Australian History Research

15/10/2026

Just published Edition 2 October newsletter

12/10/2026

Last days for bookings explore the struggles and triumphs of 1788 First Fleeters Andrew Goodwin-Lydia Munro and their children from Norfolk Island in early Tasmania "Creating Stories" The Muster is being held at the Old Wool Store Hobart Thursday 29 Oct to Sun 1 Nov 2026 Other family historians are also welcome and discover the early history of Hobart and Creating Stories. https://heritagetourismau.rezdy.com/770465/goodwin-munro-family-muster-october-2026

09/10/2026

The three Thomas Abel, sons of William Abel and Mary Ann Morey born on Norfolk Island https://www.australianhistoryresearch.info/the-three-thomas-abel-sons-of-william-abel-and-mary-ann-morey/

08/10/2026

We are continuing with our research on colonial sentences 1788 – 1814 on Norfolk Island such as Robert Kingston, Convict, Atlantic 1791

The Norfolk Island Criminal Court sentenced Robert Kingston to death for an unknown offence, pardon in 1798 conditional on his remaining on Norfolk Island for 14 years.

07/10/2026

Last few days for pre-publication special Poverty and Wretchedness explores the Goodwin family’s experiences as early settlers from Norfolk Island in Hobart between 1807 - 1827, detailing their journey from Norfolk Island and the challenges the family faced in Hobart. While highlighting the hardships, land allocations, court matters, musters and social dynamics encountered by the Goodwin Family during this formative early period of Tasmanian history. It traces Andrew Goodwin and Lydia Munro’s lives, the birth of their children in Sydney, Norfolk Island and Hobart, the marriages of the Goodwin children in Hobart and much more https://www.australianhistoryresearch.info/poverty-and-wretchedness-goodwin-family-in-hobart-1808-1827/

04/10/2026

12 Sep 1809: Two convicts from Norfolk Island now living at the Derwent were pardoned by William Paterson, they were: Peter Douglas, Barwell (City of Edinburgh Sep 1808 from Norfolk Island), conditional pardon on recommendation of Lieutenant Governor Collins and James Waterson, Albemarle (Estramina May 1808 from Norfolk Island), conditional pardon for good behaviour. (Convict Pardons in Old System Land Titles, NSW Land Registry, series 4: 12; 14) https://heritagetourismau.rezdy.com/566167/estramina-norfolk-island-to-hobart-may-1808

02/10/2026

Book of the Month: Estramina: Norfolk Island to Hobart May 1808. The Estramina sailed from Norfolk Island on 19 May 1808, with as many settlers as she could take, for Hobart. There are three versions of the passenger manifests for the voyage of the Estramina from Norfolk Island to Hobart in May 1808. To avoid any continuing errors that may have been made in previous secondary writings and works mostly only primary records were consulted for this publication, thus, there are new findings and historical evidence for many of the individual biographies. Passengers profiles include arrival in NSW and Norfolk Island, land holdings on Norfolk Island, BDMs, life in VDL & NSW etc. Some passengers include Atkins, Bentley, Devereux, Dutton, Gregory, McGuiness, Martin, Proctor and Redfern. https://heritagetourismau.rezdy.com/566167/estramina-norfolk-island-to-hobart-may-1808

01/10/2026

01/10/2026

Just published our Oct newsletter edition 1; https://web.emsnd.net/22c81502-8dd4-11ef-b152-ab7dd0f33f6e/email/126b0d00-bd51-11f1-96e3-053dfbb74be8.html