley, Brisbane, is in a serious condition suffering from a fractured skull.
Two other men—John Guymer, of Warwick, and Clive Jenkin, of Cloncurry—were slightly injured.
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Worker, Mon 14 Dec 1942 8
MOTOR TRUCKS IN
COLLISIONS
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THREE PERSONS KILLED
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Two men were killed and two were seriously injured when a truck, driven by a coloured soldier, ran into a Main Roads truck, which was stationary, about 40 miles along the Mr Isa-Camooweal main road on Thursday (December 19). The victims were:
Killed.—Norman Roberts, 38, married, of Malanda; Geoffrey Raymond Russell, 27, married, of Abbotsford Road, Bowen Hills, Brisbane.
Injured.—Herbert Wynne McLain, 30, married, of Pitt Street, Annerley, Brisbane, fracture of skull; Dennis William Langdon 29, single, of 25 Abbotsford Road, Bowen Hills, Brisbane, fractured skull and fractured thigh.
John Guymer, single, of Warwick, and Clive Jenkin, single, of Cloncurry, also received slight injuries.
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Townsville Daily Bulletin, Thu 17 Dec 1942 9
MT. ISA NOTES
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MT. ISA, December 14.—A further 75 points of rain has fallen here since my last notes.
A shocking accident occurred on the Mt. Isa-Camooweal Road, about 40 miles from here, last Thursday evening, when two men were killed outright and four others injured, one of whom has since died. Those killed out-right were: Norman Roberts, age 38, married, of Malanda, and Geoffrey Raymond Russell, 27, married of Abbotsford Road, Bowen Hills, Brisbane. Dennis William Langdon, 28, single, of 25 Abbotsford Road, Bowen Hills, Brisbane, met with severe injuries to his head and thigh, and has since died. A fourth member of the party was Herbert Wynne McLain, 30, married, of Pitt-street, Annerley, Brisbane, and his condition is stated to be satisfactory. The driver of the truck Jack Guymer, escaped with slight injuries, as also did Clyde Jenkin, who was the sixth member with a truck that was crashed into. It is stated that the truck in which these six men were travelling, stalled on the road, and it was pulled on one side so that repairs could be effected, and whilst there, another truck, loaded, came along and bumped into it. Luckily there was a doctor in the vicinity, and he was contacted and the injured men attended to and sent to Mt Isa hospital. The funerals of Messrs Norman Roberts, Geoffrey [Raymond] Russell and Dennis Langdon, were largely attended.
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Cloncurry Advocate, Fri 18 Dec 1942 10
SHOCKING ROAD
ACCIDENT
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THREE DEAD—THREE INJURED
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Mt Isa, Monday.
A shocking accident occurred on the Mount Isa—Camooweal Road, about 30 miles from Mount Isa, on Thursday afternoon last, resulting in the immediate death of two men and causing fatal injuries to another who died on Saturday morning last.
It appears that MR Commission truck had stalled on the road and was pulled to the site, where the driver and others were endeavouring to put the engine in order. There were a number of trucks passing, but apparently the men in the Main Roads truck were intent on their work of getting the truck going again and they took little notice of the passing vehicles.
It is said where the accident occurred there is a long piece of straight road, so that there is no question of a bend.
However, a truck driven by a coloured man, and said to be travelling at about 16 mph, struck the stationary Main Roads vehicle fair in the centre of the tailboard, with the result that Norman Roberts (38), married, of Malande (NQ) and Geoffrey Raymond Russell (27), married, of Abbotsford Road, Bowen Hills, Brisbane, were killed instantly; and Dennis William Langdon (29), single, of 25 Abbotsford Road, Bowen Hills, Brisbane, suffered a fractured skull and broken thigh, to which injuries he succumbed in the Mt Isa Hospital at 6.45 am on Saturday last.
Herbert Wynne McLain (30), married, of Pitt Street, Annerley, Brisbane, also suffered a fractured skull, and he is in the district hospital.
Two other men—Clyde Jenkin, single, of Cloncurry, and John Guymer, the driver of the Main Roads truck were also slightly injured and both men are still suffering from shock.
Luckily for the injured, there had them transferred to the Mt Isa and he came to the rescue of the men and after rendering first aid, had them transferred to the Mt Isa Hospital.
The funeral of two of the victims (Norman Roberts and Geoffrey Russell) took place on Friday evening, the Rev Bro Drury officiating at the graveside of both. Roberts was ganger on the work and had only just returned to work after enjoying holidays.
The body of Dennis William Langdon was interred in the local cemetery.
1 The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 18 Dec 1929, p. 12. Emphasis added.
2 The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 8 Feb 1930, p. 14. Emphasis added.
3 The Sydney Morning Herald, Mon 10 Feb 1930, p. 5. Emphasis added.
4 The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 20 Mar 1930, p. 8.
5 SRNSW: NRS– [17/1495], State Penitentiary photographic description book, 3 Dec 1929-20 Mar 1930, No. 24590, p. –.
6 The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld), Sat 12 Dec 1942, p. 2. Emphasis in original text.
7 The Telegraph, (Brisbane, Qld), Mon 14 Dec 1942, p. 6. Emphasis in original and added.
8 Worker, (Brisbane, Qld), Mon 14 Dec 1942, p. 4. Emphasis added.
9 Townsville Daily Bulletin, Thu 17 Dec 1942, p. 4. Emphasis added.
10 Cloncurry Advocate (Qld), Fri 18 Dec 1942, p. 1. Emphasis added.