This Day in History: 1864-12-08

Joseph Beete Ridley was appointed the first Pound Keeper for the Town of Newcastle. The Public Pound was on Lot 20 (between Duke Street and the then Clinton Street).

Sources:
WA government gazette, 13 Dec, 1864, p.243.
Rica Erickson. Old Toodyay and Newcastle. Toodyay Shire Council, 1974, p.169