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Closure of Norfolk Island 1814

April 13, 2025January 14, 2026 Cathy Dunn Kangaroo 1814

The Closure of Norfolk Island 1814 new publication by Australian History Research.

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HMS Sirius Babies and Love Children

March 19, 2025July 11, 2025 Cathy Dunn HMS Sirius

HMS Sirius Babies and Love Children expands on previous research about HMS Sirius, focusing on children born on the ship,

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Norfolk Island Brutus 1825 Shipping list

January 22, 2025March 30, 2026 Cathy Dunn Brutus 1825

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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Seaman Settlers of Colonial Norfolk Island 1788 – 1814

January 15, 2025May 8, 2025 Cathy Dunn Endeavour 1795, HMS Sirius, Hunter 1799

One may ask why after publishing many historical books on Norfolk Island’s Colonial Settlement 1788 – 1814, that we are

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Family history reports Norfolk Island 1788 – 1814

January 2, 2025May 8, 2025 Cathy Dunn

Australian History Research provides family history reports for Norfolk Island 1788 – 1814

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Gypsy Girls: Mary and Priscilla Loveridge, Royal Admiral 1792
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Gypsy Girls: Mary and Priscilla Loveridge, Royal Admiral 1792

December 24, 2024January 13, 2026 Cathy Dunn Royal Admiral 1792

Gypsy Girls: Mary and Priscilla Loveridge is the story of some and historical insight  from the early colony of NSW,

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Thomas Huckles, Convict, Salamander 1791

November 24, 2024November 21, 2025 Cathy Dunn 1792 -1796 Norfolk Island Victualling Book, Marquis Cornwallis, Salamander 1791

Thomas Huckles convict arrived in NSW per Salamander in August 1791 with the Third Fleet .

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Beneath the Pines Norfolk Island Marriages November 1791
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Beneath the Pines Norfolk Island Marriages November 1791

April 23, 2026May 8, 2026 Cathy Dunn

Using scattered colonial evidence (journals, musters, victualling/off‑stores lists, later baptisms, and other administrative records), Beneath the Pines Norfolk Island Marriages November 1791 reconstructs which couples were married by Johnson and questions the often‑repeated claim of a single “mass marriage” on 5 November 1791. It also shows that some couples long assumed to have married in 1791 were actually married later (e.g., by Rev Marsden 1795) or appear to have remained in recognised defacto relationships rather than formal marriages.

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Norfolk Island History Lovers Tour March 2027
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Norfolk Island History Lovers Tour March 2027

March 2, 2026March 30, 2026 admin

Immerse yourself in Norfolk Island heritage for the history lovers tour and holiday on Norfolk Island March 2027 including Norfolk Island 1788 Foundation Day. Join Australian History Research and step back in time and discover the life of your Norfolk Island ancestors.

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