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Francis July 1796 Passenger List

July 9, 2024August 13, 2025 Cathy Dunn Admiral Barrington 1792, Endeavour 1795, Francis, HMAT Supply, HMS Reliance, HMS Sirius, Pitt 1792

Passenger list for the Francis from Norfolk Island to Sydney July 1796, all passengers were removed off the stores on 9 Jul 1796 for the voyage to Sydney per schooner Francis.

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Distribution Lists: Convicts Arriving in NSW 1813-1822

July 5, 2024August 19, 2024 Cathy Dunn

The Australian Research Council-Discovery Project, Enquiring Into Empire (DP180100537), and has been compiled by staff, students and associates involved in

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Minor Corrections and Addendums to Inhabitants Late 1808 – 1814 Book

June 21, 2024June 22, 2025 Cathy Dunn Britannia, Cumberland, Diana 1810, Hunter 1800, Indispensible, Kitty 1793, Lady Nelson 1810, Minstrel, Prince of Wales 1788, Speke 1808, Spring Grove

Arrival date of Hunter barque on Norfolk has been given in various places in the publication as 27 Jul 1800

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Ships Marines HMS Sirius 1787 to 1790

June 14, 2024August 13, 2025 Cathy Dunn Golden Grove 1788, HMAT Supply, HMS Sirius

List of Ships Marines who served on HMS Sirius 1787 to 1790

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Location of Norfolk Island Seaman Settlers in 1819

June 6, 2024May 8, 2025 Cathy Dunn Asia 1795, Britannia 1794

Abdilla, Muhammad: No record but still residing in Hobart in 1822. Antonia, Bastian: Not known last record; Sep 1817: 30

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First Fleet Marines deaths on Norfolk Island

May 28, 2024January 26, 2025 Cathy Dunn Atlantic 1791, Charlotte 1788, Friendship 1788, HMS Sirius, Prince of Wales 1788

Three First Fleet Marines died on Norfolk Island Marine 1788: John Batchelor – Private 55th Company Portsmouth, HMS Sirius 1788:

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1792 to 1796 Victualing Book Norfolk Island Webinar

April 8, 2024May 8, 2025 Cathy Dunn

Webinar on the 1792 to 1796 Victualing Book Norfolk island as a historical research tool. The NIVB is not a

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Kitty March 1793 Norfolk Island to Port Jackson
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Children who departed Norfolk Island for Port Jackson per Kitty March 1793

February 19, 2024March 30, 2025 Cathy Dunn Kitty 1793

The Kitty embarkation of Mar 1793 was the beginning of an exodus of free and expired convict settlers from Norfolk Island.

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Directory of Norfolk Island First Settlement 1788-1814

February 12, 2024July 11, 2025 Cathy Dunn

This directory of names created by University of New England (UNE) identifies most individuals associated with the ‘First Settlement’ phase

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1819 Muster Female Convicts Hobart

February 2, 2024October 6, 2025 Cathy Dunn

The 1819 muster of female convicts in Hobart Town is extracted from a larger set of muster rolls and land grants for the settlements of Van Diemen’s Land. 

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HMS Sirius Norfolk Island 1790
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HMS Sirius Norfolk Island 1790

November 20, 2025November 20, 2025 Cathy Dunn

HMS Sirius Norfolk Island 1790 full colour booklet tells the story of HMS voyage and wreck on Norfolk Island March 1790 along with the passenger lists of Convicts, Marines, Civil personnel, children and the shipwrecked  crew who were stranded on Norfolk Island. 

Norfolk Island: Goodwin Family 1790 – 1807
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Norfolk Island: Goodwin Family 1790 – 1807

October 22, 2025October 22, 2025 Cathy Dunn
Norfolk Islanders at Hobart: The Early Years 1805 – 1809
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Norfolk Islanders at Hobart: The Early Years 1805 – 1809

October 13, 2025October 22, 2025 Cathy Dunn
Norfolk Island Landholders 1794 – 1807
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Norfolk Island Landholders 1794 – 1807

July 2, 2025July 31, 2025 Cathy Dunn
HMS Sirius Norfolk Island 1790
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HMS Sirius Norfolk Island 1790

November 20, 2025November 20, 2025 Cathy Dunn
Norfolk Island History Webinars Jan 2026
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Norfolk Island History Webinars Jan 2026

November 20, 2025November 20, 2025 Cathy Dunn
Convict Family to live on Phillip Island Norfolk Island 1795
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Convict Family to live on Phillip Island Norfolk Island 1795

October 27, 2025October 27, 2025 Cathy Dunn
FAQ travelling to Norfolk Island for Holiday Makers
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FAQ travelling to Norfolk Island for Holiday Makers

October 27, 2025October 27, 2025 Cathy Dunn
Norfolk Island: Goodwin Family 1790 – 1807
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Norfolk Island: Goodwin Family 1790 – 1807

October 22, 2025October 22, 2025 Cathy Dunn
Call for Convict Research Volunteers
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Call for Convict Research Volunteers

October 20, 2025October 20, 2025 Cathy Dunn

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