An article in an 1843 edition of the Southern Australian newspaper outlines how a number of searches were carried out in Gowran, and surrounding areas, looking for unregistered guns. A steward of J. Kearney (possibly James Kearney of the family who later become Aylward, residing at Shankill Castle) had been shot and the Under Secretary of Ireland had issued a warrant to the Gowran constabulary to carry out the searches.
The article takes the tone of an op ed piece and the author contends that the next series of searches should be conducted in the Paulstown area due to cabin holders having guns, powder and slugs. [1]
[1] Author Unknown, Search for Unregistered Arms in Southern Australian, 5 September 1843, p.4; National Library of Australia, http://trove.nla.gov.au : accessed 16 May 2012
