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Captain Wetherall. The Prisoners of the Hebe were landed 11th January. After being inspected by His Excellency the Governor, were allotted to their various employments.
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Obtained Ticket of Leave
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Application to Marry
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John Austin age 42 arrived per 'Hebe', application to marry Elizabeth Gill aged 50 arrived per 'Speke'
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NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825, 1826-1827 (Ancestry)
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Patrick Hoy, Samuel Harris, Edward Flyn, William Ward and John Austin, all in the service of the Australian Agricultural Company at Port Stephens charged with being at large without passes....Mr. George Muir, chief constable states - On Wednesday evening the prisoners were delivered to my custody by Constable George Higgins and a soldier of the Buffs who stated they had received them from Mr. Joseph Pennington, overseer and some native blacks at the 1st branch of the Hunter River. A letter from Mr. Joseph Pennington, a free settler, produced and read of which the following is a copy.....Leigh Farm, Hunters River, 14th November 1826...I beg leave to report that my overseer in junction with the following named black natives viz doughboy, Kennedy, Bremen, Taylor and Jemmy Murray, captured the five following named convict servants assigned to the A.A. Co., who ran from their service on Saturday evening last viz - Edward Flyn (Surry 4th), Samuel Harris (Norfolk), Patrick Hoy (Isabella), John Austin (Hebe) and William Ward (Ann and Amelia). I should conceive my overseer as well as the Blacks are entitled to some reward as a stimulus to future exertions and request they may be noticed as others are performing similar services, I am, Sir, Joseph Pennington......The prisoner being called on to account for their being absent from their assignments - Patrick Hoy states as follows - Our reason for leaving Port Stephens was for the purpose of proceeding to the nearest Magistrate to make our complaint - We were on the way to Newcastle when we met Mr. Pennington s overseer to whom we surrendered ourselves and accompanied him without objection altho we were five in number. Four of us belong to the same gang at Port Stephens and were employed in breaking up new ground. There were sixteen in the gang and every Monday morning one hundred rod per man was measured off for our weeks work. The ground was hard to work and we were not able to accomplish the task, upon one occasion 15 of the gang received 25 lashes each for not performing it. I escaped from being on the sick list, besides which it was sometimes the custom to stop our allowance of tea and sugar if the task was not completed. It is impossible to do 100 rod in a week on new ground such as we had to work. We tried to do it but could not. We have even got to work in the morning before the Bugle sounded for work to try what we could do but with our utmost efforts from day break to sun set we could not succeed. Our rations are good. We have no complaints on that account. Harris, Flyn and Ward corroborate this statement. John Austin states - I was employed with two others to put up fences, that is not my trade - I am a sawyer. We were tasked to do 20 rod of rail per week, to cut and split the stuff and mortice and put it up. It is more than any three men can do. On remonstrating with Mr. Dawson, he said we must do even more. Remanded for a further hearing
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Newcastle/ Port Stephens
Source:
NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825, 1826-1827 (Ancestry)
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Proceedings resumed relative to the five prisoners from Port Stephens - Patrick Hoy, Samuel Harris, Edward Flynn, William Ward and John Austin - Alexander Green states - I am a constable at Port Stephens. I was sent by Mr. John Dawson to appear against the prisoners at this place if necessary, for absenting themselves. I saw the prisoners at work at Port Stephens on the 11th instant. On the following day they were missed from the settlement. I am not positive as to their task but I believe 16 rod to be the general task work per day at Port Stephens. Some men lately arrived there from Sydney have done the task to within about two rod. I have frequently heard the prisoners complain they could not do their task. If it is not performed they are generally punished on the Monday following for not completing it. There is not any charge against the prisoners that I am aware of except for running away. Mr. Joseph Pennington states - I have been at Port Stephens on the ground where I understand the prisoners were at task work but not since they commenced working on it. The usual task there is 18 rods per man per day. It is hard work certainly, but can be done. Their rations are superior to those usually given to Government servants. Thirteen rod per day would be hard work for a man on a government ration. But these men might do the task on the ration allowed them. This is my opinion. Prisoners remanded for further hearing
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NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825, 1826-1827 (Ancestry)
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The five convicts absentees from Port Stephens ( Patrick Hoy, Samuel Harris, Edward Flynn, William Ward and John Austin) having been brought before the court, it is ordered that they be returned to their assignment at Port Stephens under a proper escort and that a letter to the following effect be forwarded with them, addressed to Robert Dawson at that station.....Sir, The five convicts having been brought before us charged with the offence of having absconded from the Australian Agricultural Company s establishment at Port Stephens, and having attentively heard and weighed what they severally had to urge in their defence, and taken into consideration the task allotted to them, as testified in the affidavit of overseer McKeenan, find that certain circumstances connected with such task so far operate in their favour, as to induce us on the present occasion to allow the length of time they have been in confinement to be a sufficient punishment; they are therefore returned under a proper escort to your establishment. They have been duly warned of the certainty of corporal punishment being awarded should they at a future period again absent themselves without a written permission from a duly authorised person. We beg leave to hand you a Bench notice, which we shall feel obliged by your giving the utmost publicity to amongst those concerned. We have the honor to be Sir, Your obedient servants (Francis Allman, E.C. Close, George Brooks)....Bench Notice - Should any convict servant assigned to the Australian Agricultural Company be found at large in any of the districts of Hunters River on any pretence whatever without a written permission from a duly authorised person, the convict so found will be brought before the nearest Bench of Magistrates and punished as a runaway.
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Servant assigned to Richard Binder
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Application to marry
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Aged 34. Application to marry Ellen Walsh. Allowed
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Register Book of Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle
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Marriage of Edward Bedford aged 34 and Ellen Walsh aged 35. Witnesses Thomas and Mary Buxton
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Newcastle district
Source:
General Muster of New South Wales 1823, 1824, 1825
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Government servant assigned to Richard Binder
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NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825 (Ancestry)
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Edward Bedford in the service of John Laurio Platt, charged with insolence to his master.. Forgiven at the request of his master with an admonition
Ship:
Hebe 1820 (came free)
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Soldier 48th Regiment. On list of prisoners transported to Newcastle per Elizabeth Henrietta
Surname:
Brinckley (Brinkley)
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Carronda, (Corinda) Patrick Plains
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Labourer. Employed by A. Bell
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Brinckley (Brinkley)
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Obtained Certificate of Freedom
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On list of prisoners transported to Newcastle per Governor Bligh
Source:
Colonial Secretary's Papers, State Records of New South Wales. Special Bundles
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Sentenced to 75 lashes for absenting himself from Government service
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Constable James
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Chief Constable at Newcastle
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On list of prisoners transported to Newcastle per 'Elizabeth Henrietta'
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Prisoner at Newcastle wishing to marry Sophia Stratford
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Church of England, Newcastle
Source:
Church of England Marriage Register Book 1818 - 1825. University of Newcastle
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No. 29. Marriage of James Calvert to Sophia Stratford, both of Newcastle. Witnesses James and Mary Crofts. Minister Rev. G.A. Middleton
