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Free Settler or Felon is an on-going project. Use the Search Box to find references to people and places in
Newcastle,
Maitland and the Hunter Valley.
Search by First Name, Surname, Ship or all three.
Other pages give details of
Bushrangers, Convicts,
Innkeepers,
Settlers,
Coal Miners,
Medical Practitioners,
Military Officers,
Law and Order,
Scourgers and
Placenames in the Hunter Valley.
Information about many of the
Convict Ships arriving in New South Wales, Norfolk Island, Van Diemen's Land and Fremantle between the years 1788 and 1862 can be found
here. The men who served as
Surgeons on Convict Ships are on separate pages.
More about Female Convicts many of whom were sent to the Hunter Valley district can be found
here
Browse the
Links page to find Journals, Diaries and Reminiscences of life in colonial New South Wales or find the latest Australian History News
here