The Marine settlers on Norfolk Island had not only grown uncomfortable with the prospects of their recent career change from soldier to farmer, but they also felt they had been short-changed with the realigning of their land boundaries, departed Norfolk Island per Kitty March 1793.
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List of third fleet convicts, NSW Corps, free who lived on Norfolk Island at some time from October 1808 to
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Immerse yourself in Norfolk Island heritage for the history lovers tour and holiday on Norfolk Island March 2026 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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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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Peter Dargin, who was one of the longest serving men of the military in the early Colony, arriving in 1788 as a Marine Pte, in 1792 transferring over to the NSW Corps and then to the Veteran Company in 1810 where he remained through to its disbandment in Sep 1823.
Read morePassenger list for the Francis from Norfolk Island to Sydney July 1796, all passengers were removed off the stores on 9 Jul 1796 for the voyage to Sydney per schooner Francis.
Read moreNorfolk 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.
Read moreGeorge Benson: Solider, wife and 5 children, £8. # William Bohannon: Solider, wife and 3 children, £4 # William Charlton:
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Webinar on the 1792 to 1796 Victualing Book Norfolk island as a historical research tool. The NIVB is not a
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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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