Darcy Dugan

Darcy Dugan
Darcy Dugan

Darcy Dugan, police photo 1949.
Image from the State Library of New South Wales
Born 1920 (1920)
Sydney, New South Wales
Died 1991 (1992)
Glebe, New South Wales
Conviction(s) Bank robbery

Darcy Ezekial Dugan (1920–1991) was an Australian bank robber and New South Wales' most notorious prison escape artist. [1][2]

Darcy Dugan grew up in the inner suburb of Annandale in Sydney. During his criminal career, he committed numerous armed holdups, robbing banks[2] and even a hospital.[2] However he became more famous for his daring escapes than for his initial crimes.[2][3]

On 4 March 1946, Darcy Dugan escaped from a prison tram which was transporting him between Darlinghurst Courthouse and Long Bay Gaol.[4] As the tram passed the Sydney Cricket Ground, Dugan used a kitchen knife to saw a hole through the roof, through which he escaped. The tram is still kept today at the Sydney Tramway Museum.[5]

After another prison escape, Dugan reportedly left behind a note scrawled on the wall of his cell which read, "Gone to Gowings." [6] Dugan served a total 35 years in prison, exactly half of his life. He served his final prison sentence at Long Bay Goal and was released on parole in 1984.

Final years

He worked as a rehabilition officer during his final years of freedom until his health declined. Darcy Dugan died in Glebe, New South Wales from Parkinson's disease on 22 August 1991. [7] He was buried at Rookwood Catholic Cemetery on 29 August 1991. [8]

References

  1. ^ "Larrikin thief's last gamble marks his grave". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2002-11-06. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/11/05/1036308311457.html. Retrieved 2007-07-29. 
  2. ^ a b c d "Celebrity criminals". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2006-01-18. http://bulletin.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=140462. Retrieved 2007-07-29. 
  3. ^ N.Lipson & T.Barnao. 'As Crime Goes By - The Life and Times of "Bondi" Bill Jenkings. Published 1992, Ironbark Press, Australia.(ISBN 1 875471 14 6) - Chapter 5, 'Darcy and Me'.
  4. ^ "Bakery Bulletin". Hurstville City Council. 2002. http://www.hurstville.nsw.gov.au/_upload/files/SGRM%20Bakery%20Bulletin%20Vol.3%20No.2.pdf. Retrieved 2007-07-29. 
  5. ^ "Sydney Tramway Museum". NineMSN Getaway. 2001-07-19. http://getaway.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=17102. Retrieved 2007-07-29. 
  6. ^ "Slang - Gone to Gowings". ABC Radio Canberra. 2002-01-22. http://www.abc.net.au/canberra/stories/s463488.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-29. [dead link]
  7. ^ Sydney Morning Herald, 28 August 1991. Death Notice. Darcy Ezekial Dugan.
  8. ^ Rookwood Catholic Cemetery. Mortuary 2. Area 7. Grave 1590.



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