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Norfolk Islanders at Hobart: The Early Years 1805 – 1809

October 13, 2025 Cathy Dunn

The Early Years provides details of historical documents, chronicles the migration and settlement of the Norfolk Island settlers to Hobart

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Norfolk Island Landholders 1788 to 1814 Publications 

Norfolk Island Landholders 1794 – 1807

July 2, 2025July 31, 2025 Cathy Dunn

Publication with the primary records relating to all land ownership, grants and leases from 1794 to 1807 for Norfolk Island’s colonial settlement.

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First Fleet 1788 Norfolk Island Landholders 1788 to 1814 Publications Second Fleet 1790 Shipping records 

Closure of Norfolk Island 1814

April 13, 2025May 8, 2025 Cathy Dunn Kangaroo 1814

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

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Convicts First Fleet 1788 Publications Shipping records 

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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Gypsy Girls, Royal Admiral 1792 ebook

February 20, 2025June 20, 2025 Cathy Dunn Royal Admiral 1792

Gypsy Girls Mary and Priscilla Loveridge, Royal Admiral 1792 is now available as an ebook 

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Convicts First Fleet 1788 First Fleet Marines Norfolk Island Landholders 1788 to 1814 NSW Corps Publications Second Fleet 1790 Shipping records Third Fleet 1791 

Kitty Transport era from Norfolk Island 1793

February 4, 2025August 13, 2025 Cathy Dunn Kitty 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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First Fleet 1788 Norfolk Island Landholders 1788 to 1814 Publications Shipping records 

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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Norfolk Island Crankmill 1827
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Penal Settlement Norfolk Island: The Early Years 1825 – 1828

January 6, 2025June 29, 2025 Cathy Dunn Brutus 1825, Wellington 1825

This booklet provides a historical overview of the Penal Settlement on Norfolk Island during its early years from 1825 to

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Gypsy Girls: Mary and Priscilla Loveridge, Royal Admiral 1792
Convicts Publications Shipping records 

Gypsy Girls: Mary and Priscilla Loveridge, Royal Admiral 1792

December 24, 2024December 27, 2024 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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Cemeteries and Burials Out of Print 

Turtle Bay Burial Ground Norfolk Island (out of print)

November 13, 2024August 28, 2025 Cathy Dunn

Our publication Turtle Bay Burial Ground Norfolk Island was collated as a reference resource booklet for family historians. Included is

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Norfolk Islanders at Hobart: The Early Years 1805 – 1809
Cemeteries and Burials Convicts First Fleet 1788 First Fleet Marines Norfolk Island Landholders 1788 to 1814 Publications Shipping records VDL 

Norfolk Islanders at Hobart: The Early Years 1805 – 1809

October 13, 2025 Cathy Dunn

The Early Years provides details of historical documents, chronicles the migration and settlement of the Norfolk Island settlers to Hobart

Norfolk Island Landholders 1794 – 1807
Norfolk Island Landholders 1788 to 1814 Publications 

Norfolk Island Landholders 1794 – 1807

July 2, 2025July 31, 2025 Cathy Dunn
Closure of Norfolk Island 1814
First Fleet 1788 Norfolk Island Landholders 1788 to 1814 Publications Second Fleet 1790 Shipping records 

Closure of Norfolk Island 1814

April 13, 2025May 8, 2025 Cathy Dunn
HMS Sirius Babies and Love Children
Convicts First Fleet 1788 Publications Shipping records 

HMS Sirius Babies and Love Children

March 19, 2025July 11, 2025 Cathy Dunn
Norfolk Islanders at Hobart: The Early Years 1805 – 1809
Cemeteries and Burials Convicts First Fleet 1788 First Fleet Marines Norfolk Island Landholders 1788 to 1814 Publications Shipping records VDL 

Norfolk Islanders at Hobart: The Early Years 1805 – 1809

October 13, 2025 Cathy Dunn
Some Norfolk Islanders at New Norfolk VDL 1816
VDL 

Some Norfolk Islanders at New Norfolk VDL 1816

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025 Cathy Dunn
Cemeteries and Burials 

Jerry Bailey Burial Ground Shoalhaven Heads

September 18, 2025October 13, 2025 Cathy Dunn
Muster of Settlers Hobart 1809: Norfolk Islanders
Norfolk Island Landholders 1788 to 1814 Shipping records 

Muster of Settlers Hobart 1809: Norfolk Islanders

September 18, 2025 Cathy Dunn
First and Second Fleeters buried at St Davids Hobart
Cemeteries and Burials Convicts First Fleet 1788 First Fleet Marines Second Fleet 1790 VDL 

First and Second Fleeters buried at St Davids Hobart

August 12, 2025October 6, 2025 Cathy Dunn
Kitty March 1793 Norfolk Island to Port Jackson
First Fleet 1788 Norfolk Island Landholders 1788 to 1814 NSW Corps Shipping records 

Marine and Seaman Settlers who departed Norfolk Island per Kitty 1793

August 2, 2025August 13, 2025 Cathy Dunn

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