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Abstract

Letter and Garrison Order book of the 96th Regiment, Norfolk Island, 6 April 1847-9 March 1848. Memoranda of orders: for example rations for a 'detail' on escort duty; a regimental widow, having remarried, to be taken off the rations list; transport of convicts to stations in V.D.L. and to and from Norfolk Island; conveyance needed, such as a passage to the Coal Mines for a detail of the XIth Infantry by the steamer Derwent; embarkation of invalids for home; detachment withdrawn from Macquarie Harbour to join the detachment at Port Arthur; appointments, promotions and pensions.
RS 67/1

Item Type:	Other
Authors/Creators:	96th Regiment, Norfolk Island
Keywords:	Royal Society of Tasmania, Tasmania, social history, Australia, Norfolk Island, letter book, garrison order book, convicts, Coal Mines, Derwent, steamer, Macquarie Harbour, Port Arthur
Publisher:	University of Tasmania Library Special and Rare Materials Collection
Collections:	Royal Society Collection
Additional Information:	This material is subject to copyright protection. Further dealings with this material may be a copyright infringement.
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