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WHEN O'Shaughnessy and his escort arrived at the Newcastle Gaol--it stood somewhere about the present position of the tramway depots, on the isthmus joining Colliers' Point (Fort Scratchley) to the mainland--he was not welcomed with overmuch enthusiasm by the gaoler, Mr. Timothy Bateman.
"An' where did ye get a-holt of this bright young spark?" he inquired in surly fashion of Corporal Jones.