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  1. Sam Poo Was Australia's Only Chinese Bushranger
    The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) Thursday 20 February 1936 p 10 Article Illustrated
    SAM Poo, who in 1865 was scratching over old workedout claims with some of his countrymen in the Mudgee, N.S.W. ... 856 words
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  2. BATHURST. Wednesday, 7 p.m.
    The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Thursday 12 October 1865 p 5 Article
    At the Circuit Court, Sam Poo has been convicted of the murder of constable Ward. Frederick Jackson and Shadrach Gross, convicted of highway robbery; Ah Kier, found guilty of stubbing; Francis Hanley, ... 82 words
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  3. Sub-Inspector Burns.
    Illustrated Sydney News (NSW : 1853 - 1872) Saturday 6 June 1885 p 3 Article
    THE subject of our sketch was born in a country village, Castletown, county Donegal, Ireland, and followed the pursuit of farming. In 1862, induced by the lectures of the Hon. W. B. Dalley, he sold out his interest in ... 348 words
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  4. TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGES. [FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.] BATHURST. Tuesday, 6 p.m.
    The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Wednesday 11 October 1865 p 4 Article
    AT the Circuit Court to-day John Kielly was convicted of highway robbery with arms. John Scott pleaded guilty to a charge of cattle stealing. The trial of John Norris, for horse stealing, is postponed ... 100 words
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    Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser (Grafton, NSW : 1859 - 1889) Tuesday 2 January 1866 p 3 Article
    Mr Watkins, railway contractor, to whom the powder belonged which exploded on the Bathurst road on November 10th, and by which the driver of the waggon on which the powder was loaded ... 230 words
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  6. THE CHINESE HIGHWAYMAN.
    Clarence and Richmond Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1889 - 1915) Saturday 23 October 1909 p 5 Article
    It is a mistake to suppose that the bushrangers of Australia were all either ex-convicts or reckless and venturesome young native-born bushmen. These ... 970 words
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  7. TO THE EDITOR OF THE EXAMINER.
    Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser (Grafton, NSW : 1859 - 1889) Tuesday 2 January 1866 p 3 Article
    SIR,—The last issue of the Examiner, we in Tenterfield have been favoured with, contained a communication signed " DELTA," and as several parties in the town have, in their wisdom, thought proper to ... 681 words
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  8. TERM PAPER—FOURTH TERM. MONDAY, 27TH NOVEMBER.
    The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Monday 27 November 1865 p 5 Article
    CASES FOR JUDGMENT.—M'Donald v. Murray, M'Donald v. Murray, Levy v. Smith, Norton and others v. Hosking and others, Beauchamp v, Waller, ex parte Godson in re Park. FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT.—The Queen v. Lockhart, the ... 316 words
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  9. TIME IS THE TEST.
    Clarence and Richmond Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1889 - 1915) Saturday 23 October 1909 p 5 Article
    The test time is what tells the tala "A new room sweeps clean," but will it "wear well" is what interests most. The public soon find out when ... 1174 words
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  10. BUSHRANGERS. Nonagenarian's Recollections. WINDSOR, Thursday.
    The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Friday 25 May 1934 p 15 Article
    Mr. Thomas Mattnew Mass[?]ers, [?] oldest inhabitant, celebrated his 91st birthday yesterday. He was bom in George-street, Windsor, on May 23, 1843. and has had an ... 368 words
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  11. BUSHRANGERS' FRIEND. LATE MR. T. M. MASTERS. PICTURESQUE CAREER ENDS. WINDSOR, Tuesday.
    The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Wednesday 1 May 1935 p 17 Article
    The death has occurred at Windsor, at the age of 91 years, of Thomas Matthew Masters, who was the oldest resident of the Hawkesbury district. He was born in Windsor on ... 511 words
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  12. BUSHRANGING DAYS Old Man's Memories Meetings With Outlaws
    The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954) Wednesday 8 August 1934 p 2 Article
    When an Au'tralian becomes a nonagenarian and a newspaper happens to take an interest in the experiences of his long life, his talk invariably swings ... 410 words
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  13. 1.—THE CHINESE [?]NHWAYMAN.
    Northern Star (Lismore, NSW : 1876 - 1954) Thursday 21 October 1909 p 4 Article
    It is a mistake to suppose that the hushrangors of Australla were all either ex-convicts or reckless and venturesome young native born bushmen. These formed ... 1919 words
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  14. SHORT-LIVED BUSHRANGERS. INTRODUCTORY.
    Kalgoorlie Western Argus (WA : 1896 - 1916) Tuesday 2 November 1909 p 9 Article
    Gang bushranging in Australia did not by any means hold a monopoly of sensationalism, and its record does not absorb all the exciting ... 2158 words
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  15. MUDGEE. (From the Western Post, Feb. 24.)
    The Maitland Mercury ' Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893) Thursday 2 March 1865 p 4 Article
    Sub-Inspector Medley, lately stationed at Bourke, has arrived in Mudgee, for the purpose of undertaking the duties lately discharged by Sub-Inspector Davidson. Sampoo, the Chinaman recently apprehended on the ... 559 words
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  16. AN EARLY COLONIST. LATE MR. J. F. PLUNKETT. ROMANTIC CAREER.
    The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Wednesday 3 May 1911 p 14 Article
    An interesting character of Australia's early history passed away with the death on Monday of Mr. James Francis Plunkett, at Neutral Bay. He was born in 1825 at Roscommon, ... 971 words
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  17. COLONIAL INTELLIGENCE.
    Queanbeyan Age and General Advertiser (NSW : 1864 - 1867) Thursday 26 October 1865 p 2 Article
    A GENEROUS DEED.—It will doubtless be in the recollection of our numerous readers that about twelve months ago we published a very affecting narrative concerning a girl and two boys, the eldest not ... 2391 words
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  18. CURRENT LITERATURE. THE TROOPER POLICE OF AUSTRALIA.
    The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Saturday 9 December 1911 p 6 Article
    Of course, from the foundation of the colony there were military guards to maintain discipline and enforce good order in the baby settlement; but the history of the trooper ... 795 words
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  19. BATHURST CIRCUIT COURT. MONDAY, APRIL. 10, 1865. (Before His Honor Judge Wise.)
    Empire (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1875) Thursday 13 April 1865 p 2 Article
    Crown Prosecutor, E. Butler, Esq. Barristers, W. B. Dalley, J. L. Innes, and E.Lee, Esqrs. Attorneys, Messrs. James and McIntosh. HIGHWAY ROBBERY. ... 2575 words
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  20. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. TUESDAY. QUESTIONS.
    Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser (Grafton, NSW : 1859 - 1889) Tuesday 28 November 1865 p 4 Article
    [?] asked the Secretary for Works,— [?] the returns moved for by him last session [?] laid on the table of this House, shewing the [?] of land revenue derived from the Clarence ... 3556 words
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  21. THE MURDER OF SENIOR-CONSTABLE JOHN WARD. (From a Mudgee Correspondent.)
    The Maitland Mercury ' Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893) Saturday 18 February 1865 p 5 Article
    As bushranging is now confessedly one of the institutions of New South Wales, I do not suppose another case of it happening, especially so near Madgee, will occasion much astonishment among your readers; but I request ... 1274 words
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