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[Convicts from Newgate prison to be sent to New South Wales] [22 August 1802]

4 April 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A brief news item which mentions convicts bound for New South Wales. Published in E. Johnson’s British Gazette, and Sunday Monitor, 22 August 1802.] [Convicts from Newgate prison to be sent to New South Wales] Last week thirty female transports were removed in … [Read more...] about [Convicts from Newgate prison to be sent to New South Wales] [22 August 1802]

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Botany Bay [an ex-convict wants to return to New South Wales] [12 September 1802]

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[Editor: A brief news item which mentions an ex-convict who wants to return, with his family, to New South Wales. Published in E. Johnson’s British Gazette, and Sunday Monitor, 12 September 1802.] [An ex-convict wants to return to New South Wales] Botany Bay. — Such is … [Read more...] about Botany Bay [an ex-convict wants to return to New South Wales] [12 September 1802]

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His Majesty has received intelligence [re Arthur Phillip and the First Fleet, 5 January 1788]

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The front cover (cropped) of The London Chronicle, 5 January 1788

[Editor: This brief untitled news item, regarding information received from Arthur Phillips (on the First Fleet, during the voyage to Australia), is an extract from the “London” section published in the The London Chronicle (London, England), 5 January 1788.] [His Majesty … [Read more...] about His Majesty has received intelligence [re Arthur Phillip and the First Fleet, 5 January 1788]

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[Extract of a letter from an officer on board the Sirius] [7-9 February 1788]

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[Editor: A letter from an officer aboard the First Fleet, during the voyage to Australia. Published in The London Chronicle, 7-9 February 1788.] [Extract of a letter from an officer on board the Sirius] Extract of a Letter from an Officer on board the Sirius Man of War, … [Read more...] about [Extract of a letter from an officer on board the Sirius] [7-9 February 1788]

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[Convicts did not want to be transported to Australia] [6-9 December 1788]

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[Editor: A news item mentions that British convicts did not want to be transported to Australia, and preferred to be transported to Canada instead. Published in The St. James’s Chronicle, 6-9 December 1788.] [Convicts did not want to be transported to Australia] Saturday … [Read more...] about [Convicts did not want to be transported to Australia] [6-9 December 1788]

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[A letter from an officer in New South Wales] [12-16 June 1789]

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[Editor: A letter from an officer in New South Wales, as well as a brief news item regarding some convicts to be sent to Australia. Published in The Edinburgh Advertiser, 12-16 June 1789.] [A letter from an officer in New South Wales] By a letter from an officer on board … [Read more...] about [A letter from an officer in New South Wales] [12-16 June 1789]

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