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Thomas Barnes per 'Norfolk' assigned servant
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Yarrundi, Dartbrook
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Notice - Irving Carlyle Christopherson conveyed to Stephen Coxen of Yarrundi, Dartbrook, all property and effects, upon trust, for the benefit of creditors
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The Penny cyclopaedia of the Society for the Discussion of useful knowledge
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Collected over 200 examples of Platycerci birds during a single excursion into the interior for his brother in law John Gould
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Court of Claims. - Case No. 193. Stephen Coxen, settler of Dart Brook Twelve hundred and eighty acres in the County of Brisbane at Dartbrook. This land was located in pursuance of an order given by Gov. Darling and dated 18 February 1828 in favour of Henry Kiernan, deceased, who it is alleged died intestate and his brother James Kiernan, as heir at law conveyed to claimant
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State Records Online Shipping List
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Hector Campbell free emigrant per Brilliant, engaged by Stephen Coxen at Dartbrook. http://srwww.records.nsw.gov.au/ebook/list.asp?series=NRS5313&item=4_4780&ship=Brilliant
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Invermein Court of Petty Sessions. Deposition Books 1833 -1834 (Ancestry)
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Mary Hall employed by Stephen Coxen charged with neglect of duty and insolence.....Stephen Coxen states that he engaged Mary Hall as a general servant on 23 September 1832, and hands into the court the receipt and agreement between him and Mary Hall in proof of her being his yearly servant. Stephen Coxen stated that on 22nd November las Mary Hall neglected her work and was for about twenty minutes at the barn with one of the prisoner servants which was against orders, that on Wednesday the following day she again went from her work and was about twenty minutes at the barn. I ordered her to go into the kitchen and in the evening Mrs. Coxen informed me she had been insolent to her. I asked her (Mary Hall) the reason she behaved in that manner to Mrs. Coxen, she bounced out at the door and then said who are you, I dont care for you, I am as good as you are. I shall do as I like. I shall talk to who I like and you ought to know how to keep servants before you hire them, for all that I have ever had time, I came to your house to eat is not worth anything. In continuance of her continuing in this abusive strain I (Stephen Coxen) shut the door and we then had silence. On the following morning I heard she again conducted herself in an improper manner towards Mrs. Coxen. I again remonstrated with her. She said she bid me defiance or the Magistrates. The Magistrates had no power over her and if the Governor only she looked he was the only person had any power over her. She was not hired to me by the year and she would leave me. She had only to give me a months notice and she would leave me. She would rather hang herself rather than stay and she would go and speak to any of the men she thought proper while she did stay…….(She said) You have never been accustomed to any women but factory women. You want to put me in the Factory but you cant. I am as good as you and my word is as good as yours. Stephen Coxen states that….The reason I did not bring this charge before the Bench until this was from the stockkeeper interceding with me to let it stand over. As he thought she would behave better from what he said to her. She has been constantly in the habit of going to the huts contrary to orders. When she ought to have been at work…….. Mary Hall states in her defence that she does not consider herself as hired for the year to Mr. Coxen, that she never went to the barn more than once but promises amendment. The Bench find Mary Hall guilty of neglect of work and insolence and mulct her wages one month to her master and to pay the expenses.
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Invermein Court of Petty Sessions. Deposition Books 1833 -1834 (Ancestry)
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Samuel Fincheley per ship Countess of Harcourt, assigned to Stephen Coxen, charged with refusing to do any work...Stephen Coxen states - The prisoner was assigned to him and arrived on the farm yesterday......I asked him what he could do he stated he could do nothing; this morning I sent for him to be brought over to grind, he said that he could not do anything and he did not come. The prisoner states in his defence that he is blind and cannot see to walk without a guide or do any work. The Bench find the prisoner guilty, being of opinion that his blindness should not prevent his working as desired by his master and sentence him to receive twenty five lashes
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Invermein Court of Petty Sessions. Deposition Books 1833 -1834 (Ancestry)
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James Godber per ship Manlius, assigned to Stephen Coxen and James Fitzpatrick per ship Jane also assigned to Stephen Coxen, charged with stealing in a dwelling house. John Bingle states - Early on Thursday morning my servant called me stating that the harness room had been robbed of saddle and bridles and the groom s clothes. I got up and found it correct. I then sent to the Mounted Police to inform them of the robbery; they came up and we found fresh tracks near the building; we procured three native blacks and put them on the tracks near the building which had been robbed which is used as a store, barn, coach house, harness room; likewise used as a dwelling house by my servants. We followed them on and traced them into one of the huts at Mr. Coxen s. I then ordered the men who lived in that hut to be brought to me. I examined their shoes and found them to correspond with the tracks; taking the men back some distance to satisfy myself I left them in charge of the farm constable and proceeded on the same tracks from the hut; we traced them twice across the brook and then through Mr. Coxen s paddock to his sheep station where we found concealed in the sheep dung a four bushel bag containing the property stolen from my harness room, consisting of a new saddle and bridle, breaking in gear, grooms clothing, all taken out of my harness room which I swear is my property with the exception of the saddle which is the property of Dr. MacCartney at present residing with me. The value of which exceeds five pounds. Mr. Bingle further states that there were a few nails in the heels and tow of one of the tracks the latter rather remarkable which exactly corresponded with the shoes the men had on when I took him back to prove them; the other tracks had been trodden a little to one side which also corresponded with the other man s boot. Corporal Keeling of the Mounted Police states - On Thursday morning the 25th inst. Mr. Bingle sent a message down to me to inform me that he had been robbed. I immediately went up the weather being wet, I thought I could easily come upon the tracks. Mr. Bingle with myself went round the farm in search of tracks and came upon two tracks leading to the place which had been robbed. We got three native blacks which I put on the tracks and followed them to one of Mr. Coxens huts where we questioned the men. Mr. Coxen states - a pair of trousers now produced were found in a waterhole yesterday behind my garden and near the hut where the prisoners reside. I have reason to believe that they belong to the prisoner Fitzpatrick from the circumstance of their being ship trowsers and there being none of the kind on the farm with the exception of one other pair which are still in the possession of the proper owner and have been altered to fit him. I obliged the prisoner Fitzpatrick at his work that day he had the trowsers now produced on in comparatively a clean condition to what they are at present being a wet day he was employed indoors handing tobacco. I remarked next morning when he came out to work he had on a clean pair of trowsers. The prisoner Godber denies the charge and says that the print did not correspond with his boot. The prisoner Fitzpatrick denies the charge and says that most of the men on the farm have their shoes made from the same last. The Bench direct the prisoners shall be committed to take their trail at the Supreme Court. George Elery and Charles James charged with being accessories to the robbery on Wednesday night last, the Bench determine that although the circumstances are very suspicious against them they would not be warranted in committing them for trail They therefor discharge them.
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Invermein Court of Petty Sessions. Deposition Books 1833 -1834 (Ancestry)
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Charles Shepherd per ship Portland, assigned to Stephen Coxen Esq., charged with disobedience and insolence and William Williams per Mangles, assigned to Stephen Coxen Esq., charged with disobedience and insolence. Patrick Good states - I am overseer to Mr. Coxen; on Monday last while I was serving out the rations I asked the prisoner Shepherd to tell a man named Lane to come and get his ration. He turned round and said he would be damned if he would. This is not the second or 3rd time he has been guilty of the same thing but has always been forgiven; yesterday the prisoner Williams was ordered by me to go and water the pigs; he replied he would not. I then sent another man to do it and he came back afterwards and offered to do it when it had already been done by the other man. The prisoners make no defence. Mr. Good stating that the prisoner Williams being only lately arrived in the country and that his conduct is generally good and that he has no doubt but he has been led astray by the other prisoner the Bench therefore admonish him to be more cautious in future and discharge him. But the Bench find the prisoner Shepherd guilty and sentence him to receive fifty lashes
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Convict Indent. State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4016]; Microfiche: 677
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John Pilborough per Burrell assigned to Stephen Coxen on arrival
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Aged 30. Came Free, Farmer
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Stephen and Charles
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Death of a Civilized Aboriginal - We have recently heard of the death of an aboriginal native, whose history is so remarkably distinct from the usual career of his countrymen that it deserves to be briefly recorded. The aboriginal alluded to was generally known by the name of "Young Bungaree." He was a native of Namoi, and about twenty years ago was taken into the service of the late Mr. Stephen Coxen, with whom and his brother, Mr. Charles Coxen, now of Brisbane, Bongaree remained for about thirteen years. He was educated at the cost of Messrs. Coxen, and was for a long time under the tuition of the Rev. Henry Carmichael, at the Normal Institution, in Sydney, where he evinced much capacity, and gained the prize at one of the examinations for his proficiency in geography. After leaving Mr. Coxen s service, Bungaree lived for some time with other gentlemen, usually in the capacity of shepherd, and ultimately joined the native police force as a corporal. He was employed as storekeeper, and kept the accounts of the station to which he was attached, in the Port Curtis district. He died a few weeks ago, very much regretted by all who knew him, and who had become attached to him in consequence of his intelligence and amiable disposition. The case of this native at all events proves that if the blacks of Australia are incapable of civilisation, that rule, like others, is not without exception. He never evinced the slightest desire to return to savage life, but when, owing to those commercial disasters which a few years back so much disarranged the affairs of this colony, It became necessary that he should fall back upon his own resources, be at once betook himself to the ordinary industrial pursuits of a working man, and sought employment wherever he could find it. His death should not pass without a record, and the history of his life should stimulate other colonists to follow the worthy example of Messrs. Coxen whenever an opportunity offers.-
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Stephen and Sarah
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Invermein Court of Petty Sessions. Deposition Books 1833 -1834 (Ancestry)
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Case heard before John Bingle....Mary Hall, came free per Red Rover, engaged by Stephen Coxen Esq.,as a yearly servant, charged with neglect of duty and insolence. Mrs. Coxen states that last Monday afternoon I called the defendant from the hut. When she came in I desired her not to go to that hut again. She said she had business there and would go when she thought proper and she did not care what I should say to her, she was not going to stay more than two or three weeks. I told her she would have to remain her twelve months. She replied she would not stay for me or any one else. I told her she would find the difference when she saw the Magistrates. She replied she did not care any more for the Magistrates than she did for me. I told her she must go to court. She said she would not for me or Magistrates or anyone else. She then went off to the kitchen snapping her fingers at me saying she did not care for me or anyone else. She said I had been accustomed to factory women and that she would see me there before long. Her general conduct has been dreadfully bad.. Signed Sarah Coxen
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Stephen Henry
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Commercial Journal and Advertiser
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From Hunter River.Senior at Normal Institution. Awarded large silver medal for superiority in the classics
