Surname:
Scovell 96th Regiment
First Name:
Captain Edward Whitmore
Details:
Returning to Regiment. Replaced as Commandant of Mounted police by Lieutenant Gall
Surname:
Sherry (4th regiment)
Details:
John Tilley, stood indicted for striking George Botham with a spade or shovel, with intent to kill and murder him, at Newcastle on August 24th. Another count laid it with intent to do some bodily harm. It appeared from the evidence for the prosecution that the prisoner and prosecutor both belonged to the ironed gang at Newcastle. On the day laid in the indictment, Botham and others were employed filling a cart with stone, when Botham received a blow on the back of his head, which made him insensible, and, according to the evidence of Dr. Brooks; if it had not been in a slanting direction must have been fatal. Two other men belonging to the gang (Dredge and Byrnes) positively swore that they saw Tilley strike Botham with a spade, and Byrnes said, that Tilley stated, he would give himself up. It appeared, that Botham had previously applied for the situation of scourger, and had otherwise given annoyance to the gang by giving an account of some misconduct which had occurred. For the defense several witnesses were called; Sergeant Sherry of the 4th Regiment, deposed that he was on duty on the day which the accident occurred and he heard Dredge and Byrnes and several others of the gang, say, they did not see how he got the hurt; they only saw him fall, and that Botham himself said, his head got light and he fell against a stone, and upon his (the Sergeants) asking him, if any one had struck him, he said, no. Samuel Merritt, Overseer of Public Works at New- castle, deposed that he was present when Lieut. Gibson was making enquiry respecting Botham when Dredge handed him a piece of blue stone with some blood and hair on it; at the suggestion of Mr. Gibson he examined all the spades and shovels that were in or near the place where the men were at work. On his cross examination this witness admitted that notwithstanding his high sounding title, and that he had upwards of one hundred men under him, he was a prisoner without any remission of sentence and had seen as much trouble as most men. Storey, one of the gang positively swore that there were no spades or shovels on the ground and that in consequence of Mr. Nicholson being about to take charge, the tools were all being mustered. In summing up Justice Dowling drew the attention of the Jury to the fact, that the witnesses had in the first instance denied, that they had any knowledge of the circumstances, and that it was not, until there was some talk of a reward, that they preferred the evidence they had that day given. The Jury retired a short time and returned a verdict of, Not Guilty.
Surname:
Smith (48th regiment)
First Name:
Sergeant James
Source:
Colonial Secretary's Papers. State Records of NSW Special Bundles
Details:
Died age 34. Sergeant of 48th Regiment. Interred 29th November 1823
Surname:
Smith (48th regiment)
First Name:
Serjeant James
Place:
Christ Church Burial Ground, Newcastle
Details:
Inscription on grave stone - Sacred to the memory of James Smith, colour-sgt, 48th regt., Nov. 28 1823 aged 34. Above the inscription were the crossed rifles, crest, and colours of the regiment, and the words, Talavera, Peninsula
Surname:
Smith (99th regiment)
Details:
In March 1845 a little child, the son of Mr. William Palmer died; but no doctor had been attending it and so an inquiry was held by Major Crummer in the absence of the coroner. Dr. G.R. Smith, surgeon of the 99th regiment made a post mortem examination and his evidence was that the child had died of natural causes
Surname:
Steward 99th regiment
First Name:
Private James
Source:
Register Book of Christ Church Cathedral Newcastle. Burials p9
Details:
Death of Private James Steward of 99th regt
Surname:
The Buffs (3rd Regiment)
Source:
Wood., W. Allan., 'Dawn in the Valley', the Story of Settlement in the Hunter River Valley., Wentworth books, Sydney, 1972
Details:
pp., 56, 62, 67, 82, 84, 118, 162
Surname:
Tracey (99th regiment)
First Name:
Lance-Sergeant
Source:
Newcastle Court of Petty Sessions Letter Book
Details:
Correspondence in December 1845 from Major Crummer to the Colonial Secretary regarding an altercation between convict George Pope and Lance Sergeant Tracey of the 99th regiment who was employed as one of the overseers in charge of the prisoners in irons working on the breakwater. Tracey resided near the workshops on the hill adjoining the Signal Station... George Pope was requested by John Smith to secure some of his horses being driven away by Sergeant Tracey and an altercation took place. Major Crummer requested advice on the matter as George Pope had never been brought into question in the four years he had been at Newcastle. Major Last also gave Tracey a high character
Surname:
Tuett 99th Regiment
Details:
Two privates of the 99th regiment named Blackey and Tuett were committed for trial for a cruel and unprovoked assault on Constable John Rinker of the Newcastle Police
Surname:
Tute 99th Regiment
First Name:
Private Thomas
Details:
Thomas Tute and Thomas Blakeney were indicted for an assault on John Rinker on 6th November 1843.. Tute discharged. Blakeney sentenced to 1 month in Newcastle gaol
Surname:
Walters 99th Regiment
First Name:
Sergeant Charles
Details:
Charles Walters. Sgt in 99th Regiment
Surname:
Wilson 99th Regiment
Surname:
Wilson 99th Regiment
First Name:
Sergeant Samuel
Details:
Sgt. Samuel Wilson. Witnessed Fitzpatrick stab McCormick at the Stockade
Surname:
Young (73rd Regiment)
Details:
Robert Young. former soldier 73rd Regiment. Constable & scourger at Newcastle
