First Fleet Marines deaths on Norfolk Island
Three First Fleet Marines died on Norfolk Island Marine 1788: John Batchelor – Private 55th Company Portsmouth, HMS Sirius 1788:
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First Fleet 1788
Colonial Sentences to Norfolk Island 1789 – 1807
Norfolk Island was also a place of banishment for colonial sentences of secondary transportation and hard labour issued by authorities in NSW, namely the Court of Criminal Jurisdiction (Criminal Court), Judge Advocate’s Bench of Magistrates (Bench), and the Court of Enquires regarding the various Irish rebellions.
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1792 to 1796 Victualing Book Norfolk Island Webinar
Webinar on the 1792 to 1796 Victualing Book Norfolk island as a historical research tool. The NIVB is not a
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Children who departed Norfolk Island for Port Jackson per Kitty March 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
This directory of names created by University of New England (UNE) identifies most individuals associated with the ‘First Settlement’ phase
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Draught (Draft) plans of HMS Berwick – HMS Sirius
HMS Sirius was originally the merchant ship Berwick, which was refitted out as HMS Berwick in early 1782 by the Royal Navy. The ship was commissioned
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