Goodwin

Events

  • 26 Apr 1841 – 26 May 1841 — death in custody; enquiry; committal
    An enquiry into the circumstances of Harlequin's death ended with mounted police trooper Goodwin being committed for trial.
    Sources
    • PORT PHILLIP. Free Press and Commercial Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1841), Wednesday 26 May 1841, page 3 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/228246556

Mentions of person in sources

  • mounted police trooper Goodwin
    26 Nov 1840
    “The Mounted Police. — The enquiry relative to the circumstances attendant on the death of the black fellow, Harlequin, who was brought from the Goulburn by mounted police trooper Goodwin, has terminated in the committal of Goodwin for trial, the magistrates considering that the best method to arrive at a proper elucidation of the merits of the case.”
    Source: PORT PHILLIP. Free Press and Commercial Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1841), Wednesday 26 May 1841, page 3 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/228246556
  • Goodwin
    26 Nov 1840
    “The Mounted Police. — The enquiry relative to the circumstances attendant on the death of the black fellow, Harlequin, who was brought from the Goulburn by mounted police trooper Goodwin, has terminated in the committal of Goodwin for trial, the magistrates considering that the best method to arrive at a proper elucidation of the merits of the case.”
    Source: PORT PHILLIP. Free Press and Commercial Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1841), Wednesday 26 May 1841, page 3 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/228246556