Report of Conduct
Report of the Conduct of the Border Police in the District of Moreton Bay for the Quarter from First of April to the 30th of June 1846
| Name | In what capacity employed | Conduct |
| William Smith | Sergeant | Excellent |
| John Derby | Trooper | Good |
| Thomas Connor | ditto | ditto |
| William Hodgins | ditto | ditto |
| Frederick Huddleston | ditto | Indifferent, given to drink |
| John Hourigan | ditto | Very good |
| Owen Connor | Carpenter | ditto |
| Patrick North | Bullock Driver | Good |
| Henry Caldicott | Labourer | ditto |
| James Sketam | ditto | ditto |
| Jacob (Aborigine) | Tracker | ditto |
(Signed) S. Simpson
Commissioner of Crown Lands
(New South Wales State Archives. NRS 906 Colonial Secretary’s Special Bundles – Commissioner of Crown Lands, Reports re Border Police – Moreton Bay 1843-46, Document Number 4/7203. Transcribed from the original. Reproduced with permission from NSWSA)
Return of Stock
Slaughtered and boiled down for tallow and lard in the District of Wide Bay and Burnett
| Establishments | No. of sheep slaughtered | No. of cattle slaughtered | Quantity of Tallow Predicted | No. of hogs slaughtered | Quantity of lard predicted | Remarks |
| Messrs Uhr & Mallet | Nil | 947 | 1512 cwt.19 lbs. | 24 | Nil | The hogs were cured for bacon 21st Oct. |
Chief Commissioner of Crown Lands Commissioner’s Office
Tinana 22nd December 1858
(Queensland State Archives Series 11965 Letterbooks, Item ID 7207 Letterbook of letters sent by the CCLs Wide Bay and Burnett 1/1/1858 to 8/3/1866. Transcribed from the original. Reproduced with permission from Queensland Department of Natural Resources, Mining and Energy)
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Live Stock
Return of Live Stock within the Commissioners District of Wide Bay and Burnett on the First day of January 1858
| District | Horses | Horned cattle | Pigs | Sheep | Totals
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| Wide Bay & Burnett | 2926 | 51,429 | 431 | 721,971 | 776,757 |
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Totals |
2926 |
51429 |
431 |
721,971 |
776,757 |
(Queensland State Archives Series 11965 Letterbooks, Item ID 7207 Letterbook of letters sent by the CCLs Wide Bay and Burnett 1/1/1858 to 8/3/1866. Transcribed from the original Reproduced with permission from Queensland Department of Natural Resources, Mining and Energy)
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Return of Schools
In the district of Wide Bay and Burnett during the year 1858
| Name of Schoolmaster | No. of Scholars
Males Females Total |
Religion | Mode of instruction | Remarks
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| Miss Robertson
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Wesleyan | No particular system | Nil
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| William Richardson |
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Various | Ditto | Nil
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| Mrs I. Sudlow
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Various | National | Nil | ||||||
| Charles Emmerson
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Church of England | National | Nil |
To the Chief Commissioner of Crown Lands,
Tinana 22 October 1858
(Queensland State Archives Series 11965 Letterbooks, Item ID 7207 Letterbook of letters sent by the CCLs Wide Bay and Burnett 1/1/1858 to 8/3/1866. Transcribed from the original. Reproduced with permission from Queensland Department of Natural Resources, Mining and Energy)
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