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207496
Surname: Bowtell Brickyard (Burwood) (Industry)
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 15 May 1867
Place: Burwood, Newcastle
Source: Newcastle Chronicle
Details: Inquest held by Dr. Pierce at the house of Thomas Dent of the Burwood Inn, before a jury of five consisting of William Smith (foreman), Enoch Williams, James Gibbs, Charles Byrnes, Alfred Sparks and Thomas Llewellyn, into the death of Arthur Bowtell and Richard Haddaway at the Bowtell brickyard earlier that day. Joseph Bowtell deposed that he was a brickmaker by trade, and father of the deceased Arthur Bowtell. On that day at about 12pm he was loading bricks out of the kiln when the roof fell in on all who were working there, Richard Haddaway, Arthur Bowtell, William Davis, carter and himself; they were taking out eleven or twelve loads of bricks out of the kiln, the walls of which had been built six weeks, but the arch of which had only been put on the previous week. The walls were about ten feet high, the kiln being twelve feet wide by twenty two feet long, the walls about twenty six inches and the arch fourteen inches. The highest part of the arch above the wall was six feet. They were all engaged in loading when the roof fell in; about 5000 bricks fell on the deceased. The roof was built of bricks held with a substance called pug, loomy clay always used in building brick kilns. Witness had been brick making nearly all his lifetime. He had never however built an arched kiln before building this one. The deceased Haddaway came down from Maitland by the train that morning looking for work. Witness agreed to employ him. He had only been working half an hour when the accident happened. The kiln was built by Henry Chandler, a competent bricklayer. it was constructed in the usual style and form of kilns.


207495
Surname: Bowtell Brickyard (Industry)
First Name: -
Ship: LH
Date: 15 May 1867
Place: Burwood, Newcastle
Source: Newcastle Chronicle
Details: Inquest held by Dr. Pierce at the house of Thomas Dent of the Burwood Inn, before a jury of five consisting of William Smith (foreman), Enoch Williams, James Gibbs, Charles Byrnes, Alfred Sparks and Thomas Llewellyn, into the death of Arthur Bowtell and Richard Haddaway at the Bowtell brickyard earlier that day. Joseph Bowtell deposed that he was a brickmaker by trade, and father of the deceased Arthur Bowtell. On that day at about 12pm he was loading bricks out of the kiln when the roof fell in on all who were working there, Richard Haddaway, Arthur Bowtell, William Davis, carter and himself; they were taking out eleven or twelve loads of bricks out of the kiln, the walls of which had been built six weeks, but the arch of which had only been put on the previous week. The walls were about ten feet high, the kiln being twelve feet wide by twenty two feet long, the walls about twenty six inches and the arch fourteen inches. The highest part of the arch above the wall was six feet. They were all engaged in loading when the roof fell in; about 5000 bricks fell on the deceased. The roof was built of bricks held with a substance called pug, loomy clay always used in building brick kilns. Witness had been brick making nearly all his lifetime. He had never however built an arched kiln before building this one. The deceased Haddaway came down from Maitland by the train that morning looking for work. Witness agreed to employ him. He had only been working half an hour when the accident happened. The kiln was built by Henry Chandler, a competent bricklayer. it was constructed in the usual style and form of kilns.


68785
Surname: Bowthorn Estate
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1844 19 October
Place: -
Source: The Bee
Details: 2000 acres situated at junction of Hunter & Paterson Rivers 3 miles from Maitland. Homestead 10 room house. 8 room brick built cottage known as Hopewell cottage also on the estate


100206
Surname: Bowthorne
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: -
Place: -
Source: Wood., W. Allan., 'Dawn in the Valley', the Story of Settlement in the Hunter River Valley., Wentworth books, Sydney, 1972
Details: pp., 39, 40, 266


40092
Surname: Bowthorne Estate
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1843 7 January
Place: Paterson River
Source: MM
Details: To be auctioned


42506
Surname: Bowthorne Estate
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1843 7 January
Place: -
Source: MM
Details: Description of estate


44515
Surname: Bowthorne Estate
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1840 20 June
Place: Paterson River
Source: The Australian
Details: Alexander Livingstone Selling by auction 100 1/2 acre allotments at Bowthorn


74317
Surname: Bowthorne Estate
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1843 18 January
Place: Hinton
Source: CO
Details: Sold at auction for 1600 pounds. 'The company was numerous and comprised a very influential body of landed gentlemen and residents far and near


90631
Surname: Bowthorne Homestead
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1852 2 June
Place: near Hinton
Source: MM
Details: Situated on the banks of the Paterson 1 1/2 miles from Steam Co., Wharves at Morpeth. 130 acre farm, dwelling house sufficiently commodious for a large and respectable family


39819
Surname: Bowthorne House
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: -
Place: Paterson Road, Hinton
Source: -
Details: Built by Captain Alexander Livingstone


112175
Surname: Bowthorpe
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1854 25 February
Place: Lake Macquarie
Source: MM
Details: W.H.Whyte cautioning against removing cattle running on lands known as 'Bowthorpe' formerly the property of George Berwick at Lake Macquarie


105984
Surname: Bowyer
First Name: Emma
Ship: -
Date: Baptism February 1847
Place: Abode: Newcastle
Source: Register Book of Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle. p.19
Details: Daughter of William and Elizabeth. Baptism


105901
Surname: Bowyer
First Name: Mary Jane
Ship: -
Date: Baptism November 1845
Place: Newcastle
Source: Register Book of Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle. p.15
Details: Daughter of William and Elizabeth Bowyer. Baptism


183311
Surname: Bowyer
First Name: Sarah
Ship: Wanstead 1814
Date: -
Place: Newcastle
Source: Ancestry. NSW Settler and Convict Lists. National Archives UK . Microfilm Publication HO10, Pieces 1-4, 6-18, 28-30);
Details: Tried at the Old Bailey November 1812. At Newcastle in 1818


13626
Surname: Bowyer
First Name: William
Ship: -
Date: 1844 7 December
Place: Newcastle
Source: MM
Details: Free. Committed for trial for rescuing John Woods from being arrested by Const. Gow


14312
Surname: Bowyer
First Name: William
Ship: -
Date: 1845 18 January
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Discharged from Court


180057
Surname: Bowyer
First Name: William
Ship: -
Date: 7 December 1844
Place: Newcastle
Source: Newcastle Court of Petty Sessions Letter Book
Details: Letter 44/183. Correspondence re William Bowyer who had been committed to take his trial on a charge of rescuing a prisoner from the custody of a constable and a list of offences on record against Bowyer as to his general irritable disposition and character - 25 June 1844 - Assaulting his wife - Bound over to keep the peace. 7 November 1844 - Cruel treatment towards an aboriginal


190821
Surname: Bowyer
First Name: William
Ship: -
Date: 8 August 1866
Place: Maitland Gaol
Source: Newcastle Chronicle
Details: William Bowyer from Newcastle under sentence of 4 months imprisonment for vagrancy, died in Maitland Gaol from a long standing disease of the lungs aged 52


106283
Surname: Bowyer
First Name: William
Ship: Moffatt 1836
Date: 1841 April
Place: Newcastle
Source: Register Book of Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle. Marriages p11
Details: Marriage of William Bowyer aged 27 and Elizabeth Dolan aged 19. Witness at marriage Mary Kitteridge


126920
Surname: Bowyer
First Name: William
Ship: Moffatt 1836
Date: 1840 16 September
Place: Newcastle
Source: GG
Details: Granted Ticket of Leave