Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld.) - Saturday 1 June 1946
"SUPREME COURT - Matrimonial Actions
Sitting in matrimonial jurisdiction at the Supreme Court on Friday His Honour, Mr. Justice R. J. Douglas, dealt with the following matrimonial matters:—
MORRIS v MORRIS AND SANT.
Samuel George Morris (plaintiff) sought a dissolution of his marriage to Pearly Morris on the grounds of her adultery with Edward (commonly known as Wally) Sant. Mr. R. Skerman, instructed by Mr. G. V. Roberts (Roberts, Leu and North) appeared for the plaintiff. Neil Joseph Elms, sheriff's bailiff of the Supreme Court, stated on April 6 last he went to a residence in Love's Lane and saw the defendant and co-defendant. He handed both parties copies of the writs and they admitted they were the parties mentioned in the documents.
Graham Houghton Roberts, clerk in the employ of Roberta, Leu and North, gave evidence as to the service of certain documents. Samuel George Morris stated he was married at Townsville on December 21, 1927. After the marriage they lived at Townsville, then at Proserpine for four years, then he returned to Townsville until November 5, 1945. During the war years he had worked with the Main Roads for four and a half years. Last year he had heard certain things but disregarded them. His wife went to the pictures one afternoon, stating she would be home at 5 p.m. but did not get back. He met the 'bus at 7.50 and saw his wife, with Sant, getting out of the 'bus. He accused them of having committed adultery and a fight started. He then took his wife home and she said she loved Sant. From then on until November 5 last his wife was always out. He was at work one day when his son came and told him his wife was leaving. When he went home all the furniture had been removed except three beds, the wireless and the ice-chest. He later got a letter from his wife's solicitors stating that he had ill treated his wife and the children, which was not true. On December 17, 1945, his solicitors wrote a letter to defendant. On March 30 last he, with two friends, went to the residence of Sant. They arrived there about 10.45 p.m. but waited until 11.30 before going into the house. They all flashed on torches and saw his wife and Sant in bed. He was the man with whom he bad the fight. He then said to his witnesses, "Come on. We have got all the evidence we want." His wife and Sant got up out of bed and followed them to the verandah. Sant raced to the back to get a block of wood and threatened to do the lot of them up. He said to Sant "I would not do that if I were vou." His wife grabbed his shirt and said "I have got something to say to you." and he replied "I am finished with you." They then left the premises.
Arthur Robert Mitchell stated he had known plaintiff about ten months. On the night of March 30 last he went with the plaintiff and another man to a residence near the Ross. On getting into the house they all shone torches and saw a man and woman in bed. Plaintiff said the woman was his wife.
His Honour made an order of judgment nisi for the dissolution of the marriage, to be made absolute at the expiration or three months with costs against the co-defendant."

Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld.) - Saturday 21 September 1946 - News item
"Judgment absolute for the dissolution of the marriage between Samuel George Morris (plaintiff) and Pearley Morris (defendant) has been granted by the Registrar (Mr. J. Shannon) in the Supreme Court, with costs against the co-defendant. Edward (commonly known as Wally) Sant."

Qld Marriage Cert No. 1927/C3686 states that, in 1927, Pearley TREMBATH married Samuel George MORRIS in Queensland.