Heritage and History Tours and Holidays on Norfolk Island
Australian History Research in conjunction with Heritage Tourism hosts tours to Norfolk Island.
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Author: Cathy Dunn
HMS Sirius Babies and Love Children
HMS Sirius Babies and Love Children expands on previous research about HMS Sirius, focusing on children born on the ship,
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Kitty Transport era from Norfolk Island 1793
People, Soldiers and Victualling Book of the Kitty Transport era from Norfolk Island 1793 It’s well documented that there were
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Peter Dargin First Fleet Marine
Peter Dargin, who was one of the longest serving men of the military in the early Colony, arriving in 1788 as a Marine Pte, in 1792 transferring over to the NSW Corps and then to the Veteran Company in 1810 where he remained through to its disbandment in Sep 1823.
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Norfolk Island Brutus 1825 Shipping list
Historian Cathy Dunn has identified the male convicts, convict wives and children who arrived on Norfolk Island per the Brutus in June 1825, for the island’s resettlement.
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Water Stories: NSW History Week 2025
History Week will commence on Saturday 6 September and finish on Sunday 14 September 2025. History Week is the annual,
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HMAT Supply vs HMS Supply
HMAT Supply, was a Royal Navy vessel which arrived, as vanguard of the First Fleet, at Botany Bay on 18 Jan 1788.
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Seaman Settlers of Colonial Norfolk Island 1788 – 1814
One may ask why after publishing many historical books on Norfolk Island’s Colonial Settlement 1788 – 1814, that we are
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First Fleet Deaths Norfolk Island
List of the 43 deaths of First Fleeters on Norfolk Island 1788 – 1814 including convicts, marines, ships crew and free people
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Family history reports Norfolk Island 1788 – 1814
Australian History Research provides family history reports for Norfolk Island 1788 – 1814
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