The Sydney Morning Herald, Mon 15 Jul 1929 ¹

LAW NOTICES.
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Monday, July 15.
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QUARTER SESSIONS.

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    No. 2 Court.—Henry William Robertson, indecent exposure; Albert Green, embezzlement; Walter Seaward Waller, forgery and uttering; Roy Seabrook, fraudulent misappropriation (to be mentioned).

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 16 Jul 1929 ²

QUARTER SESSIONS.
No. 1 COURT.
(Before Judge Curlewis.)
Crown Prosecutor, Mr CE Weigall, KC,
Solicitor-General.

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No. 2 COURT.
(Before Judge Armstrong.)
Crown Prosecutor, Mr BV Stacy.

YOUTH CHARGED.

    Henry William Robertson, 19, baker, was charged with having committed a disgraceful act, [lewdness], at Chatswood on June 17. Mr TP MacMahon (instructed by Messrs CP White and Co) appeared for the accused, who was convicted, with a recommendation to mercy on account of his youth. He was remanded for sentence.
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ATTACK ON TIMBER-WORKERS.
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CHARGES OF ASSAULT.
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    John Dryer, 40, a labourer, who appeared at the Central Police Court yesterday on three charges of having assaulted timber workers, was remanded to the Newtown Court on July 19.

    According to Sergeant Thomas (police prosecutor), defendant and three other men were alleged to have attacked several timber workers, including Philip Spence, Frank Wheeler, and William Henry Chapman, in a tramcar on Saturday morning.

    Mr Laidlaw, SM, fixed bail at £40.

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BETTING AND SLY GROG.
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CASES AT PADDINGTON.
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    Wallace Smith, tobacconist, Cowper-street, Waverley, was fined £100 by Mr Fletcher, SM, at the Paddington Police Court yesterday, for starting price betting. An order was made for the forfeiture of £65/6/, which had been seized by the police.

    Robert Thackeray, 38, greengrocer, Leichhardt-street, Waverley, was fined £100 for selling two bottles of beer to a constable. He told Sergeant Gillam that he had been trying to make up his last fine.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 20 Jul 1929 ³

QUARTER SESSIONS.
No. 1 Court.
(Before Judge Curlewis.)

    Senior Crown Prosecutor, Mr LJ McKean, KC,
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No. 2 Court.
(Before Judge Armstrong.)

    Crown Prosecutor, Mr BV Stacy.

LEWDNESS.

    Henry William Robertson, 19, baker, who had been convicted on a charge of lewdness at Chatswood on June 17, was sentenced to 12 months’ hard labour in Maitland Gaol. His Honor recommended that he be kept under medical observation.

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Henry William Robertson, Gaol photo sheet ⁴

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Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 23974

Date when Portrait was taken: 16-7-1929

Name: Henry William Robertson

Native place: Willoughby Year of birth: 10-2-1910 Arrived       Ship: in Colony }   Year: BS Trade or occupation previous to conviction  } Baker’s apprentice Religion: R. C. Education, degree of: R & W Height: 5' 5⅛" Weight     On committal: 134 in lbs     } On discharge: Colour of hair: Dark brown Colour of eyes: Brown

Marks or special features: Nil

(No. of previous Portrait ... )  CONVICTIONS
Where and When				Offence.	Sentence
Childrens Court,  Sydney ditto Sydney Q.S Water PC	12 27 15 14	12 8 7 6	1924 1925 1929 1932	Indecent assault Indecent exposure (2 charges) Indecent exposure Wilfully and obscenely expose his person	Committed to Farm House Gosford Committed to Farm House Gosford 12 months HL 6 months H.L.

 

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¹     The Sydney Morning Herald, Mon 15 Jul 1929, p. 6. Emphasis added.

²     The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 16 Jul 1929, p. 8.

³     The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 16 Jul 1929, p. 8.

⁴     SRNSW: NRS2467, [3/6124], State Penitentiary photographic description book, 21 Mar 1929-8 Aug 1929, No. 23974, p. 268.

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