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James Wilton was one of the early JPs.
Thomas Foster Chuck photographer, 1872, State Library of Victoria H5065/224
Sample of the list of JPs in 1853’s ‘Return to Address’ showing the distance between their homes and the court as well as numbers of days sat on the bench.
http://www.parliament.vic.gov/papers/govpub/ VPARL1853-54NoC8.pdf
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