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Van Diemen's Land Colony Seals with Franklin and Denison Signatures
[Van Diemen's Land] seals of the Colony with the original signatures of Lieutenant-Governors John Franklin & William Denison on the lower sections cut from two ticket-of-leave documents; dated 14th July 1841 and 18th September 1847 respectively. (2
Convict Tin with Emigration Broadside and Ticket of Leave
Convict Tin used to transport and store leave passes and tickets of leave (8 x 5.5 cm), together with a London Emigration Committee sponsored facsimile broadside headed 'Female Emigration to Australia' inviting applications from females between the ages…
1844 Travel Pass for Convict James Shaw in Van Diemen's Land
A Van Diemen's Land Travel Pass Issued to A Ticket-of-Leave Holder, November 1844: A travel pass issued to James Shaw (described verso as having arrived on the convict ship 'Asia 5' to serve his sentence of 7 years transportation) to permit him to travel…
Thomas Fox's Travel Pass to Yass, 1841
A Travel Pass Issued to Thomas Fox in March 1841: Fox had arrived in New South Wales in September 1839, one of 240 convicts transported on the 'Parkfield'; he had received a sentence of 7 years at the Kent Assizes. This travel pass, issued to Fox at…
Framed Australian Historical Documents Collection
A collection of five framed Australian documents, 19th century and later, comprising a Victorian gold license, 1853, Victorian miner's right, 1913, Victorian ticket of leave, 1844, a New South Wales certificate of service, 1870 and a New South Wales…
Early 1839 Hobart Gazette: Land Grants, Tickets of Leave
The Hobart town Gazette Friday, July 12, 1839 No.1206. A fascinating early news paper showing land grants of the day, there size and location and whom they were granted, ticket of Leave listings, court listings and the general administration of the Colony…
Convict John Pittman Acquires Land in Kurrajong District
John Matthew Pitman (Pittman), One of 200 Convicts Transported On the Surrey, January 1814, Acquires Land in the Kurrajong District. Sentenced to death for horse stealing, Pitman's sentence was commuted to transportation for life and he arrived in New…
Indenture for Rental of Farmland by Two Ex-Convicts (1824)
1824 - An Agreement Between Two Ticket-of-Leavers For the Rental of Farmland, James Dorr [or Dore], one of 200 convicts transported on the Surrey in January 1814 had been granted a ticket-of-leave by 1820 and had married in 1817 (a fellow convict, Mary…
John McCarthy's Ticket of Leave (1835)
Certificate of Freedom 41/875, ticket of leave for John McCarthy 1835
1841 Travel Pass for Joseph Toogood, Convict Sawyer
1841 Travel Pass for Joseph Toogood, 21st August 1841 permission issued and signed by Henry Dalway (in the absence of the A.P.M.) for Joseph Toogood, a Prisoner holding a Ticket of Leave, to travel from George Town to Whirlpool Reach where he was assigned…
Dai'r Cantwr's Leather-bound Choirmaster's Notebook
David Davies (Dai'r Cantwr) - Welsh poet and lay-preacher transported to Van Diemen's Land, 1844, A leather-bound choirmaster's notebook, each page with 4 lines of printed staves on which Davies (and perhaps another hand) have written the 3 and 4-part…
Victorian Policing: Manuscript Records 1860-1914
Policing in Victoria 1860 - 1914: A large leather & cloth-bound volume providing a manuscript record of 'Report of Charges Taken' Burrumbeet & Miner's Rest Watch Houses, both being in the vicinity of Ballarat. Many hundreds of entries giving the…
George Young: A Troubled Convict's Record
The Convict Record of George Young Only 15 years old at the time he was found guilty of house-breaking and larceny at the Central Criminal Court (The Old Bailey) in May 1839, Young was sentenced to 10 years transportation, arriving at Van Diemen's Land…
The Troubled Life of John Hill
The Convict Record of John Hill, transported for 7 years for stealing lead for clothing: Hill arrived in Tasmania in December 1852 aboard the 'Equestrian' having been tried found guilty at the Devon Assizes at Exeter. Shortly after arrival, Hill was…
1852 Clearance Permit for William Bambury
Van Diemen's Land 1852 Clearance Permit May 1852 printed form (No.74 - Clearance Permit) issued at Launceston Police Station in favour of William Bambury, who is described as having arrived in the Colony as a convict aboard 'Emily'. This very rare form…
Myles Keenan's Ticket-of-Leave: A Journey to Freedom
A Ticket-of-Leave For Myles Keenan: December 1844 ticket-of-leave issued to Miles [Myles] Keenan, permitting him to travel from Fingal Police Station to Campbell Town Police Station, a distance of approximately 60kms. Keenan's physical description is…
William Petts: From Convict to Citizen
A New South Wales Ticket-of-Leave William Petts, who had been found guilty of housebreaking and was sentenced to seven years transportation, arrived in New South Wales in August 1838 aboard 'Lord Lyndoch' is granted a Ticket-of-Leave in December 1842. He…
The Deceptive Identity of Mary Leigh/Gangell/Murphy
Mary Leigh or Lee or Gangell or Murphy - Free Settler or Convict: 9 May 1842 mss transcript of evidence in the case of John Thornley, who has been charged with harbouring 'Mary Leigh, an absconded offender.' Leigh goes to great lengths, apparently…
Eliza McILVEENE: Prostitute, Murderer, and Transported for Life
A Prostitute & Murderer Transported For Life: The convict record of Eliza McILVEENE, who (apparently) arrived in Van Diemen's Land aboard 'Mexborough' in December 1841; transported for life, having had her death sentence for murdering a fellow prostitute,…
Convict Tickets of Leave, 1837
Two convict Tickets of Leave, one to Charles Long, Hobart Town, 1837 and other to James Nealer, Richmond, 1837.
Margaret Bradburn: From Convict to Free Woman
A Female Convict in Van Diemen's Land, Convict Department Form No.62 for Margaret Bradburn, a 4 feet, 10 inches tall housemaid from County Cavan, Ireland, was 20 years old when she was convicted and transported to Vdl. She had been sentenced to seven…
Renewal passes for Richmond District convicts, 1828
Richmond District Convicts Needing Tickets-of-Leave, October 1828 manuscript document signed by Josiah Spode, Principal Superintendent of Convicts at Hobart Town, addressed to F.A.Lascelles, Police Magistrate at Richmond advising that he encloses…
Ticket of Leave Police Forms from Oatland, Tasmania
Three convict Ticket of Leave Police Forms, including one unused. Both from Oatland Police station, Tasmania
Principal Superintendent of Convicts' Free Franking Privilege
A Letter From the Principal Superintendent of Convicts in Sydney, March 1843 Ohms outer cover with imprint 'Prin. Sup. of Convicts' Office, Sydney' at lower left and addressed to a magistrate in Van Diemen's Land. The contents are largely illegible but…
Convict Regulations and Murder Reward in Hobart Town Gazette
The Hobart Town Gazette' of Saturday, October 4, 1828, with a fine strike of the Two Pence Newspaper Duty stamp at top right. The lead article requires Officers in command of Parties, Superintendents and others, 'having Convicts under their charge or…
Banished from Oatlands: Whittaker's Warning
Stay Away From Oatlands, William Whittaker. June 1856 entire letter to the Police Magistrate in Hobart Town inscribed 'On Public Service only', the interior with a printed Ticket-of-Leave issued to William Whittaker (convicted of larceny in 1850 and…
1838 Travel Permit for Ticket-of-Leave Convict
1838 Ticket-of-Leave Travel Permit. A November 1838 travel permit issued at the Police Office Longford, permitting James Haslem, a convict who had received his ticket-of-leave to travel to George Town 'and remain & report himself at Police Office' and…
Convicts and the Law: Historical Documents
Convicts and the Law. 'An Act for punishing Offences committed by Transports kept to labour in the Colonies; and better regulating the Powers of Justices of the Peace in New South Wales. 22d June 1825' 3pp; 'The Hobart Town Gazette' 4pp newspaper of…
1843 Transportee's Criminal Record: Elisa Dove's Misdeeds
1851 van Diemens Land Criminal record. Vellum document identifying Elisa Dove, transported in 1843 for stealing 15 pounds. Details all her subsequent charges whilst a ticket of leave housemaid. Mostly drunkenness. Faded, though still legible. 24 x 19 cm
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