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Second Fleet 1790

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1792 to 1796 Victualing Book Norfolk Island Webinar

April 8, 2024May 8, 2025 Cathy Dunn

Webinar on the 1792 to 1796 Victualing Book Norfolk island as a historical research tool. The NIVB is not a

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Kitty March 1793 Norfolk Island to Port Jackson
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Children who departed Norfolk Island for Port Jackson per Kitty March 1793

February 19, 2024March 30, 2025 Cathy Dunn Kitty 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

February 12, 2024July 11, 2025 Cathy Dunn

This directory of names created by University of New England (UNE) identifies most individuals associated with the ‘First Settlement’ phase

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James Tucker: Norfolk Island Hangman

December 1, 2023May 8, 2025 Cathy Dunn Endeavour 1795, Lady Penrhyn 1788, Mary Ann 1791, Neptune 1790, Supply (2)

James Tucker was Norfolk Island’s hangman from 1796 until his death in 1807. But how did he become the hangman?

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Norfolk Islanders at Hobart: The Early Years 1805 – 1809
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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The Early Years provides details of historical documents, chronicles the migration and settlement of the Norfolk Island settlers to Hobart

Norfolk Island Landholders 1794 – 1807
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Norfolk Island Landholders 1794 – 1807

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Closure of Norfolk Island 1814
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Closure of Norfolk Island 1814

April 13, 2025May 8, 2025 Cathy Dunn
HMS Sirius Babies and Love Children
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HMS Sirius Babies and Love Children

March 19, 2025July 11, 2025 Cathy Dunn
Norfolk Islanders at Hobart: The Early Years 1805 – 1809
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Norfolk Islanders at Hobart: The Early Years 1805 – 1809

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

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025 Cathy Dunn
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Jerry Bailey Burial Ground Shoalhaven Heads

September 18, 2025October 13, 2025 Cathy Dunn
Muster of Settlers Hobart 1809: Norfolk Islanders
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Muster of Settlers Hobart 1809: Norfolk Islanders

September 18, 2025 Cathy Dunn
First and Second Fleeters buried at St Davids Hobart
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First and Second Fleeters buried at St Davids Hobart

August 12, 2025October 6, 2025 Cathy Dunn
Kitty March 1793 Norfolk Island to Port Jackson
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Marine and Seaman Settlers who departed Norfolk Island per Kitty 1793

August 2, 2025August 13, 2025 Cathy Dunn

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