Page 1. Classified Advertising. James Swan, of the Courier Office, was selling off a small library of incredibly dull books. The works on offer included The Christian in Palestine, Brown’s Family Bible, Partington’s History and Views of London, D’Aubigne’s History of the Reformation, Fleming on the Papacy, Simpson’s Plea for Religion, Book for Mothers and,Continue reading “The News for 20 September (1851).”
The Amity Convicts – Success Stories and Recidivists.
James Byrne – the man of several names. One of the Amity convicts was recorded as James Byrnes, per Asia 2. He also went by James Burns and John Burns. To further confuse, there were two convicts named John Burns aboard the Asia in 1822. One was tried in Liverpool, the other Surrey. In theContinue reading “The Amity Convicts – Success Stories and Recidivists.”
The Amity Convicts – Lewis Lazarus and Dominic Marley.
Lewis Lazarus. There were two young men named Lewis Lazarus who were sent to Moreton Bay in its early years. Lewis Lazarus 1 (1803-1843) came per the Amity on 14 September 1824.[i] Lewis Lazarus had a short but action-packed life. On 2 December 1817, aged fourteen, he was found guilty of picking the fob-watch outContinue reading “The Amity Convicts – Lewis Lazarus and Dominic Marley.”
The Amity Convicts – Four Convict Artisans.
A series of posts to commemorate 200 years since the Amity arrived at Redcliffe with convicts in September 1824. Robert Butler, carpenter. Felix Fairley’s Bristol Journal of 16 January 1819 noted approvingly that Liverpool’s streets had been cleared of mendicants and beggars. This was due, it said, to the exertions of the Chief Magistrate inContinue reading “The Amity Convicts – Four Convict Artisans.”
The Amity Convicts: Some Useful Trades for the Settlement.
George Gunningham – stonemason. George Gunningham was a tall, fair-haired stonemason from Taunton, born at the turn of the 19th century. George made two mistakes in his life. Both earned him transportation to a penal colony. At the Somerset Lent Assizes of 1823, George Gunningham was convicted of larceny, and given fourteen years’ transportation toContinue reading “The Amity Convicts: Some Useful Trades for the Settlement.”
The Amity Convicts – “a Radically Bad and Infamous Character.”
William Saunders or Sanders was born in Birmingham around 1795, and was a seaman and smith by trade. At the Surrey Quarter Sessions of March 1817, Saunders was convicted of “robbing Bleachgreen”, and sentenced to be transported for fourteen years. Thief. Saunders arrived in Sydney on the Larkins on 22 November 1817. He was 5Continue reading “The Amity Convicts – “a Radically Bad and Infamous Character.””
The Amity Convicts – the Runaways and Incorrigibles. Part 2.
A repost of an earlier account of a convict absconder, to mark the anniversary of the Amity’s landing. John Welsh Forbidden from Society. John Welsh was born in the historic port and garrison city of Waterford around 1799. Unsurprisingly, he became a sailor. How he got to Nottingham, and committed a robbery, is unclear, butContinue reading “The Amity Convicts – the Runaways and Incorrigibles. Part 2.”
The Amity Convicts – The Runaways and Incorrigibles. Part 1.
A re-issue of a previous post, dealing with the group of convicts who ran from Moreton Bay in 1825. Thomas Mills Robbing the Vicar of Stepney St Dunstan’s Anglican Church, Stepney, known as the “Mother Church of the East End,” had been a place of Christian worship for more than 900 years when Thomas Mills,Continue reading “The Amity Convicts – The Runaways and Incorrigibles. Part 1.”
The Amity Convicts – Regency Crimes
William Grady A Regency crime in Hanover Square. William Grady was a Londoner, born just after the turn of the 19th century. This was the Regency period, and William Grady committed the most Regency crime in the most Regency place in 1821. Two contemporary views of Hanover Square. Pickpockets not pictured. William Grady was chargedContinue reading “The Amity Convicts – Regency Crimes”
The Discerning Shopper’s Guide to Gympie.
1871 Edition. The go-to man for oyster parties. J Hampson sold fruit, coffee and hot pies, but above all, he sold OYSTERS!!! Bottled oysters, stewed oysters (an acquired taste, presumably), collapsed oysters (what?). Oh, and fresh ones in the shell. That’s a relief. J Hampson was also prepared to cater for Oyster Parties. Whatever thatContinue reading “The Discerning Shopper’s Guide to Gympie.”
Moreton Bay and More 