appointment · 1855
Lt-Gov Sir Charles Hotham appoints 11 new Magistrates for the Colony of Victoria, gazetted by Colonial Secretary William C. Haines, 25 June 1855: William Bradshaw, John Victor and Samuel Irwin (all of Ballaarat); Frederick Taylor (Strath-Loddon); Alfred Wills (Amherst); William Millett and Duncan Longden (Maryborough); George Valentine, Louis McPherson and John Williemante (Sandhurst); and Hugh Stitt, M.D. (Beechworth). The bench-building on the Ballarat and central goldfields comes only months after the Eureka Stockade (Dec 1854), as Victoria reinforced magisterial authority across the gold districts.
H MAGISTRATES. IS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the following gentlemen to be Magistrates for the …
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MagistrateWILLIAM BRADSHAW, Esquire
MagistrateJOHN VICTOR, Esquire
MagistrateSAMUEL IRWIN, Esquire
MagistrateFREDERICK TAYLOR, Esquire
MagistrateALFRED WILLS, Esquire
MagistrateWILLIAM MILLETT, Esquire
MagistrateDUNCAN LONGDEN, Esquire
MagistrateGEORGE VALENTINE, Esquire
MagistrateLOUIS MCPHERSON, Esquire
MagistrateJOHN WILLIEMANTE, Esquire
MagistrateHUGH STITT, Esquire, M.D.
SignatoryWilliam C. Haines
Victoria Government Gazette, No. 61, 26 June 1855.
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People in this noticeJOHN VICTOR, Esquire · SAMUEL IRWIN, Esquire · FREDERICK TAYLOR, Esquire · ALFRED WILLS, Esquire · WILLIAM MILLETT, Esquire · DUNCAN LONGDEN, Esquire
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