Use this topic to let our group know of the little resource gems we find when researching specific or hard to find details!

Ships' deserters, 1852-1900 including stragglers, strays and absentees from H.M. ships

by Jim Melton

Published by Library of Australian History, Sydney, Australia., 1986

ISBN 0908120648

National Library Catalogue Item:  https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/942695

SAG Library: https://catalogue.sag.org.au/fullRecord.jsp?recnoListAttr=recnoList&recno=7379

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Find out if you ancestor was one of 10,000 or so listed deserters, stragglers, strays and absentees from the crew on Her Majesty's Ships.

The information in this resource has been gathered from the New South Wales Government Gazette and Police Gazette.

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Have been visiting Op Shops when I get the chance and finding treasures in the book departments.  

My favourites are old books on colonial history that have obviously been in someone's bookshelf (or box in the garage) for many years but they can hold a wealth of information about these early times.  

You can't always find something on Google and reading a book that is sometimes 'first hand' information is so valuable.

It's worth the trip!

Ruth suggested we put together details of the sources our members had suggested during our Arrival  sessions in March and June this year. 

These details have now been put together and you can access them under our Quick Links section on our webpage.

Thanks to all who contributed suggestions!