Nelson LAWRENCE

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Came to Australia from New York about 1856/7
Married in Port Albert Victoria
Worked as a miner at Omeo gold fields in Victoria High Country
1863 son Nelson was born at Chiltern Victoria
1866 they were living in Corowa NSW
1876 living Mulwala NSW
1866 to 1869 Licensee of the Lord Nelson Hotel, Corowa NSW
1876 to 1879 Licensee of The Old Post Office Hotel, Mulwala NSW
1879 to 1880 Licensee of the Lawrence Commercial Hotel, Mulwala NSW
1880 abandoned his wife Mary Kilcoyne and transferred the License of the Hotel to her name
1887 to 1888 Licensee of the Crown Inn Hotel, Clarence Town near Dungog NSW
1902 he applied for a pension to Mulwala Police Court and, at this time, was living with hi s son Tom on the Saverak Road out of Boree Creek.
1903 he died in the Beechworth Hospital Victoria
Corowa Dist Court Tuesday 11 Feb.
Dunn v. Laurence; claim for 82 pounds 4 shillings damage under covenent to repair. Mr Stephen s for Plaintiff, Mr Nagle for Defendent. In Sept. 1875 plaintiff leased to defendent the Pos t Office Hotel Mulwala for 3 years. The defendent, previous to entering, placed the premise s in good repair to the satisfaction of Plaintiff, and in the Lease covenent to keep and yiel d them up at the expiration of the term in the same repair. At the termination of the lease P laintif and Mr Gordon Architect, examined the property, and the latter prepared a list of rep airs and ammendment required in his opinion to place the premisies in thorough repair, but pl aintif did not, until some months later and until defendent had obtained a Publican's License , make any demand for damages.  In Nov 1875 plaintif paid to defendent's wife (in his absence ) some 21 pounds, proportion of fee for existing license of the hotel and did not allude to t he alleged damages under the lease.  Plainif stated at the hearing that the hotel and premise s were not in good repair at the end of the lease, and that the garden had not been properl y attended too, and his evidence was corroborated by Mr Gordon.
Defendants case was that the premises when delivered up wre in as good repair as when he ente red, and that the hotel being built of slabs and shingles and being some 14 years old, the al leged want of repair was caused by fair wear and tear, and 3 wirnesses supported this view .  It was also contended that the fact of the Plaintif paying the Defendant's wife for the tr ansfer of the license in November, and not instituting proceedings until after defendant ha d himself obtained a publican's license, went to show that plaintif did not at the terminatio n of the lease contemplate proceedings, but only commenced them when defendent had started i n opposition to him. Verdict for Defendent.
Taken from a Family History compiled by Catherine Pattison & Rene Charteris.
Nelson Orlando was born in 1831 and later was proprietor of the Mulwala Hotel.  Most of the c hildren were born in Mulwala. He was one of the parents who signed to get the school in Mulwa la in 1868.  There were 38 children. The teacher's residence was  one room made of bark, at t he teacher's expense.  The school was completed in 1877. The teacher resigned in 1879. They w ere a while without one, so Nelson sent a letter to the Dept. to the effect, would you sen d a teacher, we have a nice school and the children are going wild for want of schooling.  Th e teacher was sent.
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