The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 14 Nov 1923 1

LAW NOTICES.
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Wednesday, November 14.
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QUARTER SESSIONS.

    No. 1 Court.—Donald Raymond McCartney [aka Macartney], indecent assault; Leslie Warren Warton and Sidney Deveridge, sheep stealing; John White, breaking, entering, and stealing.

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The Daily Telegraph, Thu 15 Nov 1923 2

CRIMINAL.
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(Before Judge White.)
Crown Prosecutor: Mr McKean.

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 SERIOUS OFFENCE.

    Donald Raymond McCartney was charged with having committed a serious offence at Sydney on October 20. Mr HG Edwards 9instructed by Messrs Taylor, Sillar, and Millett) appeared for accused, who was convicted, and remanded for sentence.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 15 Nov 1923 3

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

    Crown Prosecutor, Mr LJ McKean.
…

SERIOUS OFFENCE.

    Donald Raymond McCartney was charged with having committed an [indecent] offence against a male person, [Allan Simpson, 15], at Sydney on October 20. Accused, for whom Mr HG Edwards (instructed by Messrs Taylor, Sillar, and Millett) appeared, was convicted and remanded for sentence.

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Evening News, Fri 16 Nov 1923 4

D’HURST SENTENCES
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    At the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day Judge Beeby passed the following sentences:—
…
    Donald Raymond Macartney, who was found guilty of indecent assault, was sentenced by Judge White to 18 months hard labor.

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The Daily Telegraph, Sat 17 Nov 1923 5

CRIMINAL.
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(Before Judge White.)

    Crown Prosecutor: Mr McKean.
…

SENTENCED FOR SERIOUS OFFENCE.

    Donald Raymond McCartney, who was convicted on November 14 on a charge of having committed a serious offence at Sydney on October 20, and for whom Mr HG Edwards (instructed by Messrs Taylor, Sillar, and Millett) appeared, was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment, with hard labor, in Grafton Gaol.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 17 Nov 1923 6

QUARTER SESSIONS.
No. 1 COURT.
(Before Judge White.)
Crown Prosecutor, Mr LJ McKean.

…

SERIOUS OFFENCES.

    Donald Raymond McCartney, who was convicted on November 14 of having committed a serious offence at Sydney on October 20, was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment with hard labour in Grafton Gaol.

    Mr HG Edwards (instructed by Messrs Taylor, Sillar, and Millett) appeared for accused.

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Donald Raymond McCartney, Gaol photo sheet 7

SRNSW: NRS2467, [3/6110], State Penitentiary photographic description book, 11 Aug 1923-12 Jan 1924, No. 19773, p. 20.


Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 19773

Date when Portrait was taken: 15-11-1923

Name: Donald Raymond McCartney
(aka Donald Raymond Macartney)

Native place: Manning River

Year of birth: 16-4-1889

Arrived       Ship:
in Colony }   Year: BS

Trade or occupation
previous to conviction  } Clerk

Religion: Presbyterian

Education, degree of: R & W

Height: 5' 9½"

Weight     On committal: 146
in lbs     } On discharge:

Colour of hair: Brown

Colour of eyes: Brown

Marks or special features: Scar below left jawbone

(No. of previous Portrait ... ) 

CONVICTIONS
Where and When Offence. Sentence

Sydney Q.S

14

11

1923

Indecent assault on a boy

18 months HL

 

1     The Sydney Morning Herald, Wed 14 Nov 1923, p. 10. Emphasis added.

2     The Daily Telegraph, Thu 15 Nov 1923, p. 2.

3     The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 15 Nov 1923, p. 5.

4     Evening News, (Sydney, NSW), Fri 16 Nov 1923, p. 10.

5     The Daily Telegraph, Sat 17 Nov 1923, p. 9.

6     The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 17 Nov 1923, p. 14.

7     SRNSW: NRS2467, [3/6110], State Penitentiary photographic description book, 11 Aug 1923-12 Jan 1924, No. 19773, p. 20.

 

Indecent Assault