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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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