Blue Book, Colony of Victoria, 1878 – Police Magistrates

Blue Book, Colony of Victoria, 1878 – Police Magistrates and Wardens of the Gold Fields







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Twenty-nine of the thirty-two Police Magistrates were dismissed on 8 January 1878. This order was cancelled on 24 January 1878 as its legality had been challenged. A replacement order, invoking the terms of the Civil Service Act 1862, was issued the same day. I have left the 8 January date in the following list. Fourteen of the Police Magistrates were later reinstated.
The dismissals were based on their paid public service jobs as Police Magistrates. Dismissal and reinstatement to the additional duties of Warden of the Gold Fields and Coroner (as well as any other role they held at the time) is implied.
A number of Clerks of Courts were temporarily given the responsibilities of Warden of the Gold Fields until the Police Magistrates were reinstated.

Police Magistrates (also Wardens of the Gold Fields, Coroners)


BBNameTitleOriginalRSGazetteFromToAssignmentOPPMGFCLCPS1S2CommentsNextFN
V1878Akehurst, Arthur PurssellPolice MagistrateR1875-01-041875-01-041878-01-08Dismissed.
V1878Akehurst, Arthur PurssellPolice MagistrateR1878-06-111878-06-11OngoingReinstated.
V1878Alley, James Henry CooperPolice MagistrateR1875-01-041875-01-041878-01-08Dismissed.
V1878Alley, James Henry CooperPolice MagistrateR1878-04-151878-04-15OngoingReinstated.
V1878Butler, WalterPolice MagistrateR1875-01-041875-01-041878-01-08Dismissed. Died 1878-01-27.
V1878Call, FrederickPolice MagistrateR1875-01-041875-01-041878-01-08Dismissed.
V1878Call, FrederickPolice MagistrateR1878-04-151878-04-15OngoingReinstated.
V1878Carr, Charles WarburtonPolice MagistrateR1875-01-041875-01-041878-01-08Dismissed.
V1878Carr, Charles WarburtonPolice MagistrateR1878-04-151878-04-15OngoingReinstated.
V1878Cogdon, John MontaguePolice MagistrateR1875-01-041875-01-041878-01-08Dismissed.
V1878Dowling, Charles CholmeleyPolice MagistrateR1875-01-041875-01-041878-01-08Dismissed.
V1878Foster, William HenryPolice MagistrateR1875-01-041875-01-04Ongoing
V1878Gaunt, William HenryPolice MagistrateR1875-01-041875-01-041878-01-08Dismissed.
V1878Hamilton, John PrendergastPolice MagistrateR1875-01-041875-01-041878-01-08Dismissed.
V1878Hamilton, John PrendergastPolice MagistrateR1878-04-151878-04-15OngoingReinstated.
V1878Heron, Thomas Denis StratfordPolice MagistrateR1875-01-041875-01-041878-01-08Dismissed.
V1878Heron, Thomas Denis StratfordPolice MagistrateR1878-04-151878-04-15OngoingReinstated.
V1878Holmes, JohnPolice MagistrateR1875-01-041875-01-041878-02Resigned. to New Zealand.
V1878Howitt, Alfred WilliamPolice MagistrateR1875-01-041875-01-041878-01-08Dismissed.
V1878Howitt, Alfred WilliamPolice MagistrateR1878-04-151878-04-15OngoingReinstated.
V1878Lane, Henry Bowyer JosephPolice MagistrateR1875-01-041875-01-041878-01-08Dismissed.
V1878Langford, GeorgePolice MagistrateR1875-01-041875-01-041878-01-08Dismissed.
V1878Mollison, CrawfordPolice MagistrateR1875-01-041875-01-041878-01-08Dismissed.
V1878Ogier, John Creuzé HingestonPolice MagistrateR1875-01-041875-01-041878-01-08Dismissed.
V1878Orme, Francis KnoxPolice MagistrateR1875-01-041875-01-041878-01-08Dismissed.
V1878Panton, Joseph AndersonPolice MagistrateR1875-01-041875-01-041878-04-14
V1878Panton, Joseph AndersonPolice MagistrateR1878-04-151878-04-15Ongoing PM.
V1878Pasco, Crawford Atchison DenmanPolice MagistrateR1875-01-041875-01-041878-01-08Dismissed.
V1878Pitcairn, RobertPolice MagistrateR1875-01-041875-01-041878-01-08Dismissed.
V1878Puckle, Frederick HalePolice MagistrateR1875-01-041875-01-041878-01-08Dismissed.
V1878Richardson, William LylePolice Magistrate1876-03-06V1876-03-061876-03-061878-01-08CowanaPM Wentworth NSW.Dismissed.
V1878Richardson, William LylePolice Magistrate1876-03-06V1878-04-151878-04-15OngoingCowanaPM Wentworth NSW.Reinstated.[01]
V1878Shuter, CharlesPolice MagistrateR1875-01-041875-01-041878-01-08Dismissed.
V1878Shuter, CharlesPolice MagistrateR1878-04-151878-04-15OngoingReinstated.
V1878Smith, Bernhard WilliamPolice MagistrateR1875-01-041875-01-041878-01-08Dismissed.
V1878Smith, Bernhard WilliamPolice MagistrateR1878-04-151878-04-15OngoingReinstated.
V1878Strutt, Charles EdwardPolice MagistrateR1875-01-041875-01-041878-01-08Dismissed.
V1878Sturt, Evelyn Pitfield ShirleyPolice MagistrateR1875-01-041875-01-041878-01-08Dismissed.
V1878Taylor, James GrantPolice MagistrateR1875-01-041875-01-041878-01-08Dismissed.
V1878Taylor, James GrantPolice MagistrateR1878-04-151878-04-15OngoingReinstated.
V1878Templeton, WilliamPolice MagistrateR1875-01-041875-01-041878-01-08Dismissed.
V1878Thomson, John CampbellPolice MagistrateR1875-01-041875-01-041878-01-08Dismissed.
V1878Thomson, John CampbellPolice MagistrateR1878-04-151878-04-15OngoingReinstated.
V1878Webster, GrahamPolice MagistrateR1875-01-041875-01-041878-01-08Dismissed.
V1878Webster, GrahamPolice MagistrateR1878-04-151878-04-15OngoingReinstated.
V1878Wyatt, AlfredPolice MagistrateR1875-01-041875-01-041878-01-08Dismissed.
V1878Wyatt, AlfredPolice MagistrateR1878-04-151878-04-15OngoingReinstated.

References


Notes

Notes
01 Gazette notice still to be found.

Sources

Various issues of the Victoria Government Gazette, 1878.

Updates

2024-11-10Gold Wardens split to a separate page.
2024-10-13Page formatting revised.
2022-03-27Page and content created.