Woodlark, 1824
In February, 1824 twenty eight men were involved in an escape attempt from Port
Macquarie, NSW (Port Macquarie was a site of secondary punishment in NSW - for
men that had been convicted since arriving in the colony). They were then
transferred to Macquarie Harbour, on the west coast of Van Diemen's Land to
complete their sentences. In the Colonial Secretary's Office records, there
are two related items of correspondance. I've included a transcription of
these, as well as I can. (I'll add here, this is just the
Woodlark's
passengers, I haven't looked into the
Triton
yet.)
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Letter from Goulburn to Sorell,
9th February 1824 with "List of prisoners sent to Hobart Town on the Woodlark"
List of 28 Convicts
who having effected their escape from Port Macquarie were forwarded on the 9th
Feb on the Brig "Woodlark" to Hobart Town for the purpose of serving the
remainder of their original or Colonial Sentences (which of the two may happen
to be the longer period) at Macquarie Harbour in Van Diemens Land. (It's not a
very nice table to read but it's there. I'll scan in bits of it, if requested
for anyone that wants to confirm details.)
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Name
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Ship
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George Appleby
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Almorah
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Walter Archbald
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Chapman
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Lewis Balbany/Balbirnie
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Eliza
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John Binns
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Bencoolen
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Patrick Boyle
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Hayeston
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John Brady
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Hasboro
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John Brady
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Elizabeth
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James Bryant
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St Vincent
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Patrick Callighan/Galloughan
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Somersetshire
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Patrick Connell
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Minerva
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Charless Connor
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Ocean
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Thomas Cope
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Ocean
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Timothy Crawley
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Guildford
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John Downes
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Minerva
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John Edwards
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Malabar
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Patk Gisny/Gibney
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Lord Sidm'h
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John Knight
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Recovery
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John Knight
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Glory
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James Lething
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Hibernia
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Masters Lynn
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Fame
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James McCabe
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Almorah
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Willm Millett
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Dromedary
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Peter/Own Mullalla
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Archduke Charles
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Patrick Nolan/Nowland
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Fanny
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William Ozeland
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Maria
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Charles Ryder
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Mariner
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James Ruttleton
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Mangles
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John Sullivan
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Malabar
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