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56591
Surname: Burgess
First Name: William
Ship: -
Date: 1849 11 July
Place: -
Source: MM
Details: Late of the Farmers Glory. Taking over the Redfern Inn, cnr York and Market St. Sydney


72883
Surname: Burgess
First Name: William
Ship: -
Date: 1850 6 March
Place: Hinton
Source: MM
Details: Publican's licence for the Farmers' Glory transferred from Edward Haylock


75474
Surname: Burgess
First Name: William
Ship: -
Date: 1850 10 August
Place: Hinton
Source: MM
Details: Taking over the Hinton Ferry


75481
Surname: Burgess
First Name: William
Ship: -
Date: 1850 7 August
Place: Hinton
Source: MM
Details: Lesee of Hinton Punt. Charged former lessee Robert Canvin with breach of the Tolls Act. Case postponed


75548
Surname: Burgess
First Name: William
Ship: -
Date: 1850 17 August
Place: Hinton
Source: MM
Details: Charged Robert Canvin with breach of the Tolls Act by taking off passengers from the steamer as she came up the river ad landing them at his (Canvin's) wharf. Case dismissed


75551
Surname: Burgess
First Name: William
Ship: -
Date: 1850 17 August
Place: Hinton
Source: MM
Details: William Burgess charged Robert Canvin with breach of the Tolls Act by sending his man across the river in a boat and bringing a passenger, milkman Jeremiah Williamson. Canvin fined 5s and costs


75555
Surname: Burgess
First Name: William
Ship: -
Date: 1850 17 August
Place: Hinton
Source: MM
Details: William Burgess charged Robert Canvin with using obscene language in a public place. Canvin fined 20s and costs


75557
Surname: Burgess
First Name: William
Ship: -
Date: 1850 17 August
Place: Hinton
Source: MM
Details: William Burgess charged Robert Canvin with inciting him to a breach of the peace by provoking language and threatening him. Case dismissed


75559
Surname: Burgess
First Name: William
Ship: -
Date: 1850 17 August
Place: Hinton
Source: MM
Details: William Burgess fined 1s for assulting Mrs. Robert Canvin by pushing her between a gate and fence


75562
Surname: Burgess
First Name: William
Ship: -
Date: 1850 17 August
Place: Hinton
Source: MM
Details: Charged by Jeremiah Williamson with breach of the Tolls Act by wilfully extorting 2d from him. Case dismissed


76361
Surname: Burgess
First Name: William
Ship: -
Date: 1850 31 July
Place: Hinton
Source: MM
Details: Notice stating that he had purchased the Hinton Ferry and laid on a new and superior punt


78140
Surname: Burgess
First Name: William
Ship: -
Date: 1850 11 September
Place: Hinton
Source: MM
Details: Charged by William Lee with excessive levying for the Hinton punt. Case dismissed


78279
Surname: Burgess
First Name: William
Ship: -
Date: 1850 14 September
Place: East Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Appointed committee member at anti transportation meeting held at the court house


79238
Surname: Burgess
First Name: William
Ship: -
Date: 1850 5 October
Place: Hinton
Source: MM
Details: Nearly every pane of glass in his house broken in a hail storm


80579
Surname: Burgess
First Name: William
Ship: -
Date: 1850 7 December
Place: Hinton
Source: MM
Details: Denis McCormack convicted of using obscene language in a public place after he abused Burgess in a dispute over fare at the Hinton punt


81419
Surname: Burgess
First Name: William
Ship: -
Date: 1851 18 January
Place: Hinton
Source: MM
Details: Fined 1s for a breach of the Tolls Act by charging John Reid with a toll when he was on his way to Church on a Sunday


90568
Surname: Burgess
First Name: William
Ship: -
Date: 1852 2 June
Place: Collected at Hinton
Source: MM
Details: Subscribed to Testimonial for E.C. Close


93001
Surname: Burgess
First Name: William
Ship: -
Date: 1852 25 August
Place: -
Source: MM
Details: Thomas Prentice fined 5s for assulting William Burgess by putting his fist in his face and threatening to knock his teeth down his throat


93010
Surname: Burgess
First Name: William
Ship: -
Date: 1852 25 August
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Thomas Prentice fined 10s for using indecent language towards Burgess


97205
Surname: Burgess
First Name: William
Ship: -
Date: 1853 2 February
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Witness in court McGrane/Lawn