Stawell Court of Petty Sessions – Police Magistrates


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Police Magistrates

Explanations:

Columns:	R [Role]; D is whether the role is Resident [R] or Visiting [V].
	PM (Police Magistrate), GC (Gold Commissioner 1851-1855), GW (Gold Warden 1855-1929), CCL (Commissioner of Crown Lands), and CP (Chinese Protector) show the Golden Colony roles that each person held at the same time.

Roles:	= Government Office (Paid); = Government Duties (Unpaid); = On leave; = TBD; = Agriculture; = Private enterprise; = Parliament;
	= British Army; = Royal Marines; = British Militia; = Colonial Militia; = East India Company Army; = Royal Navy; = Other Maritime;
	= Education; = Army Education; = Navy Education; = Immigration; = Emigration; = Other voyage.

Abbreviations:	BB = Blue Book; CCL = Commissioner of Crown Lands; CP = Chinese Protector; CPS = Clerk of Petty Sessions; GC = Gold Commissioner;
	GR = Gold Receiver; GW = Gold Warden; JP = Justice of the Peace (Magistrate); PM = Police Magistrate;
	FN = Footnotes; PSL = Public Service List; S/S1/S2 = Source; TBC/TBD = To be confirmed/determined.

Appointments:	= Appointed; = Reappointed; = Promoted; = Demoted; = Redesignated; = Succeeded/Replaced; = Transferred to; = Made permanent;
	= Retired; = Dismissed; = Passed (Examinations); = Paid as (role).
	British Army: = Purchase of Commission; = Exchange rank/regiment; = Reduced to Reserve list; = Retired by sale of Commission.

Assignments:	The location or district the person was assigned to. A number in the OP column (Other Places) means that they also sat at that many other locations of Courts of Petty Sessions. The number of other locations changed from time to time as courts were created, abolished, or reassigned.

Sources (S, S1, S2):	= Blue Book; = Blue Book derived; = Government Gazette; = Government Gazette derived; = Public Service List; = Public Service List derived;
	= Report; = Book; = Birth/Baptism/Marriage/Death document; = Birth/Baptism/Marriage/Death extract; = Cemetery; = Census; = Legal;
	= Newspaper family notice; = Newspaper article; = Magazine article; = Unconfirmed; = Military service record; = Internet.

Other Symbols:	= External link.

Dates:	Dates are in YYYY-MM-DD format. Ongoing = Continues into next calendar year; New date; Date changed in source; Date died; Date to be confirmed.
	"Original" is the date the person commenced the role. For example, when first appointed a Police Magistrate, regardless of later re-appointments and re-assignments.

Unconfirmed:	All text in magenta is unconfirmed.

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Police Magistrates

BB	Name	Title	Original	D	Gazette	From	To	Assignment	OP	Comments	Next	FN
V1868	Smith, Bernhard William	Police Magistrate		R			Ongoing	Stawell
V1869	Smith, Bernhard William	Police Magistrate		R	1868-12-29	1868-12-29	Ongoing	Stawell		PM.
V1870	Smith, Bernhard William	Police Magistrate		R	1868-12-29	1868-12-29	Ongoing	Stawell
V1871	Smith, Bernhard William	Police Magistrate		R	1868-12-29	1868-12-29	Ongoing	Stawell
V1872	Smith, Bernhard William	Police Magistrate		R	1868-12-29	1868-12-29	Ongoing	Stawell
V1888	Hutchinson, George Losh	Police Magistrate	1883-02-20	R	1888	1888	Ongoing	Stawell	14
V1889	Hutchinson, George Losh	Police Magistrate	1883-02-20	R	1888	1888	1889-06-30	Stawell	14		Retired.
V1890	(Vacant)					1890-01-01	1890-06-03	Stawell
V1890	McLuckie, James	Police Magistrate (Acting)	1890-06-04	R	1890-06-04	1890-06-04	1890-08-03	Stawell	16	Hutchinson (resigned).
V1890	McLuckie, James	Police Magistrate	1890-06-04	R	1890-08-04	1890-08-04	Ongoing	Stawell	16
V1891	McLuckie, James	Police Magistrate	1890-06-04	R	1890-08-04	1890-08-04	Ongoing	Stawell	16
V1892	McLuckie, James	Police Magistrate	1890-06-04	R	1890-08-04	1890-08-04	1892-01	Stawell	16		Kilmore or Bairnsdale.
V1892	Rowan, James	Police Magistrate (Acting)	1892-02-25	R	1892-02-25	1892-02-25	1892-05-29	Stawell	12	McLuckie.		[01]
V1892	Rowan, James	Police Magistrate	1892-02-25	R	1892-05-30	1892-05-30	Ongoing	Stawell	12
V1893	Rowan, James	Police Magistrate	1892-02-25	R	1892-05-30	1892-05-30	Ongoing	Stawell	12
V1894	Rowan, James	Police Magistrate	1892-02-25	R	1892-05-30	1892-05-30	Ongoing	Stawell	12
V1895	Rowan, James	Police Magistrate	1892-02-25	R	1892-05-30	1892-05-30	Ongoing	Stawell	14
V1896	Rowan, James	Police Magistrate	1892-02-25	R	1892-05-30	1892-05-30	Ongoing	Stawell	14
V1897	Rowan, James	Police Magistrate	1892-02-25	R	1892-05-30	1892-05-30	Ongoing	Stawell	14
V1898	Rowan, James	Police Magistrate	1892-02-25	R	1892-05-30	1892-05-30	Ongoing	Stawell	14
V1899	Rowan, James	Police Magistrate	1892-02-25	R	1892-05-30	1892-05-30	Ongoing	Stawell	14
V1900	Rowan, James	Police Magistrate	1892-02-25	R	1892-05-30	1892-05-30	Ongoing	Stawell	14
V1901	Rowan, James	Police Magistrate	1892-02-25	R	1892-05-30	1892-05-30	1901-05-29	Stawell	14		Died.
V1901	Murphy, George Read	Police Magistrate	1901-07-16	R	1901-07-16	1901-07-16	Ongoing	Stawell	13	James Rowan (deceased).
V1902	Murphy, George Read	Police Magistrate	1901-07-16	R	1901-07-16	1901-07-16	Ongoing	Stawell	13
V1903	Murphy, George Read	Police Magistrate	1901-07-16	R	1901-07-16	1901-07-16	1903-02	Stawell	13		Hamilton.
V1903	Burrowes, Robert James	Police Magistrate	1898-08-15	R	1903-02	1903-02	Ongoing	Stawell	12	G R Murphy.
V1904	Burrowes, Robert James	Police Magistrate	1898-08-15	R	1903-02	1903-02	Ongoing	Stawell	12
V1905	Burrowes, Robert James	Police Magistrate	1898-08-15	R	1903-02	1903-02	Ongoing	Stawell	12
V1906	Burrowes, Robert James	Police Magistrate	1898-08-15	R	1903-02	1903-02	1906-06-27	Stawell	12		Died.
V1906	Harrison, Edward	Police Magistrate (Temporary)	1906-07	R	1906-07	1906-07	Ongoing	Stawell	12	Burrowes (deceased).
V1907	Harrison, Edward	Police Magistrate	1906-07	R	1906-07	1906-07	Ongoing	Stawell	13
V1908	Harrison, Edward	Police Magistrate	1906-07	R	1906-07	1906-07	Ongoing	Stawell	13
V1909	Harrison, Edward	Police Magistrate	1906-07	R	1906-07	1906-07	Ongoing	Stawell	13
V1910	Harrison, Edward	Police Magistrate	1906-07	R	1906-07	1906-07	Ongoing	Stawell	13
V1911	Harrison, Edward	Police Magistrate	1906-07	R	1906-07	1906-07	Ongoing	Stawell	13
V1912	Harrison, Edward	Police Magistrate	1906-07	R	1906-07	1906-07	Ongoing	Stawell
V1913	Harrison, Edward	Police Magistrate	1906-07	R	1906-07	1906-07	Ongoing	Stawell	11
V1914	Harrison, Edward	Police Magistrate	1906-07	R	1906-07	1906-07	Ongoing	Stawell	12
V1915	Harrison, Edward	Police Magistrate	1906-07	R	1906-07	1906-07	Ongoing	Stawell	14
V1916	Harrison, Edward	Police Magistrate	1906-07	R	1906-07	1906-07	Ongoing	Stawell	12
V1917	Harrison, Edward	Police Magistrate	1906-07	R	1906-07	1906-07	Ongoing	Stawell	16
V1918	Harrison, Edward	Police Magistrate	1906-07	R	1906-07	1906-07	Ongoing	Stawell	16
V1919	Harrison, Edward	Police Magistrate	1906-07	R	1906-07	1906-07	Ongoing	Stawell	16
V1920	Harrison, Edward	Police Magistrate	1906-07	R	1906-07	1906-07	Ongoing	Stawell	16
V1921	Harrison, Edward	Police Magistrate	1906-07	R	1906-07	1906-07	Ongoing	Stawell	16
V1922	Harrison, Edward	Police Magistrate	1906-07	R	1906-07	1906-07	Ongoing	Stawell	16
V1923	Harrison, Edward	Police Magistrate	1906-07	R	1906-07	1906-07	1923-01	Stawell	16		Left during 1923.
V1923	Wilson, William Charles	Police Magistrate	1923-01-13	R	1923-01-13	1923-02-01	Ongoing	Stawell	16	E Harrison.
V1924	Wilson, William Charles	Police Magistrate	1923-01-13	R	1923-01-13	1923-01-13	Ongoing	Stawell	16
V1925	Wilson, William Charles	Police Magistrate	1923-01-13	R	1923-01-13	1923-01-13	Ongoing	Stawell	16
V1926	Wilson, William Charles	Police Magistrate	1923-01-13	R	1923-01-13	1923-01-13	Ongoing	Stawell	16
V1927	Wilson, William Charles	Police Magistrate	1923-01-13	R	1923-01-13	1923-01-13	Ongoing	Stawell	16
V1928	Wilson, William Charles	Police Magistrate	1923-01-13	R	1923-01-13	1923-01-13	Ongoing	Stawell	16
V1929	Wilson, William Charles	Police Magistrate	1923-01-13	R	1923-01-13	1923-01-13	1929-11	Stawell	16		Relieving Magistrate.
V1929	Norris, Frederick William Thomas	Police Magistrate	1929-11-26	R	1929-11-26	1929-11-26	Ongoing	Stawell	16	Wilson.

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Notes
01⇑	Assignment not in Public Service list.

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Updates

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2022-03-23	Page created.