Family Name:
Haggarty
Given Names:
Colin
Gender:
Male
Birth-Date:
Unknown. possibly 1934
Death-Date:
Unknown
Marital Status:
Unknown, probably single
Age:
18-19 years old
Location:
QLD, Rockhampton
Occupation:
Farm Worker
Primary Motivation:
Conscientious Objector, Religious
Reason for Court Appearance:
[1] Application for total exemption from military duties as a conscientious objector
[2] Appeal against application dismissed
Court Name and Location:
[1] Court of Petty Sessions, Brisbane
[2] Supreme Court, Queensland
Court Hearing Date:
[1] Unknown, probably 1953
[2] 27 June 1953
Court Outcome:
[1] Application for total exemption dismissed
[2] Appeal dismissed, sent to Holsworthy Military Prison
Military Event:
National Service 1951-1959
Further Information:
Colin Haggarty was from Rockhampton in Queensland and was a farm worker by trade. He was a non-denominational Christian. As such he applied for total exemption from military duties. His case was heard in the Court of Petty Sessions in Brisbane. The magistrate dismissed the application. Colin appealed to the Supreme Court of Queensland. The case was heard by Judge J Sheery on 27 June 1953, and the appeal was dismissed. He was sent to Holsworthy Military Prison to serve a term of at least 176 days which was equal to the military training required of 18 year olds under the National Service Act 1951. He was expected to be released from Holsworthy in early 1935. It was reported that concientious objectors were well-treated at the facility.
Confirmatory Sources:
Bobbie Oliver, Hell No! We Won’t Go! Resistance to Conscription in Post War Australia, Interventions, Melbourne, 2022, p.221.
Peacemaker, September/ October, 1954, p.2.
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