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Tuesday, 26 April 2022

ABSCONDED CONVICTS Trove Tuesday 26th Apr 2022

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 20 April 1836 (No.218) National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230672154

National Museum Australia

An example of two different types of convict labour. In the foreground are two convicts erecting a post-and-rail fence, whilst behind them an unironed gang brings timber to the Port Arthur settlement (Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW, DGA 64/v.1, ‘Gentlemen Convicts – The Centipede’, Thomas Lempriere, ca 1836).

Illustration no 232: ‘The carpenter’s shop’, from ‘Illustrations of useful arts, manufactures, and trades’ by Charles Tomlinson, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London, [1858]. Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection, Sydney Living Museums

New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 4 May 1836 (No.220) National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230672289

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New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 11 May 1836 (No.221).National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230672290

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Tuesday, 29 March 2022

ABSCONDED CONVICTS Trove Tuesday 29th Mar 2022

Details can include names, home, name of ship of arrival, age, physical description, any identifying marks, sometimes personal relationships.

Hobart Town Gazette (Tas. : 1825 - 1833), Saturday 25 August 1827, page 2 (3) National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article8790890

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New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 16 May 1832 (No.11) National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230388397

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Australian Prints + PrintmakingA government jail gang, Sydney N.S. Wales. (1830) by Augustus Earle (1793–1838) · Australian Prints + Printmaking

New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 15 July 1835 (No.176) National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230655808

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Port Arthur Penal Settlement

Tuesday, 1 June 2021

ABSCONDED CONVICTS Trove Tuesday 1st Jun 2021

These are prisoners who have absconded from their employers or designated areas..."some have stolen Certificates and Tickets of Leave".. others have simply slipped away. They knew the risk they were taking and that they could be severely punished or had their terms extended, but for some, the risk seemed worth it.

There are comprehensive descriptions of those listed which is also a great benefit.

If you're 'missing an ancestor', these lists may give you a reason why. The lists of those who were apprehended could also give you answers.

New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 3 August 1836

(No 233) National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230672891

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Christian ...Henry

Detailed Information at

https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/christian/henry/135866

Glossop, James

Detailed information at

https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/glossop/james/62453

Crutwell, Jane

Detailed information at

https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/crutwell/jane/12653

New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 23 November 1836 National Library of Australia http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230673621