Person:Joseph Dawson (2)

Feb 24th Joseph of Joseph and Elizabeth Dawson

Place: Bradwell, Buckinghamshire, England
Name: Jos Dawson
Age: 40
Rank, Profession or Occupation: Ag Lab
Where Born: This county Quality: High

Arrivals Port Jackson

Aug 27 Templar ship 565 tons Capt Brown from London, the 2nd and Cork the 16th May with 242 emigrants. Passengers—Deputy Commissary General Ramsay, Mrs Ramsay and three Miss Ramsays, and servant, Mr Fletcher, Mr E G Williams, Mr Davidson, surgeon and Mr Fripp.

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Arrivals Port Jackson
Aug 27 Templar ship 565 tons Capt Brown from London, the 2nd and Cork the 16th May with 242 emigrants. Passengers—Deputy Commissary General Ramsay, Mrs Ramsay and three Miss Ramsays, and servant, Mr Fletcher, Mr E G Williams, Mr Davidson, surgeon and Mr Fripp.

THE “TEMPLAR”—
All the single females and a considerable number of the male immigrants ‎(inclusive of those with families)‎ by this ship have been engaged in a much shorter time than those by other vessels which have immediately preceded her. There are several agriculturists of experience from the midland and western counties of England yet remaining; and as the Templar is the last immigrant ship for Sydney this season, or probably until the beginning of next year, we have no doubt the remainder will go off quickly.

EMIGRATION TO NEW SOUTH WALES—
The splendid ship Templar, Capt Brown, one of the vessels chartered by Messrs Carter and Bonus with emigrants for this colony, is now lying at Cove and will sail for her destination on the 16th inst. From having visited, and minutely examined the accommodations which this superior vessel affords for a long voyage, we are enabled to express an unqualified opinion as to the admirable arrangements by which the care, comfort and convenience of her passengers are ensured. The cabins are elegantly fitted up, spacious and airy, and the berths between decks are most commodious and well ventilated, while the classification and good order in every department cannot be too highly praised.

The Hospital department is as perfectly fitted up as any medical institution of the same extent could be on shore, and the passengers are under the medical superintendance of Dr Williams, who is represented to us as a particularly humane, attentive and experienced practitioner. There are on board 300 steerage, and fourteen cabin passengers. Among the latter are Commissary-General Ramsay and family. The steerage passengers, half of whom are from this country, were specially selected by John Besnard Esq, Emigration Agent at this port, and are principally of that class most likely to succeed in the land of their adoption.

They are farmers with their families, farm labourers and servants, and operative mechanics, chiefly connected with the building trade. We have been satisfactorily informed that a large amount of specie is taken out of the country by the emigrants of a superior class proceeding by this vessel. One party alone has on board in cash and valuable securities over £35,000 and the whole amount of specie taken out in the Templar exceeds £60,000. It will be in the recollection of our readers that it was in this one vessel the Archbishop of Australia, the Rt. Right Rev. Dr Polding, accompanied by eighteen clergymen, sailed from Ireland last year for the scene of their distant mission, and after an agreeable and prosperous voyage, presented Captain Browne with a valuable Silver Box, in testimony of their appreciation of his nautical abilities and courteous demeanor. Several Naval and Military officers and a considerable number of Ladies and Gentlemen from Cork visited the Templar since her arrival in Cove, and have expressed themselves much gratified with her superior accommodation and excellent arrangements—Southern Reporter.

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DAWSON Joseph
Age 43
Remarks and family
Vessel Templar
Year 1844
Reel 2135, 2454

UNPROVOKED ASSULT. -- John Waldon, an assigned servant of Mr. Dawson, of Black Creek, was yesterday brought before the bench, at the instance of Edward Hawkins, for an assult. It appeared that Mr. Hawkins, who lives near West Maitland, was on Monday crossing the Long Bridge, mounted on a mare which he was taking to the river, when he was met by the defendant, also mounted, who rode up to him, siezed hold of his mare, tried to kick him, tore the shirt off his back, &c. In the scuffle both were thown to the ground, and the prisoner then mounted Mr. Hawkins's mare, was got off, and mounted again. In the mean time a man went for a constable, and the prisoner was taken to the lock-up. The prisoner was quite drunk. It appeared that he had a metallic plate in his head, and was liable to be very outrageous when drinking. The bench ordered him to be confined seven days in the cells.

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