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From: "genknut" <>
Subject: Re: The Law in Maitland 1835
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 23:00:10 +1000

Dear Listers
Just found this while looking for something else . There are some
other
interesting stories too for other areas

http://www.policensw.com/info/historydocs/maitland.html


Maitland and Paterson Police Force 1835 - Report
>
>
>
> The following is a copy from the news report of
> the government inquiry into the conditions of the police services in
> Australia in 1835.
>
> The Committee (consisting of the Colonial
> Secretary, the Attorney General, Mr Berry, H. H. M'Arthur, and Mr Bell )
> was appointed to "..enquire into and report upon the establishment and
> strength of the Police Force and all it's branches, to what extent it
may
> be expedient to maintain it, and the expense it will occasion, and to
> enquire into the capacity and condition of the Gaols in the colony, and
to
> report what additional buildings appear to be required, and the probably
> expense of providing them.." .
>
>
>
> Monday 1st of June 1835.
> P.Laurentz Campbell, Esq, called in and
> examined;
> I am Police Magistrate of the districts of
> Maitland and Paterson.
> The former district is bounded by a line
> commencing at the Hunters river (about halfway between Maitland and
> Newcastle) and running southerly to the Sugar Loaf Mountain, thence by a
> line to the Twelve Mile Hollow on the Sydney Road, from whence it
> continues (along the road to the village of Wollombi and joins the
Hunter,
> between the first and last named points, completes the boundaries of
this
> district.).
>
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See web site for the rest of this info

Bye
MargM
Hunter Valley List Admin

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