From Western Post & Mudgee Newspaper 13 November 1861 £5 REWARD LOST, from Mr. Colin McKENZIEs station (Wongan), on or about the 15th October, a Bay HORSE, branded CAY near side neck, M near shoulder, MG near thigh, small star in forehead, about seven ears old, and about 16 hands high. The above reward will be paid to any person delivering the said horse to Mr. Colin M'KENZIE; or to Mr. Joseph HEART, Wongan, via Coonabarabran. Nandi, Coonabarabran, 28th October. £2 REWARD I Hereby caution the public against taking a cheque drawn by Richard ROUSE, Esq., of Guntawang, in favour of Hugh McCARTHY for £16 17s 6d., which I suppose I lost between Guntawang and Mr. SHERRIDAN's Goodman Inn. This cheque is stopped at the banks in Mudgee. Any person finding it and giving the same to Mr. ROUSE or Mr. SHERRIDAN, of Goodman Inn, shall receive the reward. Adam PALMER, Kawang, Warrumbungle Mountains. NOTICE All cattle trespassing on my Runs at Merrendee will be impounded; and all Trespassers will be prosecuted as the law directs. James PAULING, Merrendee, November 5, 1861. FOR LEASE The Broombee Inn. Applications will be received by the undersigned from parties wishing to leave the Broombee Inn. Geo H COX, Broombee, or Arch. B COX, Burrundulla WANTED A female general servant. Apply to Mrs. KNOX, Market street, West. MERRIWA From our correspondent Serious Accident - An accident occurred a few days ago, which was attended with serious consequences to a lad named William Richard MURRAY, son of Mr J H MURRAY, teacher of the National School of this town. It seems that young MURRAY was training or exercising a young horse, which became unmanageable, and bolted, dashing him against a tree, and throwing him off. On being taken up, it was found that he had sustained a frightful injury over the right eye, and was more or less bruised about the body. The unfortunate lad was immediately conveyed to the residence of his father, which was the nearest place to the scene of the accident, and was ably attended to by Dr. MORRIS, of Cassilis, and is doing well considering the nature of the injuries received. The much needed repair of our main street is being actively proceeded with by Mr. GRIEVE, the contractor, and the work so far done, looks remarkably well, which reflects great credit on him. The weather is excessively hot, rain is much needed. November 7th. RYLSTONE From a Correspondent Shocking Accident - A shocking affair occurred between Rylstone and Cunningham's Creek on Saturday. A man named William MOORE, alias Banagan Billy, went into the bush with two men named Robert BUSH and Rheuban SHOMERAFT to bring home a load of bark; they were to take the bark to Cunningham's Creek; William MOORE it appears was riding on the top of the bark on the dray, and while passing down a sidling the dray capsized and rolled over on to William MOORE. A soon as possible he was released from his awful position and conveyed to Creswick. In the meanwhile a messenger had stated to Rylstone to bring Mr. WESTON, surgeon; that gentleman was quickly in attendance, but immediately pronounced the case hopeless. The unfortunate man expired about a quarter of an hour after reaching Creswick. The dray appears to have totally crushed his face; scarcely any other part of the body was injured, the whole of the facial bones were smashed, the nasal superior and inferior maxillary and! ethnoidal bones were merely held together by the muscles. These, of course, being technical names will not, perhaps, be interesting to your journal readers, but they will, of course, be so to your correspondent, T C D who appears to imagine that he is the only man in the Western district, who (to use his own "clap-trap") is acquainted with anatomical mechanism and physiological research. POLICE COURT Tuesday, November 12 Before the Police Magistrate, his Worship the Mayor, R LOWE, Esq., and T CADELL, Esq. Thomas CORBETT, charged with being drunk in Market-street was discharged. Edward ALDRIDGE remanded on bail, upon a charge of stealing a cow and calf, was discharged upon entering in a bond to appear when called for. The witness BROWN, who had given information, and for whose appearance a warrant had been issued, not being found the cow and calf were ordered to be impounded. MARRIAGE On the 7th instant, at the Church of England, Orange, by the Rev. G M FOX, Mr J S THOMAS to Miss M A SHEPPERD, both of Orange. ***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