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Convict Indents. State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4011]; Microfiche: 661
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Farmer s labourer and weaver age 23 from Antrim. Tried in Londonderry 2 August 1825 and sentenced to transportation for life for horse stealing. Remarks: very good. Assigned to Timothy Nowlan at Hunters River on arrival
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Granted Ticket of Leave
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Carter aged 31 from Co. Derry. 5' 4 1/2"; fair freckled compl., red hair, light grey eyes. Ticket of leave holder charged with felony. Absent from the district since October
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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 12188; Item: [4/4011]; Microfiche: 661
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Carter age 18 from Derry. Tried in Antrim 26 July 1825 and sentenced to transportation for life for house robbery. Good conduct on the voyage out. Assigned to William Cox junior at Richmond on arrival
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Convict Indents. State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4011]; Microfiche: 661
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Sylvester Sheenan age 20. Farm labourer from Louth. Tried at Louth 14 July 1825. Sentenced to 7 years transportation for house robbery. Flogged on the voyage out for threatening the Chief Mate. Assigned to John Palmer junior at Richmond Vale on arrival
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Obtained Ticket of Leave
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Ticket of leave holder age 48
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Convict Indents. State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4011]; Microfiche: 661
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Cooper age 41. Married with 5 children. Tried in Antrim 28 July 1825 and sentenced to transportation for life for forgery. Conduct on the voyage out very good. No place of assignment recorded
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Aged 30. Labourer assignedto Alexander McLeod
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Convict Indents. State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4011]; Microfiche: 661
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Farmer s labourer age 27. Tried 29 July 1825 in Fermanagh and sentenced to 7 years transportation for cow stealing.. Married with 3 children. Remarks: very good. Assigned to Alexander McLeod at Luskintyre on arrival
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Convict Indents. State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4011]; Microfiche: 661
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Pedlar from Wexford. Tried 28 November 1825 and sentencedto 7 years transportation for stealing money Conduct on the voyage out very good. No place of assignment recorded
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Labourer aged 27. Assigned to Australian Agricultural Company