Did your ancestral convict get a pardon? All states that had convicts sent to them also granted pardons to some convicts. Some were conditional, some were absolute. There were also some offers of rewards offered... the amount did vary, according to the level of crimes committed or in some cases, behaviour of the convict while imprisoned.
The following clippings are selected from the numerous posts that are available through TROVE.
You can also find many more entries by using the search bar at the end of this page to read previous posts I have compiled re Convict Pardons.
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New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 9 January 1839 (No.381), http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230382461
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New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 26 June 1839 (No.427) http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230383965
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New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 30 October 1839 (No.462 ) http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230384831
New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 31 July 1839 (No.437), http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230384181
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New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 27 November 1839 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230385122
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* On this day in history: Australia’s first convict pardon
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