convict admin · 1842
This notice details the physical descriptions and criminal charges of several convicts, including Thomas Taylor, Charles Thorp, James Varney, George Wheeler, and William Rowland Williams. It also lists prisoners who escaped from the Boat's Crew at Norfolk Island, such as William Atkinson, Joseph Hurst, John Lumley, Thomas Mullen, Harle Jehn Sprost, and James Smith.
Taylor Thomas, alias Thomas Henley, Minerva, (5), 32, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, writing master, 5 feet 5 inches, …
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OffenderThomas Taylor
OffenderThomas Henley
ShipMinerva
PlaceNewcastle-upon-Tyne
PlaceNo. 7 Road Party
OffenderCharles Thorp
ShipGeorgiana
PlaceNottingham
OffenderJames Varney
ShipMarquis Huntley
PlaceLondon
New South Wales Government Gazette, No. 96, 2 December 1842.
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Elsewhere in this issueMrs. Hatfield · Absconding-prisoners notice, Principal Superintendent of Convicts' Off · Three notices detail absconded prisoners: John Crowley, Arthur Cunning · This notice details multiple escaped convicts and prisoners illegally · All 104 notices in this issue
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