Six new short glimpses into early New Norfolk life

The Barracks 1888
The Barracks 1888

Six documents from the early 1800’s

I have just received six short documents about early visits to the Colony which included New Norfolk’s Bush Hotel and the Lunatic Asylum including diary entries.  Fascinating insight to the early history of New Norfolk. Documents include the following.

3 years Cruise in the Australasian Colonies R. Edmond Malone 1854

Australasia and Emigration and Prison Discipline Henry Melville 1851

Backhouse 1841 pg 88 describing NN in 1833

Convict discipline and transportation 1848

Mundy 1852 Our Antipodes

The Present State of Australia with Practical Hints on Emigration Henry Melville 1851

 

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