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Transportation of 345 named male convicts from Great Britain (Woolwich) to Van Diemen's...
Catalogue reference: TS 18/472
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1844
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Transportation of 345 named male convicts from Great Britain (Woolwich) to Van Diemen's Land by SS Sir George Seymour: contract dated 5th November 1844
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Treasury Solicitor: General Series Papers
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