Below also see: Walter James Hickey and Henry James Grant, 1929,
Henry James Grant, 1930

 

The Daily Telegraph, Thu 4 Mar 1926 ¹

LAW NOTICES.
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Thursday, March 4.

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SYDNEY QUARTER SESSIONS.

    Francis O’Connor, assault occasioning actual bodily harm; Clarence Henry John Thomas, Bernard Connelly, and William Charles Jones, assault and robbery; Robert William Doig, Ronald Brindle, and May Irene Storey, break, enter, and steal; Harold Wilson, indecency.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 4 Mar 1926 ²

LAW NOTICES.
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Thursday, March 4.
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QUARTER SESSIONS.

    Francis O’Connor, assault, occasioning actual bodily harm; Clarence Henry John Thomas, Bernard Connelly, and William Charles Jones, assault and robbery; Robert William Doig, Ronald Brindle, and May Irene Storey, break, enter, and steal; Harold Wilson, indecency.

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The Daily Telegraph, Fri 5 Mar 1926 ³

CRIMINAL.
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(Before Judge Cohen.)

    Crown Prosecutor: Mr LJ McKean.
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ACQUITTED.

    Harold Wilson (34), laborer, was charged with having committed a serious assault. Accused, who conducted his own defence, was acquitted and discharged.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 5 Mar 1926 ⁴

QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before Judge Cohen.)

    Crown Prosecutor, Mr LJ McKean.
…

ACQUITTED.

    Harold Wilson, 34, labourer, was acquitted upon a charge of indecently assaulting a boy, [Henry James Grant, 14 yrs, see Walter James Hickey and Henry James Grant, 1929, below], at Sydney on February 22, and discharged.

 

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Walter James Hickey and Henry James Grant, 1929

The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 3 Dec 1929 ⁵

QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before Judge Armstrong.)
Crown Prosecutor, Mr VH Treatt.

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SHOP BREAKING.

    Walter James Hickey, 18, and Henry James Grant, 18, both pleaded guilty having broken and entered the shop of Thomas Henry Oates and another at Leichhardt on November 12, and stealing.

    Hickey, for whom Mr BT Heavener appeared, was bound over in recognisances of himself and one surety in £20 each to come up for sentence if called upon within two years. Grant was remanded for sentence.

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The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 7 Dec 1929 ⁶

QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before Judge Armstrong.)

    Crown Prosecutor, Mr VH Treatt.

SENTENCES.

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    Henry James Grant, 18, labourer, shop-breaking with intent, bound over in his own recognisances in £20 to come up for sentence if called upon within two years.

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Henry James Grant, Gaol photo sheet ⁷

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Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 24303

Date when Portrait was taken: 3-12-1929

Name: Henry James Grant

Native place: Queensland Year of birth: 4-6-1911 Arrived       Ship: B. S. in Colony }   Year: Trade or occupation previous to conviction  } Laborer Religion: Presbyterian Education, degree of: R & W Height: 5' 6½" Weight     On committal: 137 in lbs     } On discharge: Colour of hair: Brown Colour of eyes: Grey

Marks or special features: Thick lips

(No. of previous Portrait ... )  CONVICTIONS
Where and When				Offence.	Sentence
Sydney Q.S Campsie PC Sydney Q.S	2  9 17	12 10 10	1929 1930 1930	Break enter shop with intent to steal 1) Stealing (6 charges) 2) Unlawfully take & use rowing boat 3) Unlawfully take and use motor launch Called up for sentence	Bound over in his own recognisance £20 to appear for sentence if called 2 years. Released from Court 6/12/1929 | |  3 mths Hl on each charge. Con | 12 months in Emu Plains Prison Farm. Concurrent with present sentence
24303 Henry J Grant Continued
Central PC	23	2	1932	Steal (6 Charges)	6 Months HL each charge

 

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Henry James Grant, 1930

The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 18 Oct 1930 ⁸

QUARTER SESSIONS.
(Before Judge White.)

    Mr TS Crawford, Crown Prosecutor.
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BROKE HIS BOND.

    Henry James Grant, 19, a labourer, who was bond over in 1929 to be of good behaviour, was called before the Court for having broken his bond. He was sentenced to 12 month’s imprisonment at Emu Plains.

 

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¹     The Daily Telegraph, Thu 4 Mar 1926, p. 7. Emphasis added.

²     The Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 4 Mar 1926, p. 7. Emphasis added.

³     The Daily Telegraph, Fri 5 Mar 1926, p. 7.

⁴     The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri 5 Mar 1926, p. 8.

⁵     The Sydney Morning Herald, Tue 3 Dec 1929, p. 10.

⁶     The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 7 Dec 1929, p. 14.

⁷     SRNSW: NRS2467, [3/6125], State Penitentiary photographic description book, 9 Aug 1929-3 Dec 1930, No. 24303, p. –.

⁸     The Sydney Morning Herald, Sat 18 Oct 1930, p. 10.

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