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75404
Surname: Portus
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1850 26 June
Place: Situated at Phoenix Park between Hinton and Morpeth
Source: MM
Details: Advertising post windmill for sale


81343
Surname: Portus
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1851 15 January
Place: Morpeth
Source: MM
Details: On Board of Presbyterian School


81694
Surname: Portus
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1851 1 February
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Executor in the estate of James Walker. Witness at the committal hearing of Henry Rae


81970
Surname: Portus
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1851 15 February
Place: -
Source: MM
Details: Correspondence by John Moring re Henry Rae's committal for forgery


83790
Surname: Portus
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1851 4 June
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Offering reward to any person who finds a remunerative gold field in any locality beneficial to the town of Maitland


84015
Surname: Portus
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1851 18 June
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Witness at committal hearing of George Frederick Brown


84305
Surname: Portus
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1851 9 July
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: George Frederick Brown sentenced to 6mths imprisonment with hard labour for obtaining money on false pretences from John Portus


84362
Surname: Portus
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1851 12 July
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Charged millwright William Hall with larceny. Case remanded


84780
Surname: Portus
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1851 6 August
Place: Morpeth
Source: MM
Details: Charged employee William Hall with stealing cedar and tools.


84782
Surname: Portus
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1851 6 August
Place: Morpeth
Source: MM
Details: Employed David Lee as a carpenter


85053
Surname: Portus
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1851 16 August
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Campaigning for George Robert Nichols to represent the Northumberland Boroughs in the Legislative Council


86138
Surname: Portus
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1851 8 October
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: William Hall employed as a millwright and engineer by Portus. Hall found not guilty of stealing cedar and tools belonging to Portus


86701
Surname: Portus
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1851 5 November
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Charged James Baker under the Masters & Servants Act after Baker's wife continued to occupy Portus' property while Baker was away at the gold fields


88572
Surname: Portus
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1852 28 February
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Charged George Niggott under the Masters & Servants act when he refused to work.


88680
Surname: Portus
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1852 3 March
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Charged Joseph Child who he had hired to build a steam chimney with absconding after Child left without completing the job


89399
Surname: Portus
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1852 17 April
Place: -
Source: MM
Details: Made donation to the Maitland Hospital


90204
Surname: Portus
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1852 2 June
Place: Collected at Morpeth
Source: MM
Details: Subscribed to Testimonial for E.C. Close


91303
Surname: Portus
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1852 21 July
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Charged blacksmith John Clarke with negligently spoiling property (an anchor). Case remanded to wait for R. Portus' evidence


92144
Surname: Portus
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1852 24 July
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Employee John Clarke fined 6 pounds for ruining an anchor belonging to the Jenny Lind


92865
Surname: Portus
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1852 18 August
Place: Morpeth
Source: MM
Details: Henry Curlewis fined 20s or 14 days in the cells for using indecent language to John Portus on the wharf at Morpeth