The Newcastle Sun, Sat 5 Mar 1921 1

COORANBONG CASE

    George William James Bradley (18), laborer, was charged at the Newcastle Court to-day with having committed an unnatural offence at Cooranbong on March 3. He was remanded till March 9, on bail of £150.

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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Mon 7 Mar 1921 2

NEWCASTLE POLICE COURT.
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Saturday, March 5.
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(Before Mr W Le Brun Brown, SM.)

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REMANDED.

    George William James Bradley, 18, labourer, charged with an improper assault at Cooranbong, on March 3, was remanded until Wednesday, bail being allowed in sureties, self of £150, or two of £75.

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The Newcastle Sun, Mon 16 May 1921 3

QUARTER SESSIONS
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PLEAS OF GUILTY
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    The Newcastle Quarter Sessions commenced this morning, before Judge Hamilton. The prosecution for the Crown was in the hands of Mr Manning.
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    George William James Bradley, charged with having committed an unnatural offence at Cooranbong, pleaded guilty.
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    In each case the accused were remanded for sentence.

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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Tue 17 May 1921 4

NEWCASTLE SESSIONS.
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Monday, May 16.
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(Before his Honor Judge Hamilton.)
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    Mr HE Manning, Crown Prosecutor.

REMANDED FOR SENTENCE.

    Pleas of guilty were entered, and the accused remanded for sentence, to enable his Honor to read the depositions, in the following cases:–
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    George William James Bradley, improper assault [on Richard Everett] at Cooranbong on March 3. Mr TA Brays appeared for accused.

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The Newcastle Sun, Wed 18 May 1921 5

SESSIONS SENTENCES
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EMOTION IN COURT
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MANY FIRST OFFENDERS
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    For having committed an unnatural offence Ebborn Caswell was sentenced to 18 months, and Gregorious Phillipou to three years’ hard labor.

    George William James Bradley was sentenced to 12 months’ hard labor for an improper assault on a male person, and ordered to be released on sureties of £40 to be of good behavior for two years.

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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Thu 19 May 1921 6

NEWCASTLE SESSIONS.
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Wednesday, May 18.
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(Before his Honor Judge Hamilton.)
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    Mr HE Manning, Crown Prosecutor.
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SENTENCES.

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    George William James Bradley (17), on a charge of an improper assault at Cooranbong, was sentenced to twelve months’ imprisonment, but his Honor ordered the suspension of the sentence upon the prisoner finding sureties of £40 to be of good behaviour for two years. Mr TA Braye appeared for the prisoner. 

 


1     The Newcastle Sun, (NSW), Sat 5 Mar 1921, p. 2.

2     Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Mon 7 Mar 1921, p. 7.

3     The Newcastle Sun, (NSW), Mon 16 May 1921, p. 8.

4     Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Tue 17 May 1921, p. 7.

5     The Newcastle Sun, (NSW), Wed 18 May 1921, p. 5. Emphasis added.

6     Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Thu 19 May 1921, p. 3.