The Newcastle Sun, Tue 10 Jan 1928 1

HERE AND THERE.
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    SIX MONTHS' GAOL.—Albert Cooper, 30, laborer, was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment with hard labor by Mr Perry, SM, at Newcastle police court to-day for having committed an indecent offence.
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    DEATH ON TRAIN: When the western mail train arrived at Lithgow the body of an infant which had died on the train was removed to the morgue at the local hospital. The infant’s mother, Mrs Bayliss, of Narromine, was taking the child to the city for a change, as it had been ill. The baby had a sudden relapse aboard the train.

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Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Wed 11 Jan 1928 2

NEWCASTLE POLICE COURT.
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Tuesday, January 10.
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(Before Mr WI Perry, SM.)

DRUNKENNESS, Etc.

    Two first offenders were dealt with for drunkenness. Harry Davis (38) was fined £3, in default one month’s imprisonment for having used improper language on the Market wharf. Albert Cooper (30), labourer, was charged with having committed an objectionable offence [expose his person] on the Newcastle beach on January 9. He pleaded not guilty. The defendant [Albert Cooper] had nothing to say in refutation of the charge, except that it had been “put over” on him. The magistrate said that during his experience, which had been a very long one, he had never listened to a worse case. He was seriously considering whether he should recharge him, and send him for trial. Fortunately the Vagrancy Act gave him power to deal with him. The defendant was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment.

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Albert Cooper, Gaol photo sheet 3

SRNSW: NRS2327, [3/5992], Maitland Gaol Photograph description sheets, 1875-1930, No. 2037, p. 1, R5132.


Gaol Photo Sheet - Transcribed Details

No. 2037
Maitland

Date when Portrait was taken: 22 Feb 1928

Name: Albert Cooper

Native place: Broken Hill

Year of birth: 25-3-1897

Arrived       Ship:
in Colony }   Year:

Trade or occupation
previous to conviction  } Laborer

Religion: R. C.

Education, degree of: R & W

Height: 5' 7"

Weight     On committal: 142
in lbs     } On discharge:

Colour of hair: Brown

Colour of eyes: Brown

Marks or special features:

(No. of previous Portrait ... ) 

CONVICTIONS
Where and When Offence. Sentence

Newcastle PC

10

 1

1928

Wilfully & obscenely expose person

6 months H.L.

 

1     The Newcastle Sun, (NSW), Tue 10 Jan 1928, p. 5. Emphasis added.

2     Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate, Wed 11 Jan 1928, p. 2. Emphasis added.

3     SRNSW: NRS2327, [3/5992], Maitland Gaol Photograph description sheets, 1875-1930, No. 2037, p. 1, R5132.

 

Wilful Exposure