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Title
William Noah - 'A Voyage to Sydney in New South Wales in 1798 & 1799' and 'A Few Remarks of the County of Cumberland in New South Wales, 1798-1799
Creator
William Noah, 1754-1827
Call number
DLMSQ 49
Level of description
fonds
Date

1798 - 1799
Type of material
Textual Records
Reference code
949419
Physical Description
1 volume of textual material (88 p.) - typescript - 33.5 cm.
ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

William Noah was sentenced to death for burglary in 1797 at the age of 43. The sentence was commuted to transportation for life. From Newgate Prison he was taken to the transport ship Hillsborough. During the voyage to Sydney one third of the convicts on board died. Noah arrived in Sydney on 26 July 1799. He received a conditional pardon in 1815 and an absolute pardon in 1818. He became a clerk in the Government lumber yard and died in 1827.
Description source

Information transferred from Dixson Manuscript Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012.
General note

Notes on William Noah and his manuscript compiled in the Library are filed at DLMS 32n.
Name
Hillsborough (Ship)
Subject
Convicts--New South Wales--Personal narratives.
Convicts--New South Wales--Social conditions.
Transportation of convicts--New South Wales.
Voyages and travels--18th century.
Dixson Library (N.S.W.)

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