From Western Post & Mudgee Newspaper 16 October 1861 : DUBBO From our Correspondent Court of Petty Sessions Wednesday, 2nd October Magistrates present: J MILBURNE MARSH, Esq., P.M., and Walter H TIBBITTS, J.P. ROBERTS v BAKER The plaintiff in this case, a shepherd, sued for wages for eight weeks, at £45 per annum, and swore that Mr. BAKER, a squatter on the Bogan, discharged him from his service because they did not suit one another, and then refused to pay him wages at the above rate. Defendant, on the other hand, swore that ROBERTS left his employment without being discharged, and before leaving had refused to obey orders when requested to take charge of some weak ewes and lambs. Verdict for defendant. (It was proved in the evidence in this case that the plaintiff had walked 1100 miles ! in coming to Dubbo in the first instance to procure a summons, then returning to serve it, afterwards returning to attend petty sessions, and finally having to attend again, the case not having been tried on the day for which the summons was first taken out. This shows the great necessity of establishing Courts of Petty Sessions in the far interior, to be presided over by a police magistrate only). Frederick Walter HEINS was brought before the Court remanded from Orange to the Dubbo bench on warrant from the latter place, charged with having stolen three horses, the property of William MACKENZIE, __SMITH, and Marcus DALHUNTY. Prisoner was apprehended within two miles of Carcoar by chief constable FINNERTY, of Orange. He was fully committed to take his trail at the next Wellington Quarter Sessions on the charge of stealing MACKENZIE's horse. ***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