First Fleet Marines deaths on Norfolk Island
Three First Fleet Marines died on Norfolk Island Marine 1788: John Batchelor – Private 55th Company Portsmouth, HMS Sirius 1788:
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Author: Cathy Dunn
Jervis Bay or Jarvis Bay – that is the question
In August 1791 the bay was entered and named by Lieutenant Bowen aboard the convict transport ship Atlantic of the Third Fleet in honour of Admiral John Jervis.
Read moreColonial Sentences to Norfolk Island 1789 – 1807
Norfolk Island was also a place of banishment for colonial sentences of secondary transportation and hard labour issued by authorities in NSW, namely the Court of Criminal Jurisdiction (Criminal Court), Judge Advocate’s Bench of Magistrates (Bench), and the Court of Enquires regarding the various Irish rebellions.
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Milton Ulladulla NSW Historical Publications
Range of historical publications on the Milton Ulladulla district South Coast NSW by historian Cathy Dunn
Read moreValue of Huts held by NSW Corps but not Landholders 1805 Norfolk Island
George Benson: Solider, wife and 5 children, £8. # William Bohannon: Solider, wife and 3 children, £4 # William Charlton:
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1792 to 1796 Victualing Book Norfolk Island Webinar
Webinar on the 1792 to 1796 Victualing Book Norfolk island as a historical research tool. The NIVB is not a
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Selected Bibliography of Captain Cooks 2nd Voyage 1772 – 1775
Selected Bibliography of HMS Resolution 1772 – 1775. The second exploration voyage of James Cook, from 1772 to 1775 aboard HMS Resolution included the landing and naming of Norfolk Island on 10 Oct 1774.
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