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Sep 29, 2024 · Between 1788 and 1868 the British penal system transported about 162,000 convicts from Great Britain and Ireland to various penal colonies in Australia.
Sep 11, 2024 · There was a much broader consensus in 1787 against the International Slave Trade itself. The actual mechanics of that trade, while profitable to many, clearly ...
Jun 23, 2024 · In 1821, Duke Flower was hanged at the gaol for burglary, along with John Kew for highway robbery. The subsequent year, 1822, saw a spike in executions, with ...
Aug 24, 2024 · The First Fleet was a fleet of 11 British ships that took the first British colonists and convicts to Australia. It comprised two Royal Navy vessels, ...
May 18, 2024 · July 1788 - Charged, but acquitted, of the theft of bottles of hospital wine 2nd October 1788 - Sent to Norfolk Island on the 'Golden Grove' December 1791 - ...
Jan 31, 2024 · Only 8 committed murder, the majority hanged for theft. On execution day, most took a short trip from Huntingdon Gaol to the gallows. They rode in or walked ...
Mar 12, 2024 · This project is the work of many local historians over the past seventy years. The Dutchess County Clerks have preserved the case filings of the County ...
Jun 7, 2024 · These settlers, so far as we are able to ascertain, resided as follows: Davis and. Gilmore lived at Davisville; Thomas Annis, Moses Annis, Solomon Annis and ...
Jan 15, 2024 · Within Mercer County government we offer profound thanks to Lisa Fritzinger, Supervising Planner, and. Marisa Wieczorek, Senior Planner, of the Planning ...
Sep 14, 2024 · An account of one First Fleet convict who departed England for the new colony of New South Wales.
