The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842-1954), Friday 27 March 1857, page 4
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- James Laing property at Towamba, NSW, Australia
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- James Laing Freedom Certificate
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- Laing Property at Towamba, date and source unknown.
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- William Laing property at Towamba, date and source unknown.
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- James Laing & Isabella McLean Wedding
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- In 1862, a number of local families were signatories to the establishment of a local school at Towamba.
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- In 1889, following a cricket match at Millpoint Pass, when Towamba defeated nearby Pericoe, members of the losing team returned with guns to set about killing the victors. A reliable account of what occurred is unavailable, but this painting by William Laing at the Eden Killer Whale Museum provides, at least, a record of a bizarre event. In her book about Towamba, “The Forgotten Corner Interviews” Kate Clery asks Gloria Grant and Shirley Sproates about the origin of the painting. Gloria believes the painting may have been by William Laing, the eldest son of James and Isabella.
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- In 1889, following a cricket match at Millpoint Pass, when Towamba defeated nearby Pericoe, members of the losing team returned with guns to set about killing the victors. A reliable account of what occurred is unavailable, but this painting by William Laing at the Eden Killer Whale Museum provides, at least, a record of a bizarre event. In her book about Towamba, “The Forgotten Corner Interviews” Kate Clery asks Gloria Grant and Shirley Sproates about the origin of the painting. Gloria believes the painting may have been by William Laing, the eldest son of James and Isabella.
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- As featured in The Scotsman newspaper under those cases covered in the High Court of Justiciary. Addison Mitchell and James Laing were next brought up, charged with two acts of theft, one of them committed by means of housebreaking, aggravated in the case of Mitchell, by his being, habit and repute, and previously convicted of theft. The prisoners having pleaded guilty, Mitchell was sentenced to fourteen years, and Laing seven years transportation.
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- James Laing court record page 1
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- James Laing court record page 2
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- James Laing court record page 3
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- James Laing court records page 4
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- James Laing court records page 5
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- James Laing court records page 6
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- James Laing court records page 7
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- James Laing newspaper article in The Scotsman
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- The Moreton Bay Courier on Saturday 30 May 1857 reported on the excution of Addison Mitchell
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- Sydney Morning Herald Friday 27 February 1891
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- The “Caledonian Mercury” of Monday 24 August, 1835
