Norfolk Island colonial shipping 1788 – 1814 Webinar
Not all shipping lists were recorded in the first instance yet alone survived as some ships that travelled to Norfolk
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Shipping records
Norfolk Island History Publications
List of historical books published by Australian History Research about Norfolk Island
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Marine and Seaman Settlers Norfolk Island Atlantic Nov 1791
Return of Marines who have desired to be received as Settlers on Norfolk Island and sailed from Sydney the 26th October 1791
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Chesterfield Mar 1793 Passenger List from Norfolk Island to Sydney
The Whaler, Chesterfield departed England on 21 Jul 1792, with Captain Matthew Bowles Alt at the helm for the purpose of
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HMS Sirius Norfolk Island 1790
HMS Sirius Norfolk Island 1790 full colour booklet tells the story of HMS voyage and wreck on Norfolk Island March 1790 along with the passenger lists of Convicts, Marines, Civil personnel, children and the shipwrecked crew who were stranded on Norfolk Island.
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Muster of Settlers Hobart 1809: Norfolk Islanders
A General Muster of Settlers was conducted at the River Derwent Settlement VDL. This Muster recorded a total of 157 settlers, of whom 113 are identified as Norfolk Islanders. The muster provides valuable information about the composition of the early Hobart population, include size of land holdings, and numbers of people include wives and children who were on or off the stores.
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Marine and Seaman Settlers who departed Norfolk Island per Kitty 1793
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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