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Thomas Huckles, Convict, Salamander 1791

November 24, 2024April 14, 2025 Cathy Dunn Marquis Cornwallis, Salamander 1791

Thomas Huckles convict arrived in NSW per Salamander in August 1791 with the Third Fleet .

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Directory of Norfolk Island First Settlement 1788-1814

September 12, 2024May 8, 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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City of Edinburgh 1808 Norfolk Island to Hobart

August 9, 2024April 9, 2025 Cathy Dunn City of Edinburgh 1808

  More details on the City of Edinburgh 1808

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Distribution Lists: Convicts Arriving in NSW 1813-1822

July 5, 2024August 19, 2024 Cathy Dunn

The Australian Research Council-Discovery Project, Enquiring Into Empire (DP180100537), and has been compiled by staff, students and associates involved in

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Location of Norfolk Island Seaman Settlers in 1819

June 6, 2024May 8, 2025 Cathy Dunn Asia 1795, Britannia 1794

Abdilla, Muhammad: No record but still residing in Hobart in 1822. Antonia, Bastian: Not known last record; Sep 1817: 30

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First Fleet Marines deaths on Norfolk Island

May 28, 2024January 26, 2025 Cathy Dunn Atlantic 1791, Charlotte 1788, Friendship 1788, HMS Sirius, Prince of Wales 1788

Three First Fleet Marines died on Norfolk Island Marine 1788: John Batchelor – Private 55th Company Portsmouth, HMS Sirius 1788:

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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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Norfolk Island History Publications

February 20, 2024May 8, 2025 Cathy Dunn

List of historical books published by Australian History Research on Norfolk Island First Settlement

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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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1819 Muster Female Convicts Hobart

February 2, 2024April 14, 2025 Cathy Dunn

The 1819 muster of female convicts in Hobart Town is extracted from a larger set of muster rolls and land grants for the settlements of Van Diemen’s Land. 

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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

The Closure of Norfolk Island 1814 new publication by Australian History Research.

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HMS Sirius Babies and Love Children

March 19, 2025May 7, 2025 Cathy Dunn
Kitty Transport era from Norfolk Island 1793
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Kitty Transport era from Norfolk Island 1793

February 4, 2025May 8, 2025 Cathy Dunn
Seaman Settlers of Colonial Norfolk Island 1788 – 1814
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Seaman Settlers of Colonial Norfolk Island 1788 – 1814

January 15, 2025May 8, 2025 Cathy Dunn
Jane Gordon Royal Admiral 1792
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Jane Gordon Royal Admiral 1792

May 17, 2025May 17, 2025 Cathy Dunn
1792 Government House Norfolk Island
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1792 Government House Norfolk Island

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First Fleeters departed Norfolk Island 1814
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First Fleeters departed Norfolk Island 1814

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HMS Sirius Crew not aboard the ship March 1790
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HMS Sirius Crew not aboard the ship March 1790

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Surprize August 1790 Norfolk Island
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Surprize August 1790 Norfolk Island

April 13, 2025May 8, 2025 Cathy Dunn
Closure of Norfolk Island 1814
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Closure of Norfolk Island 1814

April 13, 2025May 8, 2025 Cathy Dunn

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