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There are three different versions of the passenger manifests for the voyage of the Estramina from Norfolk Island to Hobart in May 1808.

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September 11, 2026 Cathy Dunn

Poverty and Wretchedness: Goodwin Family in Hobart 1808–1827

Poverty and Wretchedness explores the Goodwin family’s experiences as early settlers from Norfolk Island in Hobart between 1807 and 1827, detailing their journey from Norfolk Island and the challenges they faced in Hobart.

First Fleet 1788 First Fleet Marines Norfolk Island History Norfolk Island Landholders 1788 to 1814 Publications Shipping records

July 4, 2026 Cathy Dunn

Marine Settlers Norfolk Island Atlantic Nov 1791

This publication Norfolk Island Marine Settlers Atlantic 1791 features each of the 29 First Fleet discharged marines who travelled to Norfolk Island per Atlantic in November 1791 as marine settlers.

Convicts First Fleet 1788 First Fleet Marines Norfolk Island History Publications

April 23, 2026 Cathy Dunn

Beneath the Pines Norfolk Island Marriages November 1791

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.

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

April 1, 2026 Cathy Dunn

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

Norfolk Island History Publications VDL

January 1, 2026 Cathy Dunn

Norfolk Islanders at Hobart: The Early Years 1805 – 1809

The Early Years provides details of historical documents, chronicles the migration and settlement of the Norfolk Island settlers to Hobart and their lives from 1805 to 1809. Capturing the challenges, land allocations, social dynamics, and official correspondence surrounding the evacuation of Norfolk Island and the establishment of settlers in the Hobart area and its surroundings.