Free Settler or Felon
Newcastle History
Adamstown History - The suburb of Adamstown was established in 1869 between the Borehole and New Lambton
Ahern, Owen - Reminiscences - William Ahern was a member of the Newcastle Customs and of the Life Boat crew for much of his career. In an article published in the Newcastle Morning Herald in the 1860s, Owen Ahern reminisces about the Newcastle of his boyhood
A Last Farewell - The first A.N.Z.A.C. Day was commemorated at Newcastle on 25th April 1916 and was attended by thousands of people
Allman, Francis - Captain Francis Allman of the 48th regiment was appointed commandant at Newcastle in 1824
Armstrong, Garrett - Garrett Armstrong arrived on the Recovery as a soldier of the New South Wales Corps in 1808. He became a notorious bushranger
Atkinson, William - arrived on the convict ship Guildford in 1827. Took to bushranging and sent to Norfolk Island in 1840
Australia's Strongest Sports Centre - In 1947 the Daily Telegraph produced a souvenir supplement to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the founding of Newcastle. This article mentions many of Newcastle's sporting heroes of the day
Australian Agricultural Company - The Company was incorporated in 1824. With a capital of one million pounds, an agreement with the British Government was undertaken that a million acres of land in NSW would be alienated to the Company
Australian Agricultural Company Mine at Newcastle -The first Australian Agricultural Company mine at Newcastle was opened in 1831
Australian Agricultural Company miners - a list of some of the Australian Agricultural Company employees and servants in Newcastle
Bank of Newcastle - First Provincial Bank established in the Colony
Barrallier, Ensign Francis Louis - engineer and explorer. In July 1801 he accompanied the expedition to the Coal River (Newcastle) where he surveyed the harbour.
Barton, Lady Jane, Jane (Jeannie) Mason Ross, born in London on 11 June 1851, and later the wife of Australia's first Prime Minister Sir Edmund Barton, spent most of her girlhood in Newcastle
Beacher, Richard - arrived as a convict on the Burrell in 1830. He became a well-known pilot in the harbour of Newcastle
Beattie, Francis - arrived as a convict on the Indian in 1810. Later became one of the early innkeepers at Newcastle
Bells played an important part in the lives of our ancestors
Biddulph, Commander Edward - a former Royal Navy Lieutenant who brought the makings of Sophia Jane, the first steamer to Australia from England
Binder, Richard - early settler in the lower Hunter and Innkeeper at Newcastle
Bingle, John arrived as second officer on the convict ship Minerva
Blaxland, Gregory opened the first salt works at Newcastle. Find the location here
Botany Bay Hero, Michael Keane arrived on the Seaflower in 1820
Bowker, Richard Ryther Steer - well-known Newcastle medical pracitioner
Brady, Thomas - Irish rebel, arrived on the Minerva in 1800
Brooks, George - early colonial surgeon at Newcastle. Served until 1847
Brown, Robert - botanist who accompanied Matthew Flinders' expedition to Australia and in 1804 collected specimens at the Hunter River
Buildings at Newcastle - a list from Historical Records of Australia
Bull, John Edward Newell - Superintendent of the breakwater 1840s and 1850s
Bushrangers near Newcastle escape from Nobbys stockade in 1842
Cabbage Tree Hats - once a part of everyday colonial life
Caley, George - Botanist. Under Sir Joseph Banks' patronage Caley departed England on the Speedy bound for Australia in November 1799. He accompanied the Expedition to Hunter River in 1801
Castle Hill Rebellion - An attempt by Irish convicts to overthrow British rule in New South Wales and return to Ireland where they could continue to fight for an Irish republic.
Convicts from the Castle Hill Rebellion - Convicts from the Castle Hill Rebellion were among prisoners sent to the Second Settlement at Coal River in 1804
Cedar Getters - Correspondence from Lieut. Menzies re the difficulties of procuring cedar
Christie, Colin - Reminiscences of Newcastle in the 1850's by former Mayor Colin Christie
City Baths - In 1880 the City Baths were located at Newcomen-street, Newcastle
Close, Lieutenant Edward - Officer of the 48th regiment - employed as engineer of Public Works at Newcastle in 1821. Later a settler at Morpeth
Coal Fire Beacon, built when Lieut. Close was employed as Engineer at Newcastle
Coal Mines at Newcastle in 1858 by Henry T. Plews
Colliers Point and the First Settlement at Newcastle
Convict Assignment and Punishment at Newcastle in 1813 - Government Orders
Convict Pirates - description of their fate at the hand of natives near Newcastle
Convicts at Newcastle in 1822 - Newspaper extracts
Convict barracks at the penal settlement
Coombes, John James - Convict Ship Captain and later wharfinger at Newcastle
Cottage Creek History
County Electors residing in Newcastle in 1855
The Old Court-house at Newcastle 1841 - 1900
Craig, William Harrison - Convict artist, arrived on the Guildford in 1812.
Cramp, W. B. - A Description of Newcastle Aboriginal people - By traveller W.B. Cramp
William Cromarty- harbour pilot
Crossley, George - Arrived on the Hillsborough in 1799.
Crummer, James Henry - Magistrate at Newcastle 1837 - 1849
Crump, Thomas - Boat builder. Arrived on the Surprize in 1794
Cumberland at Newcastle - reported to have been the largest vessel to ever have entered Newcastle Port in 1830
Custom House Time-ball completed
Dangar, Henry surveyed the streets of Newcastle in 1822 - 1823
A description of Newcastle and Maitland in 1826
Darby, George Elde, Surveyor and Headmaster
Davies, James Charles - Reminiscences of Newcastle in the 1860s
Desmond, Thomas - bushranger at Newcastle in 1804
de Santo, Fortisco - boatbuilder in 1820
Discovery of Coal by escaping convicts William and Mary Bryant in 1791
Discovery of Lake Macquarie in 1800
Dixon, Frederick - arrived free on the Larkins in 1817. Sent to Newcastle in 1820 for a colonial crime where he became Clerk to the Commandant and Principal Superintendent of Convicts and public works and later a publican
Draffen, Ensign - Instructions to Ensign Draffen in 1805
Early Convict Coal Miners - 1802
Eckford, William - arrived free on the Earl Cornwallis in 1801. Sent to Newcastle for a colonial crime where he became a harbour pilot
Evans, William - arrived on the Experiment in 1809. Appointed assistant surgeon in 1810
Executions at Newcastle, Maitland and the Hunter Valley in 1830s and 1840s
Expedition to the Hunter River on the Lady Nelson in 1801
Explosion at Newcastle - children killed, 1826
Farrell, Roger - Correspondence re injustices he had suffered at Newcastle
Female Factory at Newcastle
Fenton, Abraham - appointed Assistant Surgeon at Newcastle in 1820
Field, John - employed as gaoler at Newcastle Gaol
Fisk, Arnold - harbour master and pilot in 1828
Fitzgerald, John - bushranger at Newcastle in 1806
Fleming, Robert - Reminiscences of Albert Hudson and Robert Fleming in 1850s
Fleming Brothers Reunion sons of Peter Fleming re-unite at Newcastle in 1923
Flood, Alexander - innkeeper at the Caledonia Hotel
Forrester, Long Tom - Bushranger. Executed at Newcastle in 1843
Frank the Poet arrived on the Eliza convict ship in 1832. He became one of Australia's best known poets
Furlong, Richard Tasker, Engineer and Superintendent at No. 3 Stockade
Gamack, Alexander - Medical Practitioner and Surgeon at Newcastle
Gillman, Henry - Commandant at Newcastle in 1823
Gilmour, Hugh - Reminiscences of Newcastle 1850s
Gore, William - convict at Newcastle in 1808
Government Rules - established at Newcastle in 1807 to prevent prisoners having any contact with the outside world
Governor Macquarie's Notice re free pardons in 1810
Governor Macquarie's Tour of Inspectionin 1811
Governor Macquarie's Visit to Newcastle in 1818
Governor Bourke to Newcastle in 1833
Governor Bourke to Newcastle in 1836
Governor Gipps' Visit to Newcastle in 1844
Grant, Lieutenant James - Commander of the Lady Nelson
Harbour Lights - leading lights at Newcastle
Harris, John, surgeon. Joined the expedition to the Hunter River in 1801
Harris, Dr. May - Newcastle's first female medical practitioner qualified in 1895
Hayes, Sir Henry Browne - convict at Newcastle in 1808
Hemsworth Huntington's History of Newcastle
Heritage Buildings and Interesting Locations in Newcastle
Hewson, John Butler - constable and innkeeper
Horse Patrols and the Mounted Police - 1825-26
Hudson, Albert - Reminiscences of Albert Hudson and Robert Fleming - Newcastle in 1850s
Hughes, Charles - assistant-pilot at Newcastle and later innkeeper
Hunter River Discovered 1797
Hunter River Tragedy - 1815
Hunter River Steamers
Hunter-street Church - Ceremony for the laying of the Foundation stone
Jackson, George - harbour master and pilot
Journal of a Voyage from Sydney to Newcastle and Maitland in 1844 - by David Burn
The brig Kangaroo arrived at Newcastle in 1816
Last, Edward - assistant engineer at Newcastle Stockade in 1844
Launch of the Francis in 1793
Lawson, Lieut. William - temporary Commandant in 1805
Lawson, Lieutenant William - Commandant in 1808
Lawson, Lieutenant William - Correspondence re state of the settlement
Lime Burners Gang near Newcastle
Livingstone, Alexander arrived as chief officer on the Jessie in 1821
Lycett, Joseph - Convict artist
Mackay, Duncan Forbes - Superintendent of Public Works at Newcastle in 1826
McClymont, James and Nancy - innkeepers at the Ship Inn
McGreavy, James - innkeeper at the Victoria Inn
Menzies, Lieutenant Charles - Royal Marine. Commandant at Newcastle 1804
Middleton, Rev. George Augustus - appointed to Newcastle 1821
Mileham James, surgeon - accompanied the expedition to Newcastle in 1804
Military Barracks at Newcastle
Miner at Newcastle - refusal to work in 1838
Miners' Arms
Morgan, Cosby William - Honorary Medical Office - Newcastle Hospital
Morisset, Major James Thomas, Commandant
Newcastle Penal Settlement - Under command of Lieut. John Purcell of 73rd Regiment
Newcastle Port Regulations - 1815
Newcastle Gaol - constructed in 1816-18
Newcastle in 1820 - Newspaper Extracts - Death of Burrigan in October
Newcastle in 1824 - Newcastle Extracts
Newcastle in 1825 - Newspaper Extracts
Newcastle Publicans - 1828
Newcastle in 1828 - there were less than fifty houses in Newcastle in 1828, mostly cottages built by convicts and trades people. Other buildings included the Commissariat, Gaol and Hospital - and there were several inns.
Newcastle in 1829
Newcastle Lifeboats - 1861
Newcastle in 1870 - People and Places
Newcastle of the Past - Watt-street and Its Historical Associations by Wilfred J. Goold
1850 - Obelisk erected on site of the old brick and stone windmill
Oliver, Benjamin Joseph - Reminiscences of Newcastle 1870s
Owen, Lieutenant Thomas - Engineer of Public Works and Naval Officer
Pattison, Robert Lorn - steam boat captain
Pirates Seize the Norfolk - in 1800
Pirates at Newcastle - the fate of convict escapees in 1806
Pirates Seize the Speedwell in 1814
Pirates Seize the cutter Eclipse in 1825
Pirates attempt to Seize the Gurnett in 1826
Port of Newcastle in 1856
Preston, Walter - Convict Engraver
Priest, George - Reminiscences - Description of Newcastle in 1840s and 1850s
Reid, James resided at Newcastle 1830s and 1840s
Reminiscences of Colin Christie
Reminiscences of Albert Hudson and Robert Fleming
Reminiscences Hugh Gilmour - 1850s
Reminiscences of James Charles Davies - 1860s
Reminiscences of Owen Ahern - 1860s
Reminiscences of Benjamin Joseph Oliver - 1870s
Reminiscences of Watt Street Newcastle
Rob the Ranter - Observer and commentator 1861
Sandhills at Newcastle - Report in 1852
Scott, Alexander Walker Granted 2560 acres of land at Ash Island in 1829
Sea Grave Yard - the dangers of the entry to the Hunter River were well known from earliest exploration and settlement
Signal Flags at Newcastle the township was so lacking in government funding even signal flags had not been replaced
Skottowe, Lieut. Thomas, Commandant at Newcastle 1811 - 1814
Second Settlement - Newcastle 1804
Shipwrecks at Newcastle - 1816
Signal Staff at Newcastle -1858
Smith, Gentleman John - sent to Newcastle in 1815
Smith, William - overseer of boat builders. Arrived on ship Larkins in 1817
Sophie Jane Steamer - a voyage to Newcastle on the Sophie Jane in 1831
Stacy, John Edward, Medical practitioner
Stockton History and Links
Thompson, Lieutenant Thomas - 46th regt., Commandant at Newcastle 1814 - 1816
Threlkeld, Rev. Lancelot - permitted to reside at the government cottage at Newcastle in 1825
Throsby, Charles assistant surgeon and magistrate at Newcastle in 1804
Throsby, Charles - to Newcastle on the Francis in March
Tucker, John - Appointed Store keeper at Newcastle in 1804
United States Exploring Expedition
Vaux, James Hardy wrote his Memoirs including the Vocabulary of the Flash Language at Newcastle
Wallis, Captain James - Commandant at Newcastle 1816-18
Walmsley, Joseph - Innkeeper, City Arms
Wilton, Rev. Charles Pleydell Neale appointed to the chaplaincy at Newcastle
William Wilton, Medical Practitioner
Wreck of the King William Steamer in 1839
Wrensford, Henry Wrensford - Newcastle's first school master
Samuel Wright - Superintendent of Police at Newcastle