First and Second Fleeters buried at St Davids Hobart
Some of the First and Second Fleeters buried at St David’s Cemetery Hobart
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HMS Sirius
HMAT Supply vs HMS Supply
HMAT Supply, was a Royal Navy vessel which arrived, as vanguard of the First Fleet, at Botany Bay on 18 Jan 1788.
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Garrison Marines HMS Sirius 1788
Misattributed Marine arrivals on HMS Sirius Jan 1788 to NSW and the distinction between Garrison Marines and Ship Marines
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First Fleeters departed Norfolk Island 1814
The Kangaroo departed Norfolk Island on 27 February 1814, marking the end of the island’s colonial settlement. Among the last group to leave were three First Fleeters.
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HMS Sirius Crew not aboard the ship March 1790
Not all the assigned crew members and ship’s marines were aboard HMS Sirius for the Mar 1790 voyage to Norfolk
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Surprize August 1790 Norfolk Island
On 7 August 1790 the Surprize and Justinian arrived at Norfolk Island at Cascade. Provision and stores from both ships were unloaded from 9
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HMS Sirius Babies and Love Children
HMS Sirius Babies and Love Children expands on previous research about HMS Sirius, focusing on children born on the ship,
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Seaman Settlers of Colonial Norfolk Island 1788 – 1814
One may ask why after publishing many historical books on Norfolk Island’s Colonial Settlement 1788 – 1814, that we are
Read moreThe Earliest Settlers Lots Map of Norfolk Island
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
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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