Inside The Penal Establishment at Pentridge in 1867

July 10, 2020.Reading time 12 minutes.

Flashback to 1867 and read about the internal arrangements and discipline of the Pentridge Stockade, in which the convicts were subjected to punishment for offences of a serious nature.

NSW Return of Male Convicts Assigned and Transferred between the 1st and 30th days of November, 1832, Inclusively

July 10, 2020.Reading time 22 minutes.

520 Convict and Settler’s names recorded in the Return of Male Convicts assigned and transferred between the 1st and 30th days of November, 1832, inclusively. NSW.

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Darlinghurst Prison 1840-1866

July 10, 2020.Reading time 12 minutes.

The first wings of Darlinghurst Prison were constructed in 1840. On 7th July 1841 the first prisoners were transferred from the old gaol to Darlinghurst Prison.

NSW List of Absconded Prisoners – 31st December 1832

July 10, 2020.Reading time 12 minutes.

Recording the names absconded prisoners (convicts) and those apprehended in NSW as of 31 December 1832.

The Nashville Diggings – The Gympie Goldfields – Queensland

July 10, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

Gold was first discovered Nashville in October 1867, now known as Gympie.

1846 List of Persons Who Have Paid for Licences to Depasture Stock “Beyond the Limits”

July 10, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

LIST of Persons who have paid for Licences to depasture Stock “beyond the limits” including: Moreton Bay, Clarence River, McLeay River, Darling Downs, New England, Liverpool Plains, Bligh, Wellington, Lachlan, Murrumbidgee, and Maneroo.

A Trip to Launceston in 1869

July 10, 2020.Reading time 11 minutes.

An account of a trip taken to Launceston in 1869.

NSW List of Persons Who Have Tendered Supplies of Fresh Meats for His Majesty’s Stores – December 1816

July 10, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

A list of Persons who have tendered supplies of fresh meat, for the Use of His Majesty’s Stores, dated 20 December 1816.

1844 District of Port Phillip – Licences to Depasture Stock, Strip Bark, and Cut Timber

July 10, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

LIST of persons who have taken out Licences to Depasture Stock, to strip Bark, and to cut Timber, on Crown Lands in the District of Port Phillip, from the 1st to the 31st October, 1844.

Pasturage Licences – Western Port and Portland Bay Districts 1841

July 10, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

LIST of Persons who have obtained Licences to depasture Stock beyond the limits of location of the Western Port and Portland Bay Districts, for the year commencing 1st July, 1840, on payment of the established fee.

The Asylum for Destitute Children, Randwick (NSW) – A Short History 1852-1868

July 10, 2020.Reading time 21 minutes.

The first 16 years of the running of the Asylum for Destitute Children in Randwick NSW, from its inception in 1852.

Australian Digger Slang – World War II

May 11, 2020.Reading time 118 minutes.

A guide to slang used by Australian soldiers fighting in the trenches during World War II. First World War, WWII, Aussie Slang, Digger Slang

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Australian Digger Slang – World War I

May 7, 2020.Reading time 71 minutes.

A guide to slang used by Australian soldiers fighting in the trenches during World War I. First World War, WWI, Aussie Slang, Digger Slang

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The Riots at Lambing Flat 1861

April 4, 2020.Reading time 16 minutes.

It was in the year 1861 that the events known in the history of New South Wales as the Lambing Flat Riots happened. It was an occurrence which is interesting on account of its being the only time when a large body of men in this colony went into open rebellion against the Government.

NSW Return of all Male Convicts Assigned and Transferred between the 1st and 31st Days of October 1832, Inclusively

April 4, 2020.Reading time 115 minutes.

Over 1420 convict and settler names recorded in the NSW Return of all Convicts (Male) Assigned and Transferred between the 1st and 31st days of October, 1832, inclusively.

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