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transportation of convicts

The Australasian movement against transportation [30 October 1850]

22 September 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, written against the transportation of convicts into Australia, was published in The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, NSW), 30 October 1850.] The Australasian movement against transportation. If any thing were needful to prove the very obvious fact, … [Read more...] about The Australasian movement against transportation [30 October 1850]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, colony as a country, confederation of the Australian colonies, interstate rivalries, SourceTrove, transportation of convicts, year1850

[This morning 24 men convicts] [14 April 1792]

12 August 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This brief untitled news item, about some convicts sentenced to transportation to Australia, is an extract from the “Postscript: London” section published in the The London Chronicle (London, England), 14 April 1792.] [This morning 24 men convicts] This morning … [Read more...] about [This morning 24 men convicts] [14 April 1792]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, British periodicals 18th Century, national origin British, SourceHathiTrust, transportation of convicts, year1792

[The convicts on board the Pitt, Manning, for Botany Bay] [5 January 1792]

11 August 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This brief untitled news item, about convicts bound for Australia, is an extract from the “London” section published in the The London Chronicle (London, England), 5 January 1792.] [The convicts on board the Pitt, Manning, for Botany Bay] The convicts on board … [Read more...] about [The convicts on board the Pitt, Manning, for Botany Bay] [5 January 1792]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Botany Bay ships, British publications 18th Century, diseases, national origin British, smallpox, SourceHathiTrust, transportation of convicts, year1792

[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]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: SourceOldNewspapers, transportation of convicts, year1802

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

2 April 2014 · Leave a Comment

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]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Arthur Phillip (1738-1814) (subject), Botany Bay (NSW), British periodicals 18th Century, First Fleet, SourceOldNewspapers, transportation of convicts, year1788

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

2 April 2014 · Leave a Comment

[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]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: SourceOldNewspapers, transportation of convicts, year1788

[The London Gazette: Advertisement for tenders for the transportation of convicts to New South Wales] [15-19 March 1791]

2 April 2014 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: An advertisement for tenders for the transportation of convicts to New South Wales. Published in The London Gazette, 15-19 March 1791.] Navy-Office, March 18, 1791. The Principal Officers and Commissioners of His Majesty’s Navy do hereby give Notice, That on … [Read more...] about [The London Gazette: Advertisement for tenders for the transportation of convicts to New South Wales] [15-19 March 1791]

Filed Under: government gazette entries Tagged With: early colonial shipping to Australia, SourceLondonGazette, The London Gazette, transportation of convicts, year1791

On Tasmania’s Receiving the Writ of Freedom [poem by Caroline Leakey, 1854]

1 September 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: A poem by Caroline Leakey, written in celebration of the end of the transportation of convicts to Tasmania in 1853.] On Tasmania’s Receiving the Writ of Freedom. Fair virgin of the South, we call on thee ; Receive with smiling courtesy the writ Which bids thee … [Read more...] about On Tasmania’s Receiving the Writ of Freedom [poem by Caroline Leakey, 1854]

Filed Under: poetry Tagged With: Caroline Leakey (1827-1881) (author), poem, SourceArchiveOrg, transportation of convicts, year1854

Young Henry the Poacher [song, 1800s]

11 July 2012 · 1 Comment

[Editor: A song, “Young Henry the Poacher”, also known as “Henry’s Downfall”, which was originally printed as a broadside ballad.] Young Henry the Poacher Come all you wild and wicked youths wherever you may be, I pray you give attention and listen unto me, The fate of … [Read more...] about Young Henry the Poacher [song, 1800s]

Filed Under: songs Tagged With: broadside, convicts, Editor’s notes, Editor’s notes3, Henry’s Downfall, song, SourceNatLibScotland, transportation of convicts, Year19thCentury (1801-1900)

[The London Gazette: Call for tenders for ships to carry convicts in the Third Fleet] [13-16 November 1790]

7 July 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: The official advertisement for ships to carry convicts in the Third Fleet to New South Wales, published in The London Gazette (13-16 November 1790). This followed a notice placed in October 1790 for proposals for the same task.] Navy-Office, November 15, … [Read more...] about [The London Gazette: Call for tenders for ships to carry convicts in the Third Fleet] [13-16 November 1790]

Filed Under: government gazette entries Tagged With: SourceLondonGazette, The London Gazette, transportation of convicts, year1790

[The London Gazette: Call for proposals for ships to carry convicts in the Third Fleet] [19-23 October 1790]

7 July 2012 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: The official advertisement for proposals for ships to carry convicts in the Third Fleet to New South Wales, published in The London Gazette (19 to 23 October1790). This was followed by a notice placed in November 1790 for tenders for the same task.] Navy-Office, … [Read more...] about [The London Gazette: Call for proposals for ships to carry convicts in the Third Fleet] [19-23 October 1790]

Filed Under: government gazette entries Tagged With: SourceLondonGazette, The London Gazette, transportation of convicts, year1790

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