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Burrows (Burrowes)
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The Liverpool Plains Massacre - (Myall Creek Massacre) - The trial took place in the Supreme Court on Thursday 29th November, before is Honor Judge Burton and the following civil jury: - Mr. John Sewell, Foreman; Mr. William Knight of Castlereagh Street; Mr. Francis King, soap boiler, King Street; Mr. John Little, publican, King Street; Mr. Richard Leworthy, tailor, George Street; Mr. Henry Linden; Mr. Benjamin Lees, Parramatta; Mr. E. Hyland, Redwood; Mr. W. Johnson; Mr. Alexander Long, publican, York Street; Mr. John Leary, publican, York Street, and Mr. William Jones, Pitt Town. The prisoners arraigned at the bar were Charles Kilmaister, James Oates, Edward Foley, John Johnson, John Russell, William Hawkins and James Parry. The indictment contained twenty counts, the first five charging the prisoners with the murder of an aboriginal child; the next five with the murder of a male aboriginal child; the next five with the murder of a female aboriginal child, and the last five with the murder of an aboriginal boy named Charlie. The case for the prosecution was conducted by the Attorney General, assisted by Mr. Therry. The defence was conducted by Messrs A'Beckett, Foster and Windeyer, who had been specially retained for that purpose by the Hunter River Black Association. Witnesses included Thomas Foster, superintendent on the estate of Dr. Newton at the Big River about 150 miles beyond Invermein; William Hobbs, superintendent on Henry Dangar’s estate at the Big River; Edward Denny Day, Police Magistrate; George Anderson, an assigned servant of Henry Dangar; John Bates, assigned servant to Mr. Dight of Richmond and employed on Dight’s station at the Big River; Mr. Kinnear Robertson, Colonial Surgeon; Robert Sexton, assigned servant to Dr. Newton; Charles Reid, a ticket of leave holder employed by Henry Dangar; Andrew Burrows, an assigned servant to Henry Dangar. At a quarter past one the Jury retired, and at two o’clock returned to Court with a verdict, finding the prisoners guilty on the first five counts of the indictment and acquitting them on the last five
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Convict Indents. State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12189; Item: [X637]; Microfiche: 715
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James Butler age 16. servant boy from Waterford. Tried at Waterford City January 1835. Sentenced to 7 years transportation for stealing clothes
Source:
Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930
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James Butler, sawyer from Waterford. Admitted to Newcastle gaol from Maitland Quarter Sessions. Found guilty of larceny and forwarded to Hyde Park Barracks on the steamer in irons
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State Archives NSW; Kingswood, New South Wales; Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930; Item: 2/2020; Roll: 757
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James Butler, sawyer from Waterford. Admitted to Newcastle gaol from Singleton on a charge of rape. Acquitted at trial
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Aged 30. Assigned to J. Adair
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Granted Ticket of Leave
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Age 50. Assigned to James Phillips
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Apprehended after absconding from James Phillips
Source:
Newcastle Gaol Entrance Book. State Archives NSW. Roll 136
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Labourer from Dublin. Admitted to Newcastle gaol from Sydney having been suspected of being a runaway. Sent to Maitland Lockup with several other absconders on 20 February 1840
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Obtained ticket of Leave
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Application to Marry
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Duncan Campbell age 30 arrived per 'Hive', application to marry Betty Bourne age 20 (came free)
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Granted Ticket of Leave
Source:
Newcastle Gaol Entrance Book - State Archives NSW; Roll: 757
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Thomas Tunmore, James Cane, James Stewart sent to Newcastle gaol from Cassilis, charged with robbing a dray belonging to James Canning Pearce. Owen Threlfall charged with being an accessory. Sent for trial
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Assigned to Alexander Park
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Assigned to Archibald Bell
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Granted Ticket of Leave
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Assigned to A. Bell
Source:
Newcastle Gaol Entrance Book. State Archives NSW. Roll 136
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Groom from Warwick. Admitted to Newcastle gaol from Sydney. To be dealt with by the Bench at Invermein for absconding
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Granted Ticket of Leave
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Ticket of leave cancelled for prevarication in giving evidence