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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.
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For more information about Doctors, Ministers, Soldiers or Police, enter their title in the First Name search field, eg. Rev - Dr- Constable- Major - Captain- Corporal etc.
Areas covered include: Maitland, Dungog, Wollombi, Scone, Newcastle, Brisbane Water, Raymond Terrace, Singleton, Muswellbrook, Murrurundi, Merton, Paterson, Lake Macquarie, Lochinvar, Jerry's Plains, Morpeth, Cassilis, Hinton, Clarencetown, Black Creek, Port Stephens, Hexham, Sugar loaf and many more.
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
Voyage Of The First Fleet
THE FIRST FLEET departed England bound for Botany Bay on 14 May 1787.
Each ship entry on the map above has been compiled from First Fleet Journals. The writers all contribute different perspectives of the voyage depending on their status in life.
Find out more about the voyage of the First Fleet here
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Members of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Maori communities are advised that this site contains names and images of deceased people.