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Tuesday, 19 September 2023

CONVICT BURIALS .. Trove Tuesday 19th Sep 2023

Convicts sent to Australia have played a large part in Australian History. They were sent to New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania and Western Australia some years later. South Australia wasn't keen on having them, though some did end up there.. a story for another time.

The article below are just a few to recognise the number of convicts buried in Australia. Further links are added at the end of this page.

National Advocate (Bathurst, NSW : 1889 - 1954), Friday 27 May 1892, page 1 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article156663509

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (NSW : 1876 - 1954), Monday 5 September 1892, page 4 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article135911951

News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954), Monday 21 July 1930, page 1

http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article130252983

Evening Journal (Adelaide, SA : 1869 - 1912), Thursday 26 May 1892, page 2 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204479618

Gippsland Farmers' Journal and Traralgon, Heyfield and Rosedale News (Vic. : 1887 - 1893), Friday 27 May 1892 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article227989324

Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954), Tuesday 29 October 1929, page 7 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51628455

News (Adelaide, SA : 1923 - 1954), Monday 21 July 1930, page 1 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article130252983

Extra Links Convict Burials

Tasmania

Tasmania's lost convict burials

Port Arthur History

Convicts Unmarked Graves Protected

NSW

Wilberforce Cemetery

Devonshire Street Cemetery

Sydney Cemeteries

Old Sydney Burial Ground

St. Johns Burials

Western Australia

Government Archival Records Convicts

Government Archival Records Cemeteries

Former convict remembered with memorial

Queensland

Qld Heritage Register

Qld Convict Records

First Brisbane Burial Grounds

James Davis convict family history

St. Helena Penal Establishment

Burials at Moreton Bay

Tuesday, 12 September 2023

CONVICT PARDONS Trove Tuesday 12th Sept 2023

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.

Click to enlarge.. or click on the highlighted link to find the original entry.

New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 9 January 1839 (No.381), http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230382461

New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 26 June 1839 (No.427) http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230383965

State Library NSW

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

New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900), Wednesday 27 November 1839 http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230385122

* On this day in history: Australia’s first convict pardon

https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/on-this-day/2016/02/on-this-day-in-history-our-first-convict-pardon/

Tuesday, 5 September 2023

POST MASTER GENERAL & MILITARY TRANSFERS Trove Tuesday 5th Sept 2023

Something a little different this time.. transfers re the Post Master General, known as PMG, and Military Transfers. It also includes some who were retired also. These are from a number of states and are just from a couple of years. TROVE has many such offerings, over many more years, allowing some of us to find much more on our ancestors.

As always you can click to enlarge or go to the initial post via the underlined link provided.