[2][3] On 4 March 1946, Dugan escaped from a prison tram which was transporting him between Darlinghurst Courthouse and Long Bay jail.
[5] On 16 December 1949, Dugan and accomplice William Cecil Mears (1920–2002) both escaped from Central Police Station, Sydney, during a court recess.
During an adjournment for lunch, Dugan and Mears hacksawed through an iron bar in their cell and escaped from the police complex and onto the streets of Sydney.
"[7] The reference to Sydney department store's advertising slogan was slang for many things including "left in haste".
[10] Although they separated not long after, they remained friends and Jan looked after Darcy when his health began to fail upon his final release from prison.