Posts by Australian History Research

Third Fleet

We launched Norfolk Island Deaths 1788 – 1814, on Norfolk Island in March 2012 during Foundation Week with over 270 deaths. More Details Our next project is Norfolk Island and the third Fleet 1791.

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Rare film: ANZAC troops at Gallipoli

Rare film: ANZAC troops at Gallipoli

This footage is believed to have been shot by Mr. Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, the English journalist who gave Australia its first description of the ANZAC troops at Gallipoli.

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War records

War records and their use in Family History Research. The AIF Project is the construction of the online database that draws on a wide range of sources to provide details on the 330,000 men and women who served overseas in the (First) Australian Imperial Force, 1914-1918.

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Convicts: Murramarang & Ulladulla

Convicts: Murramarang & Ulladulla

Convicts from 1828 - 1850 and story of early Ulladulla and Murramarang convict settlements, land holdings and aboriginal people. Some images of convicts and their first generations.

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John Hunter’s Sketchbook returns to Norfolk Island

John Hunter’s Sketchbook returns to Norfolk Island

Historian Cathy Dunn, will be presenting to Liz MCoy, the Research and Interpretation Officer at the Kingston & Arthur Vale Historic Area Research Centre, a copy of A Steady Hand: Governor Hunter & His First Fleet Sketchbook on March 5 as part of Norfolk Island Foundation week, leading into the 222nd anniversary of the Sirius wreck on Norfolk Island.

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