AN index to people mentioned in surviving Port Fairy newspapers, for the year 1853.
Port Fairy was known as Belfast from 1844 till 1887,then reverting to it's former name.
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Name			Reference


Alison & Knight		Rosebrook/property nr Bridge Inn
Alison & Knight		appoint bailiff
Wm Allan		Allandale/sheep for sale.
Jas Anderson		Belfast/licence obtained
Thomas Avery		Belfast/poundkeeper/re Belfast Pound
Thomas Avery		pound ad

Richard Banner		Williamstown Regatta
Arthur Beauchamp 	Belfast/storekeeper/ad
Arthur Beauchamp	 Belfast/oats, etc sale/ad
Joseph Betts		Belfast/obtains auctioneers license
Mrs Biggs		ships' passenger ex Port Fairy
Catpn Bilby		WIlliamstown Regatta
John Bland		Belfast/re will of Wm Bostock
Wm Hendry Bligh		Woodford/missing stock ad
T.R.Bostock		Woodburn/seed oats for sale
Geo Bostock		Warrnambool/seed oats for sale
Wm Bostock		Vic/re his will
John Brown		poundkeeper/Towerhill 
Wm Brown		Woodburn/staff wanted/ad
William Buckley		Old Stockyard Station/death
James Burns		hotelier/Victoria & Tasmania/selling hotel/
			Sawpit Gully

John Campbell		Springvale - Bryans Creek/station sold
W,Campbell		Grange/missing stock ad
Geo Carmichael		Spring Creek/dissolves partnership with Jas Carmichael
Jas Carmichael		Spring Creek/dissolves partnership with Geo Carmichael
Robert C Carr		appointed treasurer of Roads Board
John Coldham		Emu Creek/injured in accident
Richard Colles		Registrar/County Court/ad
M.Connolly		Belfast/re will of Wm Bostock
Capt Coom		Williamstown Regatta
Robert Cooper		NSW/refining sugar/Parramatta
William Coulson		Mount Gambier. Reward re missing stock
J.Cowtan		Belfast/storekeeper/ad
John H Craig		Warrnambool/Land and Commission agent/ad
John H Craig		Warrnambool/land sales

Mrs Dodd		re wreck of  Sacramento/resident nearby
Henry Dwyer		assaulted by bushrangers
Robert Dyball		Portland Court/cattle theft
	
C.Edwards		Spring Creek/missing stock ad
Mr Fox			re wreck of Sacramento

John Farnham		per ElizaPortland. death.new immigrant
Thomas Faro		hotelier/licence obtained
Captn Fawthrop		Portland/appointed Harbour Master

Mr Galphin		Williamstown Regatta
Mr Gardiner		Portland Court/uttering forged cheque
James Glare		nr Port Fairy/ad re stolen horse
Mr Gordon		Portland court/horse stealing
Geo Graham		ships passenger ex Port Fairy

Mr Hall			ships passenger ex Port Fairy
Dr Hallert		Portland/libel writs
Thos Hawless		nr Woodford/stock sale/ad
Mr Henderson		nephew of Captain Fawthrop/
Mr Hill			auctioneer/ads
Mrs Hooper		ships passenger ex Port Fairy
A.W.Hume		Belfast/M.D./screw press for sale
H.Huntley		Grange Inn/re stolen money

M.Jackman		Bridge Inn/nr Belfast/missing stock ad
Michael Jackman		Rosebrook/licence obtained
Mr Johnston		Portland court/horse stealing
Wm Johnston		ships passenger ex Port Fairy

Mr Kelsey		near Oatlands/Tasmania/murdered
Mr Kennedy		Spring Creek/auction of horses/ad
J.M.Knight		Belfast/caution re land at Goose Lagoon

Mr Liardeds		Williamstown Regatta..whale boat class
Wm Lindsay		Spring Creek/witness to Carmichael disolvement

Lachlan MacKinnon 	Melbourne/Legislative Council rep
MR Mackinnon		legislative rep/account of
Pilot Mansfield		re wreck of Sacramento
Mr Mansfield		Williamstown Regatta.whale boat class
Walter Wm Maxwell 	Portland court/stealing keg of lard
John McBride		Portland COurt/assaut with criminal intent
Messrs McConichy	 Springvale - purchase of station
David McLaws		Belfast/licence obtained
C.S.Medley		Snakey Creek/missing stock ad
Mr Micheh		Williamstown Regatta.whale boat class
Wm Middleton		Belfast/licence obtained
Capt Milburn		Williamstown Regatta
J.B.Mills		Belfast/re land for public wharf
Mrs Mills		ships passenger ex Port Fairy
John Monaghan		Clover Hill/missing stock ad  [2]
Matthew Monaghan	 Farmers Inn,Belfast/missing stock ad [2]


Thomas Gaston Nash    Portland court/uttering forged cheque
P.Nicholson		Belfast/re land for public wharf

John Ogle		nr Port Fairy/ad re stolen horse
T.H.Osborne		Belfast/editor of Gazette
Evan Owen		nr Belfast/re missing stock advert
Evan Owen		Rosebrook/bailiff for Alison & Knight

Sarah Peters		Portland court/asssaulted
Captain Preston		re wreck of Sacramento

Chas Ruffle		Belfast/wheat & potatoes for sale
Wm Rutledge		Belfast/agent for "Wave"
Wm Rutledge		Belfast/gold purchers
WM Rutledge		Belfast/wool purchers

John Smith		Portland court/bushranging
Thomas Sheehan		missing stock ad. farmer near Rosebrook.
John Stevenson		appointed secretary of Roads Board
Robert Stodart		Mustons Creek/missing stock ad

John Thomas		Portland court/bushranging

Roderick Urquhart 	missing stock ad

Wm Wood Watson		Belfast/skins for sale
Mr Whitehead		station owner/Spring Creek/missing stock reward
Miss Whittaker		foiled bushrangers
J.T.Wild		Belfast/jeweller - opening store/ad
Martin Williamson  	Woodford/licence obtained
Wm Wilson		Portland court/horse stealing
Rev J Wilson		Portland/libel writs
Wm Steen Wilson		late Belfast/auctioneer/Supreme Court
Mr Wood			Williamstown Regatta
Captn Wood		Williamstown Regatta
Capt Woodworth		Williamstown Regatta
R.H.Woodward		Belfast/re land for public wharf
R.H.Woodward		Belfast/sale of BRidge Inn ne Rosebrook

Arthur Youngman		Belfast/lease for sale/ad