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Item: 124555

Surname: Garvin

First Name: Chief Constable

Ship: -

Date: 1857 24 June

Place: Maitland

Source: SMH

Details: Engaged in rescues in a boat in the disastrous Maitland floods. Experienced great danger as the water covered the fences and the boats ran foul of them overturning them. The rescuers had frequently to wade through water during the day and night

 

Item: 172245

Surname: Garvin

First Name: Chief Constable Henry

Ship: -

Date: 1857

Place: Maitland

Source: Returns of the Colony (Blue Books) 1857

Details: Member of the Maitland Police Force. Received a reward for his praiseworthy conduct during the floods in the Hunter River district

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