Burke Manuscript

Burke Manuscript: Page 183

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Mr James Dupr Lance, was one of two brothers, owners of the “Horsley Downs” run in association with the two brothers Mallock. Mr Lance was always, from the early days, a well liked man. His workers liked him and that is a good test. He had been an army officer, I think through the Indian Mutiny. He was a fine type of the early settler, and was a prominent member of the “Ilam” set, Russells, Creykes, &c. Mr Lance was no doubt made a tool of the Fitzgerald party, when they got him to stand against Moorhouse, for thoughtless people then swore full blast for “Railway Bill” and afterwards forgot and neglected him.

One of the caricatures of the day showed Mr Lance as the puppet, and Fitz pulling the strings.

J.E. Fitzgerald, Fifties. Mr F. was a tall loose built man, whose clothes always seemed to hang about him.

“Fitz’s” Circulating Medium. This was Mr Fitzgerald’s pet weakness – He used to driver out to his place “The Springs”, Springston in a machine of this sort.