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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 Landholders 1788 to 1814 

The Earliest Settlers Lots Map of Norfolk Island

January 15, 2025June 15, 2025 Cathy Dunn HMS Sirius, Kitty 1793, Queen 1791

Grimes’s survey of settlers lots map of December 1791 is the earliest Settlers Lots Map of Norfolk Island

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First Fleet Deaths Norfolk Island

January 12, 2025August 13, 2025 Cathy Dunn Alexander 1788, Charlotte 1788, Friendship 1788, HMAT Supply, HMS Sirius, Lady Penrhyn 1788, Prince of Wales 1788, Scarborough 1788

List of the 43 deaths of First Fleeters on Norfolk Island 1788 – 1814 including convicts, marines, ships crew and free people

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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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Family history reports Norfolk Island 1788 – 1814

January 2, 2025May 8, 2025 Cathy Dunn

Australian History Research provides family history reports for Norfolk Island 1788 – 1814

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New Death Records NSW 1795

December 30, 2024May 3, 2025 Cathy Dunn Active 1791, Royal Admiral 1792, Salamander 1791

Recently located lurking in the Colonial Office records was a list of deaths for NSW 1795. Historian Cathy Dunn has crossed referenced this list with the burial records of St Phillips Sydney and St Johns Parramatta resulting in 11 new death details for 1795 for which no burial records exists.  

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Gypsy Girls: Mary and Priscilla Loveridge, Royal Admiral 1792
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Gypsy Girls: Mary and Priscilla Loveridge, Royal Admiral 1792

December 24, 2024January 13, 2026 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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Beneath the Pines Norfolk Island Marriages November 1791
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Beneath the Pines Norfolk Island Marriages November 1791

April 23, 2026April 24, 2026 Cathy Dunn

The early Norfolk Island marriage register for Rev. Richard Johnson’s November 1791 visit are missing or were never kept, leaving

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Norfolk Island History Lovers Tour March 2027
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Norfolk Island History Lovers Tour March 2027

March 2, 2026March 30, 2026 admin

Immerse yourself in Norfolk Island heritage for the history lovers tour and holiday on Norfolk Island March 2027 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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  • Beneath the Pines Norfolk Island Marriages November 1791
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  • Five embarkments from Norfolk Island to Hobart 1807 – 1808
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  • Kitty Transport era from Norfolk Island 1793
  • Seaman Settlers of Colonial Norfolk Island 1788 – 1814
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