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longer!’ And the stupid old man, who had himself begun life as a day labourer in
England, could not be brought to see that to improve the conditions of individuals would help to enrich the community at large. Good servants, however, who were bent on saving, could continue to put by money in spite of all disadvantages; and a French convict, who afterwards brought land and did very well, once brought to my husband as much as thirty-eight pounds of his earnings, with the request that he would take care of the sum for him. I was glad when the Frenchman carried away his bank notes a few weeks afterwards, for in Western Australia no one feels safe with money in the house or on the person, so that cheques are given for sums as low as half a sovereign.
230:, purportedly for the "stands of black wattle" which dominated the block previously. Aimable increased his land holdings considerably whilst he occupied the farm at Qualen. One request for a pastoral lease caused conflict with former employer and politician Parker, who petitioned the commissioner of crown lands to deny Duperouzel application.
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Duperouzel and his wife had seven children. Their second child John
Aimable Duperouzel was given the same name as Duperouzel's only child from his first marriage. Similarly to his older half brother and namesake, John Aimable died young. Duperouzel was survived by his six other children and his wife.
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In the presence of a number of witnesses, stated that the plaintiff was a convict and had been sent out to this country for thieving that instead of being called a retired farmer and horse dealer, he ought to be called a retired horse stealer, that he had set fire to and burned other people's land,
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A benevolent person whom we know proposed the establishment of a savings’ bank for the shepherds, and endeavoured to induce an old colonist to assist him in the scheme, but only met the answer, ‘Teach ‘em to save their money? that's not what we want; if they once begin they will be our servants no
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Aimable was brought before the courts on a string of offences, the most serious of which were robbery charges for the repeated theft from a drapery shop between April 1855 and August 1856. While awaiting trial Duperouzel made "two ineffectual" escape attempts; as a result, he was
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found in favour of the plaintiff, Duperouzel. In delivering his judgement Onslow expressed disappointment at "see the charge of being a convict hurled against a man who had lived for 40 years as a well-conducted person." Craig's counter claim was dismissed and
Duperouzel was awarded
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Duperouzel's contact with the legal system did not end with his pardon. Over the decades he lived in York he was involved in numerous complaints to the police. This culminated in an 1898 Supreme Court case where
Duperouzel accused publican and operator of the
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proposed road placement passed through lands owned by prominent families who opposed him. Ultimately, Aimable was successful. He received a written apology from the York Road Board and a new road was surveyed in August 1886.
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