1890.
Jan 21: The Bendigo Advertiser, reporting on the Presbyterian Sunday School Anniversary states that an instrumental portion of the service is rendered by Adelaide Cahill and Misses Cahill and Ingham [Alice Louisa, who would be aged 22 years at this time] receive a grateful mention for their assistance during the year.
Mar 21: The Bendigo Advertiser reports: Senior Constable Barry solicits wood from woodcarters as a gift to charitable institutions. Mr. Ingham, of Axedale, readily promised to send in by rail, an 8 ton truck full.
Nov 21: The Bendigo Advertiser, in an article about the anniversary of the Axedale Presbyterian Sunday School, reports inter-alia: At the conclusion of the service a number of good and well selected prizes were distributed to the children and a brief and encouraging report of school work was furnished by Mr. Ferber, in which grateful mention was made of the valuable assistance rendered during the year by the Misses Cahill and Ingham [Alice Louisa].
Dec 15: The Bendigo Advertiser carries an article: The Proposed Axedale Tramway - At half past four o'clock this afternoon a numerous and representative deputation will wait on the Minister of Railways at the Spencer Street Station to urge on him the necessity of constructing a tramway from Ingham's quarries at Axedale to the local railway station. The stone obtainable at these quarries cannot be surpassed for roadmaking, hence interest taken in the proposal by the municipal bodies in the district. The City Council will be represented by the mayor (Mr. J. R. Hoskins) and Cr. O'Neill, and the presidents of the Shire Councils of Huntly, Marong and McIvor, the mayors of the Boroughs of Eaglehawk, Heathcote and Echuca, and the Parliamentary representatives for the district are also expected to be present.
1891.
The Births, Deaths, and Marriages Index contains an entry showing that Jessie Ingham, born to Napthali and Mary Ann (Cheshire) in Brunswick in 1870, married Thomas Workman. The actual date is not shown.
Jan 03: The Bendigo Advertiser reports: From G. C. Darbyshire, of the Railways Department, stating that Mr. Norman, District Engineer of the Department, would arrive in Sandhurst at 10.55am on Tuesday, 13th January, and would proceed by the 12.30pm. to Axedale, in order to see what was required to connect Ingham's quarry with the railway to Heathcote. It was desirable that an officer of the council should meet Mr. Norman upon his arrival at Sandhurst. Received, the surveyor to accompany the officer on the occasion of his visit.
Jan 06: The Bendigo Advertiser reports: Phillip Langham and John Bruce are charged with the larceny of 5 tons of wood, the property of William Finnimore, from the paddock of Thomas Craike, of Axe Creek. Bruce was renting a paddock from Mr. Ingham, Axedale. Both are fined.
Jan 14: The Bendigo Advertiser reports: The proposed railway siding at Axedale - Mr. Norman, the District Engineer of the Railway Department, arrived in Sandhurst by the first train from Melbourne yesterday morning, and was met by Mr. G. Minto, drove out to Axedale and inspected the site of the proposed tramway from the Heathcote railway to Ingham's bluestone quarries. Mr. Norman will report to the department in due course.
Jan 17: The Bendigo Advertiser reports: The City Surveyor (Mr. G. Minto, Snr.), reported having inspected the route of the proposed railway siding to Mr. Ingham's bluestone quarries at Axedale. Cr. O'Neill moved the reception of the report, and expressed his satisfaction at the prompt action taken in the matter by the Railway Department. He hoped that as there were no engineering difficulties in the way, the work would soon be accomplished. The motion was carried.
May 18: Under Stealing Fences, The Bendigo Advertiser reports: Numerous complaints have lately been made by residents of the Axedale district about woodcarters cutting down and stealing fences. Mr. Ingham is the latest sufferer. A portion of fence was removed, and a hundred and ninety sheep were allowed to stray away. It was some days before the sheep were recovered. The police should endeavour to detect the miscreants, as they bring the wood into the city for sale.
Jul 08: The Bendigo Advertiser reports a perjury case: The adjourned case against Alfred Henry Betts continues at the Police Court. Napthali Ingham agrees to supply Betts with a quantity of bluestone to the Axedale Railway Station for £11. A truck of stone is supplied. Works are associated with the Forest Street Wesleyan School in Bendigo. Betts is committed for trial.
Sep 17: The drowning of a small child is reported to haver taken place at Ingham's Siding. Ingham has not achieved his aim of securing a tramway from his quarry on the east bank of the Campaspe River to the Heathcote railway. He has, however, gained a 60 yard long dead end siding on the site of today's Hanson Quarries. The exact date of provision is not known, but the drowning indicates that it was in existence by the date of the drowning.
Dec 12: A local land notice appears in The Bendigo Advertiser. Notice of 99th section land applications consideration at the Warden's Court, Bendigo. James Weston - 3a west and adjoining N. Ingham's holding, Martha Weston - 3a, Alice L. Ingham - 3a, Napthali Ingham - 3a.
1892.
Dec 02: The Bendigo Advertiser reports: Accident On The Heathcote Railway - A painful accident befell Joseph Lowert, the Fireman on the train which left here for Wallan yesterday morning. When at Ingham's siding near Axedale, he was standing on the line, near the engine, shunting, when some carriages came along behind him, and before he could get out of the way his right arm was crushed between the buffers, fortunately without breaking any bones. The Porter at the Axedale Station took Lowery's place on the engine with C. Main, the Driver, and the train proceeded on its journey. Lowert returned to Bendigo by train, reaching here shortly before noon. He was taken to the hospital where the injury was attended to, and he was then able to go to his home at Quarry Hill. Lowery is a young man, and has only recently been married.
Dec 31: The Bendigo Advertiser reports: Mr. N. Ingham, of Axedale, complains of damage to his fencing at Axe Creek, and today offers a reward of £5 for information which will lead to a conviction of the offender.
1893.
Apr 27: A report on a number of Supreme Court cases. The report includes details of an arson case: Charles Seward, an elderly man, was arraigned on a charge of unlawfully and maliciously setting fire to a place. The prisoner pleaded not guilty, and was undefended. The circumstances of the case were fully reported when the prisoner was brought up at the City Court two or three weeks back, but briefly stated, the alleged facts are that on the 29th March last, the prisoner called at Mr. N. Ingham's hotel, at Axedale, and had a drink. He told the landlord that he had been engaged from the Labor Bureau in Melbourne, to work for Mr. T. J. Cooney, of Campaspe East, at 8s per week. Mr. Ingham said that the man need not go any further on the road, as he would engage him on those terms. The prisoner agreed, but when ordered to take a barrow and go out for some firewood, he refused. He was then told to go on to his original destination. A few hours afterwards, a woodcarter named Johnston saw the prisoner setting fire to Mr. Ingham's brush fence round his property on the Toolleen road. About half a mile of fencing, valued at £20, was destroyed. The prisoner was arrested by Mounted-constable Haydon at Toolleen on the following night. When arrested he denied having set fire to the fence. Evidence for the Crown was given by H[sic]. Ingham, publican, contractor and quarry proprietor; J. Johnston, woodcarter; and Mounted-constable Haydon. The prisoner, when asked if he had any defence to make to the jury, said that he had nothing to say, excepting that he was innocent. He did not meet anyone along the whole 12 miles from Axedale to Toolleen, except Johnston. He did not know anything about the fire, and if anyone had set fire to the fence it must have been Johnston who did it. His Honor, in summing up the evidence, explained to the jury that if the prisoner set fire to the fence at all he did it unlawfully, but if he did it wilfully - not by accident - it would be done unlawfully and maliciously. The prisoner was one of the exportations of the unemployed from Melbourne who were supposed to be so eager for work. How the prisoner had dealt with Mr. Ingham's offer had been shown in evidence. If they believed the evidence of the witness Johnston, there could be no doubt that the prisoner had maliciously set fire to the fence. What motive could Johnston have to accuse the prisoner of having set fire to the fence and coming into court to commit perjury? On the other hand there was a motive for the prisoner setting fire to the fence. The case put forward by the Crown was that the prisoner was actuated by a spirit of revenge because he had not been allowed to stay about Mr. Ingham's place idling according to his idea of work. One thing in the prisoner's favor was that when arrested he denied having set fire to the fence. Some importance should always be attached to the statements made by persons when first charged with an offence. But it would be for the jury to weigh the prisoner's denial against the evidence of Johnston, and to say which they believed. The jury, after deliberating for about half an hour, returned into court with a verdict of guilty.
Sep 14: The Bendigo Advertiser reports on a Painful Accident: On Tuesday evening a painful accident befell a young man named Herbert Dolley, who was engaged working in a quarry for Mr. N. Ingham. He was taking a pin out of a winch, when by some means the first two fingers of his left hand caught in the cogwheels, the first finger being nearly severed, while the second one was badly crushed. He was brought in to the Bendigo Hospital, which was reached about 1 o'clock yesterday morning. The resident surgeon, Dr. Peebles, assisted by Dr. Long, attended to the injuries, and found it necessary to amputate the top portion of the first finger.
1894.
Mar 01: Under the heading of Heathcote - Unlawful Goings On On Licensed Premises, the McIvor Times reports that Napthali Ingham is charged with selling liquor on Sunday, January 22nd. Fined.
Nov 12: The Bendigo Advertiser reports: Mr. G. D. Guthrie, the well-known Managing Director of the Bendigo Pottery Company, met with a serious accident on Friday afternoon. Accompanied by one of the pottery employees, he drove out to Mr. N. Ingham's quarries, and having transacted his business, resumed his seat in the buggy, when the horse, which was very restive, began to kick and plunge. After a while, a start was effected, but when descending the steep hill leading to the bridge over the Campaspe the animal became unmanageable, and at the foot of the hill it suddenly swerved, the result being that the vehicle was capsized, and the horse becoming disconnected from the buggy, galloped up the hill again, where it was captured. Mr. Ingham and several others who witnessed the occurrence ran to the assistance of occupants of the buggy, who were thrown with considerable force on to some large boulders. Mr. Guthrie was found to have sustained a serious injury to the shoulders, although its exact nature could not be ascertained at the time. He also received severe cuts on the head, from which the blood flowed freely. His companion, whi is much lighter, escaped with a few bruises. Mr. Ingham at once harnessed up his horse and trap, and after temporarily bandaging up the wounds, sent the patient home. Dr. Atkinson, who was communicated with subsequently, attended the patient at his residence at Epsom, where on examination it was ascertained that he had sustained a dislocation of the collar bone and severe abrasions on the head and other parts of the body. The dislocation was reduced, and the patient put to bed. It will probably be two or three weeks before he will be able to get about again.
Dec 04: The Warragul Guardian reports: Mrs. Donaldson, who has been in charge of the Rokeby Station, has been transferred to Ingham's Siding, and is succeeded by Mrs. Moss, formerly of the latter place.
1895.
Sep 30: The Bendigo Advertiser, reporting on Government Contracts for the supply of firewood at the places mentioned, includes: Bendigo, N. Ingham.
1898.
Dec 06: The Bendigo Advertiser, reporting on a fire, includes: Between Axedale and Knowsley a fire has been burning since last Friday, and fanned by the strong wind which was blowing yesterday, the flames spread with renewed vigor, carrying everything before it. The large stacks of timber near Ingham's siding, about four miles beyond the Axedale Station, ignited, and as there was no water handy the residents in the locality were powerless to stay the spread of the fire. The gatehousekeeper's residence in the vicinity was in great danger of destruction.