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From: Elizabeth Walker <>
Subject: Re: [PJ] Quarterly Return of Crown Prisoner 1827
Date: Sat, 04 Sep 2004 18:01:10 +1000
In-Reply-To: <OGEELKEHANIHLMOJNLCJMEDOJBAA.ckennedy@bigpond.net.au>


Hi Lesley and Listers,

What were 53 people doing on Melville Island back in 1827? I have been
to Melville Island, if the one you are referring to is north of Darwin -
were they a sort of coast guard or what? I can't imagine they were
looking out for cyclones! :-))

Cheers,

Liz W.


At 04:56 PM 4/09/2004 +1000, Lesley Uebel wrote:

> in the employ of Government and at the Penal Settlements, 1st April 1827
>
>Distribution Numbers
>Sydney 1051
>Parramatta 300
>Liverpool 101
>Grose Farm & Longbottom 32
>Rooty Hill 59
>Bathurst 134
>Wellington Valley 213
>Newcastle 266
>Roads & Bridges 557
>Melville Island 53
>Port Essington 17
>Western Port 19
>King George's Sound 23
>
>Total in employ of Government 2919

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