Hi Gwen, Thanks for this information. So the bad blood was between Hargraves snr's son and John Taaffe. That's a new revelation as I had always thought it was with Hargraves snr. I had heard that the fight at the pub was some years after the shooting. cheers, David G Dundon wrote On 31/03/06 10:25 AM,: > Hello David, > > John Taaffe is mentioned briefly in "Lake Macquarie: Past and > Present" published by LMc City Council in 1958, but guess you have > seen that small book? > > Taaffe is also mentioned a number of times in the Brisbane Water Bench > Books and Court Cases: 1826-74 (see Gosford City Library local studies > sections for microfilm or the index prepared and published by Gosford > Local History Study Group - now defunct - under the title 'Historical > Records of the Central Coast of NSW' in 1990. This book is now doubt > to be located in a number of libraries. > > In his book "Blue Gum Flat to Budegewoi", the late Charles Swancott > mentioned on page 207, the charging on 14.2.1861 of Edward John > Hargraves of Bungaree Norah (Noraville) with shooting a mare on the > property of John Taaffe. Evidence was given in the case by James > Frost of Cabbage Tree, James Armitage of Lake Macquarie, James > Batchelor of Lake Macquarie, James Freeman Jr of Wyee, Thomas Boyd of > Lake Macquarie and Frederick Chaney of Lake Macquarie. Details of the > case are then related. > > Edward John Hargraves was the son of Edward Hammond Hargraves, the man > whose name is connected with the discovery of payable gold in NSW. > > Best wishes, Gwen > > > > ==== AUS-NSW-CENTRAL-COAST Mailing List ==== > For other AUS mailing lists check out: > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/AUS > --