From Western Post & Mudgee Guardian, 17 September 1861: TAMBAROORA From our Correspondent. The body of a man named Charles FORTESQUE better known as "Little Charley the tailor" has been discovered in an old hole at Tambaroora. The unfortunate man had been drinking and is supposed to have fallen in on his way home on Saturday night. His hat was picked up on Thursday, which excited suspicion; search was made and he was shortly after found in the hole, where he must have been five days. Information has been sent to our Police Magistrate, Joseph COX, Esq., who is absent on official business at Spicer's Diggings and who will, on his return institute enquiries into the matter. It will be the eighth investigation Mr COX has made since July 19th. The following are the particulars of the different parties: July 19 - Joseph HOUSELEY, came out in bond by ship Moffatt, 1836, aged 50. Died from effects of a fall down a shaft 60 feet deep at Bald Hills. July 19- Ar Tim, a Chinaman, working on the Macquarie about 7 miles from Opher Creek. Died from the effects of a bank giving in and covering him. July 20 - Archibald McDONALD, found dead in his tent near the junction of the Turon and Macquarie, natural causes - inflammation of the lungs. July 22 - A Chinaman (unknown) found dead in his tent about a quarter of a mile from the Commissioner's Camp. Post mortem examination - head gorged with blood; all the necessaries of life in the tent. July 21 - Ar Tui (a Chinaman) brought up from the Macquarie and died the next day of congestion of the brain. July 27 - Ar Karl (a Chinaman) drowned in endeavouring to cross the river Macquarie. July 30 - Jung Pun (a Chinaman) drowned in endeavouring to cross the river Macquarie. There are three other Chinamen who drowned through attempting to cross the river when flooded, whose bodies have not been recovered. One at the junction of the Pyramul with the Macquarie, another near Long Point and the third at the Turon. SUBSCRIPTIONS To the Mudgee Agricultural and Horticultural Association, 1860 R W HEARD £1 Robert LOWE £1 R LOWE, Jun. £1 W C LOWE £1 W W LOWE £2 J DICKSON £1 J ATKINSON £1 W HOWARTH £1 J TAYLOR £1 A COCHRANE £1 J W FOREMAN £1 A M'CAULEY £1 G H COX £1 A B COX £1 G H and AB COX £8 T HONEYSETT, sen. £1 H W OLIVER £1 G M'CARTHY £1 R R HUGHSON £1 Rev J GUNTHER £1 W LEWIS £2 W R BLACKMAN £1 1s S A BLACKMAN £1 1s F S COX £1 A H COX £1 P TIERNEY 10s S WILTON 10s J WARD £1 T SMITH 10s T MAGGS £1 E PAINE £1 T WILSON £1 J SANDERS £1 C CONDON £1 A WILLMOT £1 J M'DEED 5s D KEECH £1 J DOREY £1 T H SINDEN £1 J HEALY £2 N LAWOSN £1 G ROUSE £10 J A H PRICE £1 R HASSALL £1 J CHRISTIAN £1 J JULIAN £1 J BARTON £1 1s N P BAYLY £1 1s G WARBURTON 10s 6d H DEAN £1 C B LOWE £1 1s G WALKER £1 E CHARLTON £1 J SHUTTLEWORTH £1 A BUCHANAN 10s 6d H BURROWS £1 1s H CONWAY 10s F COX 10s M HART 5s __ ARIEL 5s __ HARGREAVES 5s __ HASTINGS 5s T E MILLS 5s H THURSTON 5s T NEW £1 1s H S BARNES £1 1s J D LITTLE 10s W BISHOP 5s J MILLS 5s W GILLESPIE 10s G MILLS 5s J SMITH 5s J BRENNAN 5s J LYONS 5s R F MILNES 5s S HILL 5s H REUBEN £1 M LAMROCK 7s 6d E DALEY 10s A ROGERS 5s __ HATTON 5s L O D JAMES 10s F STANBURY £1 1s ROWELL and KELLETT £1 1s __ROSE 10s A MURPHY 2s 6d W KING 10s __M'KENNA 10s J COLEMAN 10s __RYAN 5s __ENRIGHT 5s H BLOOMFIELD £1 T CHAPPELL £1 W READFORD £1 W BOWMAN £1 T CADELL £1 J D BRODRIBB 10s 6d E JAMES 10s T FOWLER 5s T G WORTHER £1 E BLOOMFIELD £1 T TARRANT 5s R ROUSE, jun. £1 1s J CAIN £1 H FROST £1 1s T NICHOLSON £1 1s J ARNOLD £1 __NORRIS 5s T KEOGH 5s B GAWTHORNE 5s N BAGNALL 5s V COX £1 E K COX £5 J KNOX £1 T LEWIS £1 J WILLIS £1 W HAZELTINE 5s 6d W COLEMAN 5s J BARRY 5s J H WATTS 5s J GIBSON 5s R CROSSING £1 Rev C M'CARTHY £1 J PHILLIPS £1 T CLUFF 5s G TAYLOR 10s 6d G SHARP 8s T MARSH £1 C WILLIAMS £1 J TAYLOR £1 T FOWLER £1 J BAX £1 J MACDONALD £1 1s F BUCHOLTZ £1 W W COLEMAN 10s J SMITH 10s E MARLAY £1 C ROBINSON £1 T BOYCE £1 P KELLY 10s H BENNET 10s T FLEMING 10s M HOMER 5s J ROGERS 5s G HOLT 5s T O'BRIEN 6s ***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