From Western Post & Mudgee Newspaper 1 June 1861: Mr WALKER sold the lease of five years of the Oakfield farm, 175 acres, for £201 per year - about 75 acres being bush land. 5 June 1861: WINDEYER From our Correspondent, June 3rd, 1861 Telegraph Office - We are waiting anxiously for the arrival in town of the apparatus connected with the Telegraph; the office is to be in the premises lately occupied by the Oriental Bank, and C G SMITH, Esq., has been appointed to the office; the building is in a very convenient spot, it is large and spacious, and built of brick; it was supposed the office would have been in the premises of Messrs SHUTTLEWORTH and CHARLTON, but we hear that the premises have been privately disposed of. The business of the Oriental Bank is being carried on by Mr TUCKER, of Long Creek, in consequence of Mr DAVIDSON, late Manager, leaving the district. 8 June, 1861: POLICE Friday June 4, Before the Police Magistrate and E MARLAY, Esq. The only case was that of M HAYES, who was fined 10s or 24 hours' imprisonment for being drunk in Perry-street. A MAN named James DACEY, supposed to be nearly eighty years of age, was found on Friday last, clothed in rags, and lying in the street in a state of exhaustion from insufficient food. He was taken to the infirmary but died without recovering his consciousness. 12 June 1861: WINDEYER From our own Correspondent, June 10th, 1861. ERROR - I committed an error in stating in my last that Mr C G SMITH had been appointed station master for this town. I perceive, by the papers, that he is appointed for Sofala. RYALSTONE From our Correspondent, June 10th, 1861. Our little village was startled out its propriety, last Sunday, by a report that Mr WADDINGTON's (National School Teacher) house had been broken open during his absence from home. On inquiry it turned out that a man named Jacky, an aboriginal, had broken two panes in the school-house windows, and by putting his hand through the broken panes, had stolen a time piece that was conveniently placed on a small shelf near the windows. Jacky took the time-piece to Mr SHUMACK, shoemaker, telling him it was his, and to take care of it for him; after this exploit, he very coolly walked into Mr WALTON's stable, and seeing a horse ready saddled, &c., with a valise strapp'd on, - he made free to take it. Since which he has not been seen; this was most barefaced robbery; several people saw him with the horse, but imagined it was one that had been lent him to brake in. The police have been out for 3 or 4 days, and although they have heard of him, and one day were only an hour behind him! , they did not manage to take him, which by-the-bye is a great pity, for a greater scoundrel, cannot be. I forgot to mention that the horse belongs to Mr McLEOD, who lives a few miles from Ryalstone. Last week some parties took two of Mr WALTON's (the Innkeeper) horses out of his paddock, and gave them what they term a swearing, the horses were away 3 days, and had very plain saddle marks on them, when they returned. WATLON suspects some parties who live a few miles from here, and who are in the habit of scouring the bush after wild horses, he has offered a reward of £20 to any one who will inform of the parties. It is about time a stop was put to such practices as these. I shall be very happy to send you a report of the rascals being found out.. A young man at Denyam last Saturday week, was riding a young horse, when something frightened it, and he began to buck-jump, sending the young man with great violence over his head; when taken up it was found his collar bone was broken, besides other injuries. Mr WESTON, surgeon, Ryalstone, was sent for at once, the fracture was quickly reduced, and under that gentleman's care, he is progressing favourably. ***END*** Annette Piper Please note: Every effort has been to transcribe the above information correctly, however errors may have inadvertently been made. Spelling of surnames/places as appears in original.