Convict Guide - published 2006 - Manual / Resource - Page 186
Guide to New South Wales State archives relating to convicts and convict administration
remains.
The series begins at the second stage of the
Island's occupation. Bathurst had written to
Brisbane in July 1824 desiring him to reoccupy
Norfolk Island, 'upon the principal of a great Hulk
or Penitentiary', as a place to receive the worst
convicts. The object was to relieve the main
colony of many of the inconveniences resulting
from their presence in New South Wales as well
as to establish a place of secondary punishment.
There was some delay from lack of shipping but
the reoccupation was finally made on 6 June
1825 under Captain Turton of the 40th Regiment
as military commandant.
Dates
Item
Reels
May 1825–10 May 1831
[4/3821]**
6019*, 764
13 May 1831–6 Jun 1843
[4/3822-23]
765
6 Jun 1843–12 Jun 1851
[4/3825]
766
** pp.1-11 copied on Reel 6019 *ARK
Index to convicts on the island, 1825–31
Only one page of this list remains.
Musters and other papers relating to
Convict Ships, 1790–1849
Augusta Jessie with prisoners for Norfolk
Island arriving 27 Mar 1840 from Dublin.
Commissariat's
records
Norfolk Island — Register of persons
receiving rations (Victualling books),
1792–96
This is a register of all people, whatever their
status, entering Norfolk Island. Its purpose
was to record the number of days each
person was supplied with food rations from
the Commissariat stores. There are separate
portions of the register for: Civil Officers;
Military; Settlers and Free People (male);
Male Convicts; Free Women; Female
Convicts; Children of Civil, Military, and Free;
Children of Convicts.
Microfilm copy: Reel
764, [4/3821]
NRS 1155
Microfilm copy: Reel
2417, [2/8243 p.127]
NRS 1343
Microfilm copy: Reel
2747, Mitchell Library
A1958
The following details are given: registered
number, date of entry to Norfolk Island, from
whence, name of person, status or rank,
whether discharged or dead, date of
discharge or death, name of ship in which
departed, number of days victualled in each
year.
There is a card index to this volume in the
Mitchell Library which has been included at
the beginning of Reel 2747 available in State
Records' reading rooms.
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