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HENRY GLENNIE Singleton Henry Glennie married
Elizabeth Ferris, the eldest daughter of the late Thomas Ferris on 15th May,
1833. A daughter was born
to the couple in December 1834 at Dulwich on the Hunter River He was prominent in the
community at Patrick Plains and attended meetings of the Patrick Plains Turf
Club
and later meetings to establish the best means of affording relief to the
starving in Ireland. In 1847 Dr. Glennie
was presented to Governor Charles Fitzroy on his visit to Singleton. Henry Glennie was listed as a
qualified medical practitioner in the Government Gazette for Glendon
and performed post mortem examinations as part of his duties. In 1847 he was
called to
Ravensworth by Edward Bowman to attend to Bernard Fox who had been
attacked. Fox had been stabbed twice in the stomach and there was nothing Glennie could do to save him.
After performing the post mortem he was later called to testify at the trial of
Charles Cooper who had been charged with the murder In June 1847
arrangements were made to pay a visit to Jerry's Plains once a week, and more
often in cases of emergency; for which he was to receive a stipulated annual
remuneration from the principal householders, and would also enjoy the
incidental practice arising from the requirements of non - subscribers In 1848 Dr. Glennie was
appointed Coroner temporarily during the absence of
Mr. Vallack who had left on
a mission to search for Edmund Kennedy's party in northern Australia. In 1849 Henry Glennie was the
only Justice of the Peace to attend the annual licensing meeting for the
district. Innkeepers were expected to be in attendance at these meetings
with their sureties in hand, and no doubt some were unimpressed with the
other Magistrates when only Dr. Glennie 'who sacrificed his professional
time for the day' turned up, causing the meeting to be postponed for a
week.
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