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Situated at Phoenix Park between Hinton and Morpeth
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Advertising post windmill for sale
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On Board of Presbyterian School
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Executor in the estate of James Walker. Witness at the committal hearing of Henry Rae
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Correspondence by John Moring re Henry Rae's committal for forgery
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Offering reward to any person who finds a remunerative gold field in any locality beneficial to the town of Maitland
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Witness at committal hearing of George Frederick Brown
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George Frederick Brown sentenced to 6mths imprisonment with hard labour for obtaining money on false pretences from John Portus
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Charged millwright William Hall with larceny. Case remanded
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Charged employee William Hall with stealing cedar and tools.
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Employed David Lee as a carpenter
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Campaigning for George Robert Nichols to represent the Northumberland Boroughs in the Legislative Council
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William Hall employed as a millwright and engineer by Portus. Hall found not guilty of stealing cedar and tools belonging to Portus
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Charged James Baker under the Masters & Servants Act after Baker's wife continued to occupy Portus' property while Baker was away at the gold fields
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Charged George Niggott under the Masters & Servants act when he refused to work.
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Charged Joseph Child who he had hired to build a steam chimney with absconding after Child left without completing the job
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Made donation to the Maitland Hospital
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Collected at Morpeth
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Subscribed to Testimonial for E.C. Close
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Charged blacksmith John Clarke with negligently spoiling property (an anchor). Case remanded to wait for R. Portus' evidence
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Employee John Clarke fined 6 pounds for ruining an anchor belonging to the Jenny Lind
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Henry Curlewis fined 20s or 14 days in the cells for using indecent language to John Portus on the wharf at Morpeth