Colonial Despatches

Mr. Hovey, gold miner. Possibly Richard Hovey, who in 1862 was fined £3 for assaulting an Indigenouswoman and was ordered to place an £80 bond to ensure his good behaviour for six months. Six weeks later he was remanded to prison for three days for smashing glasses in a saloon while drunk.

British Colonist, 5 April, 20 May 1862. BCDES 52.1.

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