looking forward to that, I never can get enough information. :) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denise McMahon" <helendmc@powerup.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 9:44 PM Subject: Re: [AVNE] Lots of happenings in the North East - Police Gazette > Dave - more coming - muddled up amongst the thefts! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dave White" <bailup@alphalink.com.au> > To: <AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 9:27 PM > Subject: Re: [AVNE] Lots of happenings in the North East - Police Gazette > > > > Thanks Denise, that was great to read! Harry was an interesting character > > indeed. Dave. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Denise McMahon" <helendmc@powerup.com.au> > > To: <AUS-VIC-NE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 6:47 PM > > Subject: [AVNE] Lots of happenings in the North East - Police Gazette > > > > > > > Listers I've just been reading 3 months of 1869 Police Gazette and found > > lots was happening at that time. > > > > > > I shall post these in case someone's rellies is listed. > > > > > > Denise > > > > > > £300 Reward > > > > > > Whereas on the morning of Saturday the 28th August last the Beechwroth > and > > Buckland coach was stopped in Bowman's Forest Gap by a man armed with a > > double-barrelled gun and two revolvers, who presented his gun at the > driver > > and ordered him to bail up, after which he ordered the passengers, four in > > number, to descend and lay upon the ground such money or valuables as they > > possessed: And whereas the said offender obtained frm Mr. Hazelton a gold > > watch, from the driver £2.16s in cash and 13s from a female passenger; and > > after robbing other persons who had in the mean time come up, he > eventually > > gathered up his booty and rode off upon one of the horses taken from the > > coach, boasting at the same time that he was the person who robbed the > > Beechworth and Bright coach on the 7th of May last, Notice is hereby given > > that a Reward of Three hundred pounds will be paid by the Government for > > such information as will lead to the arrest and conviction of the offender > > who committed the outra! > > > ges above described. > > > This notification is in lieu of that which appeared in the Supplement to > > the Gazette issued on the 7th of September last, the latter notificiation > > and all copies thereof, being hereby cancelled. > > > > > > Description of the offender. > > > > > > He is described as probably English, aged 40 or 50, 5'6" or 7" in > height, > > with a short greyish beard and heavy eyebrows. He wore a light grey > > sac-coat of raised pattern, light trousers, blucher boots, and a light > brown > > felt hat. > > > > > > This man there is every reason to believe is Harry Power, alias > Johnson, > > who escaped on the 16th of February last from the Pentridge Stockade, > where > > he had been confined under a conviction for horse stealing at Beechworth. > > His description is as follows: Native of Liverpool, aged 48, 5'6½" with > > sallow complexion lightbrown hair, blue eyes, scar on the forehead, scar > on > > the cheek, two scars on the right arm, scars on the left elbow, large scar > > on the left shin, left third finger deformed. He suffers from stricture. > > > > > > 30th November 1869 > > > Back in September (referred to above) the reward was only £200. > > > > > > > > >