Residents of Emu Plains will be in for a surprise on Sunday, July 18 when the NSW Corps of Marines put on a display of musketry at the William Cox Festival and Open Day at the Arms of Australia Inn, corner of Great Western Highway and Gardenia Ave, Emu Plains, starting at 9.30am. The NSW [...]
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Following his very public trial for stealing from the government store, John Wilkins received 300 lashes and two year’s hard labour, from the NSW Corps of Marines during the re-enactment trial which was held during the recent Arms of Australia Inn Museum’s William Cox Festival and Open Day. The day celebrates the start of Williams Cox’s [...]
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A very public trial, 1790s style, will be held at the Arms of Australia Inn, Great Western Highway, Emu Plains for John Wilkins who was arrested for stealing from the Government store. The trial will be conducted by the NSW Corps of Marines following the Flag raising ceremony which will include the 5th Light Horse [...]
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22. June 2010
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