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170156
Surname: Poor
First Name: John
Ship: Castle Forbes 1824
Date: 1825
Place: Newcstle
Source: Ancestry.com. New South Wales and Tasmania, Australia Convict Musters. Class: HO 10; Piece: 20
Details: Assigned servant to John Cory at or near Newcastle


187946
Surname: Poor
First Name: John
Ship: Castle Forbes 1824
Date: 1824
Place: -
Source: Convict Indents. State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 12188; Item: [4/4009A]; Microfiche: 653
Details: Ploughman aged 25 from Clonmell. Tried at Waterford July 1823. Sentenced to transportation for life. Very well behaved on the voyage out. Assigned to Mr. Cory on arrival


71636
Surname: Poor
First Name: Rebecca
Ship: -
Date: 1822
Place: Newcastle
Source: CSI
Details: Allowed to proceed to Newcastle per Elizabeth Henrietta to join her grandmother Mary Cusswell


180952
Surname: Poor (Power)
First Name: John
Ship: Castle Forbes 1824
Date: 8 July 1824
Place: Pattersons Plains
Source: NSW Courts Magistrates, Newcastle Police Court: 1823-1825 (Ancestry)
Details: Michael Managar, Donald Keating and John Power all arrived on the Castle Forbes in 1824 and assigned to John Cory at Paterson. They were charged with conniving at the robbery of John Cory s house and suspicion of participating in disposing of the stolen articles.Mr cory states - On the 24 June, I was at Pattersons Plains on business. When I returned home I found my hut had been forcibly entered and four gallons of spirits, three shirts, three blankets were stolen This robbery could not have been effected without the connivance of the prisoners. They told me when I returned that I was just too late to prevent the hut being robbed, and that they had seen one man about but that they did not attempt to stop him. I have found Mannahar particularly troublesome, he has frequently gone away from my farm without leave, and on my remonstrating with him, he threatened to take my life. Michael Manahan sentenced to 50 lashes and to be sent to Port Macquarie for the remainder of his sentence. Donald Keating was sentenced to 75 lashes John Power was sentenced to 50 lashes


203813
Surname: Poor Box, Newcastle
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 1 July 1863
Place: Court House, Newcastle
Source: The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News (NSW : 1859 - 1866)
Details: The contributions to the Poor Box in the Court House of Newcastle during the last eight weeks amounted to 7s 1d.


94236
Surname: Poosser
First Name: Henry
Ship: -
Date: 1852 1 September
Place: Stroud
Source: MM
Details: Unclaimed letter in General Post Office, Sydney


68523
Surname: Pope (Rourke)
First Name: Aves (Avis)
Ship: Louisa 1827
Date: 1832 18 April
Place: Invermein
Source: 1832 GG
Details: Granted Ticket of leave for good conduct in service


76316
Surname: Pope (Rourke)
First Name: Avis
Ship: Louisa 1827
Date: 1833 30 September
Place: Newcastle
Source: Application to marry
Details: Ticket of leave holder aged 41. Application to marry Jesse Coleman. (Note - Stated married & 2 children, one of whom (aged17yrs) was with her


75479
Surname: Popperwell
First Name: William
Ship: -
Date: 1850 7 August
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Fined 5s or 24 hrs in the cells for drunkenness


129403
Surname: Por (Poe)
First Name: Joseph
Ship: Calcutta 1837
Date: 1837
Place: Invermein
Source: GRC
Details: Age 27. Assigned to M. Christopherson


32468
Surname: Porius
First Name: Robert
Ship: -
Date: 1847 3 July
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Fined 10/- for drunkenness


85543
Surname: Port
First Name: George
Ship: -
Date: 1851 3 September
Place: Raymond Terrace
Source: MM
Details: Requesting that Captain P.P. King allow himself to be nominated as representative in the Legislative Council for the counties of Gloucester and Macquarie


174409
Surname: Port Macquarie Jack (Hodgkiss)
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 25 October 1911
Place: Maitland
Source: NMH
Details: Port Macquarie Jack mentioned in correspondence written in 1842 to the Police Magistrate at Newcastle regarding cattle stealing


66385
Surname: Port Macquarie Jack (Hodkiss)
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1842 21 May
Place: Maitland
Source: HRG
Details: Deceased. Wife Grace Connell to sell cattle


95616
Surname: Port Stephens
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1852 23 October
Place: -
Source: MM
Details: In flood


77319
Surname: Port Stephens Robert (Indigenous)
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 6 November 1808
Place: Newcastle
Source: Sydney Gazette
Details: Thought to be the perpetrator of the murder of John Spillers on the beach opposite Newcastle. Had an injury in the middle of his forehead caused by Bungaree


205790
Surname: Porteous
First Name: Agnes
Ship: Scotia 1849
Date: July 1849
Place: Port Jackson
Source: Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896
Details: Agnes Porteous age 23, house servant from Edinburgh. Daughter of William and Mary, mother living in Edinburgh. Assisted immigrant on the ship Scotia. Note - aunts Mary Howden of Newcastle; Margaret Knapp living in Sydney; Ellen Ronald living in Sydney and Elizabeth McDonald living in Sydney


63040
Surname: Porteous (Portus)
First Name: Mr & Mrs
Ship: Hugh Crawford 1825
Date: 1825 7 April
Place: -
Source: SG
Details: Passenger on the Hugh Crawford from London. (Steerage)


5872
Surname: Porter
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1833
Place: Liverpool Plains
Source: R v Finney - SC
Details: Aboriginal. Stole sheep from Dangar's property


11960
Surname: Porter
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1844 29 June
Place: Wollombi
Source: MM
Details: Barn set alight