HEADLINES OF OLD: June 2023

Tuesday 27 June 2023

FEMALE CONVICTS.. Trove Tuesday 27th Jun 2023

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Female convicts formed a large part of the workforce in the new colony, as well as many of them becoming married either to their employer, or if both were considered of showing good behaviour, some married a fellow convict. They don't seem to feature as often in the summaries of our history as the males do... then again, there were far more males than females.

The following items list the conditions that female convicts were subjected to and there are articles that explain the conditions of their employment, either in or out of the Female Factory. Some items posted were to advise the community that more females will be available to hire as servants, etc.

Such hard times, yet these people helped to found our country.

Click on the images to enlarge.

The Hobart Town Gazette (Tas. : 1825 - 1833) Sat 10 Oct 1829

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article264613715

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Colonial Times (Hobart, Tas. : 1828 - 1857), Tuesday 6 April 1841, page 2

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8751583

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Further Reading

The Lady Penrhyn has 109 female Convicts on board and 8 children and I shall give a List of their Names, Crimes, Ages, Trades, & the term of years they are transported for.

https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/learning/history-female-convicts-first-fleet/female-convicts

The Female Convicts Research Centre Tasmania

From the Edges of Empire - convict women from beyond the British Isles. National

The little-known story of Australia's convict women - Australian ...https://www.australiangeographic.com.au › 2018/06 › t...

Convict Women in the Female Factories of New South Waleshttps://www.rahs.org.au › uploads › 2015/08 › Co...

Female Convicts 1788 to 1840 - Free Settler or Felonhttps://www.freesettlerorfelon.com › female_convicts

Convict women in Australia - Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Convict_women_in_A...

The little-known story of Australia's convict women - Australian Geographic ABC

Life As a Female Convict: Cascades Female Factory - ABC Education

The Journey - by Sailing Ship | Maritime Museum of Tasmania

Women are central to Australia's history. Why have we forgotten them? | History books | The Guardian

Female convicts | National Library of Australia

Tuesday 20 June 2023

INTESTATE.. NO, NOT INTERSTATE ... various states ... Trove Tuesday 20th Jun 2023

Intestate refers to dying without a legal will.

When a person dies intestate, the distribution of their assets will be determined by a probate court.

The following are from various states.. please click to enlarge as needed. Links to the original are available ..see underlined..

Every state and country vary in their requirements and reasons for making a will. Please look for what is relevant to you.. the following link gives a general idea of what is required in Australia..

Wills & Power of Attorney Australia

Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843 - 1893), Thursday 3 February 1859, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18654807

Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1930), Saturday 6 May 1911, page 22 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article239084832

Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thursday 17 July 1856, page 5 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article28634937

Daily Guardian (Perth, WA : 1937), Friday 20 August 1937, page 4

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article266652054

Tuesday 13 June 2023

NATURALISATION CERTIFICATES Trove Tuesday 13th June 2023

These are a selection of notices over various months, and states published in the Commonwealth of Australia gazette. Each page may have several dates.

You can click on the image to enlarge or click the link to go to the original. These notices include the address that the person mentioned was living at when the certificate was granted.

Where these posts can help is by looking for electoral rolls, newspapers, and maybe even cemeteries to see where your 'lost' people had been living at various times.

Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (National : 1901 - 1973), Thursday 28 March 1935 (No.17), page 469 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article232612276

Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (National : 1901 - 1973), Thursday 21 February 1935 (No.10), page 245 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article232611514

Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (National : 1901 - 1973), Thursday 13 June 1968 (No.53), page 3261 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article241056859

Tuesday 6 June 2023

SHIPPING LISTS..Trove Tuesday 6th June 2023

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You just never know where your ancestor's names will appear..

perhaps you will find them listed in notices like the ones below. Did they travel, what ship did they arrive on if they were immigrants?

TROVE has quite a number of lists like these, and you can also find shipping lists in the various state and territory archives. Look in the newspapers, including the Personal lists as you may discover all manner of things as to where your ancestors came from, or where they travelled to.

Some relevant extra stories included.

You can click on image to enlarge or click the link to go to the original.

Bendigo Advertiser (Vic. : 1855 - 1918), Tuesday 29 December 1903, page 3

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article89495391