Details can include names, home, name of ship of arrival, age, physical description, any identifying marks, occupations/trade, sometimes personal relationships.
Note the various dates from when they absconded, some did so years before these notices.
New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 18 May 1836 (No.222), http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230672341
New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 6 July 1836 (No.229), http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230672737
New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 9 November 1836 (No.244) http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230673492
For further information, a great site is
You can also search TROVE under various headings e.g. convicts escaped in NSW, convicts pardoned, etc.
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