Cathy Dunn, Author at Australian History Research

First Fleet Marines deaths on Norfolk Island

May 28, 2024 Cathy Dunn

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

Cemeteries and Burials Convicts First Fleet 1788 Publications Second Fleet 1790 Shipping records Showcase Third Fleet 1791

Norfolk Island History Publications

February 20, 2024September 23, 2024 Cathy Dunn

List of historical books published by Australian History Research on Norfolk Island First Settlement

Resources Shipping records

1819 Muster Female Convicts Hobart

February 2, 2024February 2, 2024 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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Marking Time: NSW History Week 2024

January 17, 2024September 16, 2024 Cathy Dunn

History Week will commence on Saturday 7 September and finish on Sunday 15 September 2024. History Week is the annual,

Second Fleet 1790

James Tucker: Norfolk Island Hangman

December 1, 2023December 1, 2023 Cathy Dunn

James Tucker was Norfolk Island’s hangman from 1796 until his death in 1807. But how did he become the hangman?

First Fleet 1788 Publications Shipping records

HMS Sirius Norfolk Island 1790

November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 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.