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Catherine and Charles
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Employed Margaret Shea as their servant
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Subscriber for the Irish Relief Fund
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Fined 20/- for employing a runaway
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Wheelwright. Seriously injured when he fell from a dray laden with cedar
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Said to have struck Hector Lamont in a fight at the Victoria Hotel
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Thomas Harrington and Charles Lawn committed for trial for assaulting James Sommerville
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To be tried at Maitand Quarter Sessions for assault with intent
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Sentenced to 18mths in Maitland gaol with hard labour for wounding James Summerville on the head, face and neck with intent to do him grievous bodily harm
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W. Scott gave character reference. Had known Lawn well for 12 or 14 years and stated that he had been an excellent tradesman, industrious and quiet in his demeanour
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Fined 40s for assaulting Philip McGrane. McGrane had attacked Lawn's wife's uncle Mr. Magner
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Blacksmith. Wife Catherine aged 24 years committed suicide
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Sentenced to 24 hours imprisonment for disorderly conduct after attempting to gain access to the hotel of James Cox after hours with several other men
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West Maitland Marriage Register p 21
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Marriage of James Philip Williams of Est Maitland to Anne Kelly of West Maitland. Witness Charles Lawn of Morpeth
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Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930
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Charles Lawn, blacksmith from Tyrone. Admitted to Newcastle gaol from Maitland Quarter Sessions. Sentenced to 18 months hard labour for assault with intent