I just love these little gems. Deanne Walls ----- Original Message ----- From: Annette Piper <annette.piper@bigpond.com> To: <AUS-NSW-PILLIGA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 9:05 PM Subject: Western Post Nov 1861 - notices and police court report From Western Post & Mudgee Newspaper 2 November 1861: WANTED By the Undersigned, TWO steady SHEPHERDS accustomed to fatten sheep. Wages £35 per year. N P BAYLY, Havilah, October 29th TO SHOEMAKERS WANTED, a single man as Journeyman, for strong work. The highest wages given. Apply to JAMES OGILVIE, Ryalstone. POLICE COURT Friday November 1st Before the Police Magistrate, and R LOWE, T CADELL, and G H COX, Esqs. Daniel HEARN was charged with drunkenness. Constable MacBEATH proved seven convictions within 12 months, and the Bench sentenced him to two months imprisonment in Mudgee Gaol. Stephen JONES, charged with a like offence, was admonished and discharged. Boyd SIMPSON, charged with a similar offence, fined 5s or the usual alternative. There was another charge against this man for an assault upon Mrs JULIAN, which was postponed till Friday. Richard R HUGHSON, summoned for breach of Towns Police Act, by allowing pigs to stray. Constable CAMPBELL. On the 28th ultimo, I found eight pigs in the Government Reserve; on my way to the pound a servant of Mr. HUGHSON's claimed them; I gave them up, and the pigs were taken to the defendant's. Frederick SPRINGER, for defence: I got the pigs from Constable CAMPBELL; the pigs are usually kept in a stye at the back of DICKSON and BURROWS; about an hour before I got them from the constable I saw the pigs in the stye, which is a secure one; on taking the pigs back, I found one panel of the fence broken; the pigs are always kept secure. Fined 5s and costs 3s 6d. Alfred GILDER, was charged with furiously riding through the town on Sunday last. Mr. BRODRIBB pleaded guilty for the defendant and stated that the defendant was not in the habit of riding furiously, but that on this occasion his horse got away with him, and he had no control over him. Fined 5s and 5s 2d costs. William BROWN was charged with stealing a cattle dog, the property of George BURGESS. Mr. BRODRIBB for prosecution. Constable McBEATH: Prosecutor yesterday at 11o'clock gave prisoner into my custody for dog-stealing ; prisoner said nothing. George BURGESS: I know the prisoner; the dog outside is my property; I last saw him on Sunday last; I neither sold the dog or lent it; the value of the dog is £10; I gave £5 for him; from information I got I gave the prisoner into custody; I believe it was stolen from him. Cross-examined by prisoner: I believe the dog to be three years and a half old; I had had him two years; yesterday I said to prisoner you have my dog; prisoner said he had it in his possession yesterday, and will have it to-day; I (plaintiff) bought the dog of Charles WILLIAMS of Hassan's Walls. Edward ALDRIDGE: I know prisoner; I was at his place on Wednesday last at Cooyal with some dogs; the dog outside the court is one of the dogs the prisoner had with him; I put the dogs on some cattle of his; and the dogs went away with him; I knew the dog to be BURGESS's when I saw it with the prisoner. William GOLD: I know the prisoner; I was with the prisoner on Wednesday last in the bush, and we had dogs following us; the dog outside was one. That dog followed us out to Cooyal on Sunday night last. I heard BURGESS on Thursday ask prisoner where his dog was; prisoner said he did not know. From Sunday until Wednesday the dog was with us at Cooyal. Charles LAPPAGE: I know the dog outside; I am at work on Mr. FOREMAN's farm; I have seen the dog at Pipeclay: I saw him there with four or five dogs; I fed him. I am putting up a hut at Mr. FOREMAN's. I have seen the prisoner about three times since last Sunday; prisoner did not stop where the dog was; I never saw prisoner call the dog. I would not let a boy who came and claimed the dog for BURGESS take him away. Cross-examined by Mr. BRODRIBB: I live in a hut; prisoner lives in a tent; he sometimes sleeps in my hut; I do not know whether he slept in his tent on Sunday or Tuesday nights. The Bench did not think there was evidence sufficient to convict, and prisoner was discharged. ***END*** N.B. All care has been taken to transcribe the above accurately, however errors may have been inadvertently made. Spelling of names/places should be as appears in original. Transcribed from microfilm available from the State Library. Annette Piper Coolah NSW ______________________________