A Commonwealth of Thieves (44 page)

The Irish: Collins, vol. I, p. 141; Hunter in Phillip, p. 366.

Millennial dreams: Atkinson, pp. 249–51; Thomas Keneally,
The Great Shame
, pp. 12, 13.

Going to China: Collins, vol. I, pp. 154, 155; Tench, pp. 243, 244; Phillip in Hunter, pp. 333, 372; Atkinson, pp. 248–50.

Phillip addresses the Parramatta convicts: Collins, vol. I, p. 160; Phillip in Hunter, p. 373.

Tench visits “the Chinese Travellers”: Tench, p. 246.

Demonstration outside Government House, Parramatta: Atkinson, p. 248; Collins, vol. I, p. 160.

Devereaux and Kelly:
ADB,
vol. II, under Kelly; Portia Robinson,
The Hatch and Brood,
pp. 237, 250, 253; Molony, 73–74.

Transports go whaling: Bateson, p. 139; Phillip in Hunter, pp. 368–71, 373, 375; Tench, pp. 298–300; Collins, vol. I, pp. 151, 152, 155, 156, 158, 159.

William Richards's dream: Byrne, Blackheath Connection, chap. 40.

Tench's opinion on commercial desirability of New South Wales: Tench, p. 74.

Offers to marines to remain: Collins, p. 105; Easty, pp. 134, 135.

Tench's opinion on marines' motives for staying: Tench, p. 245.

Tench's reconnaissance: Tench, pp. 246–59.

Ramsay and Leary: Tench, p. 253.

Bishop: Tench, p. 253.

Everingham: Tench, pp. 253, 254.

Rymes: Tench, p. 254.

Schaeffer: Tench, pp. 254, 255.

Magee: Tench, p. 256; Collins, vol. I, pp. 314–16.

McCabe drowned: Collins, vol. I, p. 243.

Tench visits Barrington: Tench, pp. 257, 258.

Populations of Sydney, Parramatta, and Norfolk Island: Tench, p. 259.

Ross boards the
Gorgon:
Collins, vol. I, p. 159; Tench, p. 259.

Duel with Captain Hill: Cobley,
1791–1792,
p. 190.

Ross's post-colonial life:
ADB,
vol. II, alphabetical listing.

Departure of the
Gorgon:
Collins, vol. I, pp. 159, 199; Phillip in Hunter, p. 375.

Bryant deaths in Batavia:
Memorandums;
Currey, p. 33.

Edwards charters ships for Cape:
Memorandums,
Currey, p. 34; Mackaness,
Bligh,
p. 208.

Chapter Twenty-seven

Hatchet men
(Mogogal):
See Tench, Phillip, and Collins for recurrent requests for hatchets (for example, Tench, pp. 176, 177, 188); Collins, vol. I, p. 510.

Barangaroo: Collins, vol. I, p. 464; Phillip in Hunter, p. 360.

Yuringa: Collins, vol. I, p. 464.

Barangaroo gives birth: Collins, vol. I, pp. 465, 466.

Death of Barangaroo: Collins, vol. I, pp. 490, 499, 500.

Bennelong summons Willemering: Collins, vol. I, p. 490.

Barangaroo's cremation: Collins, vol. I, pp. 502, 503.

Collins observes no acts of hostility: Collins, vol. I, p. 174.

Confrontation between Sydney and Botany Bay natives, April 1791: Collins, vol. I, p. 490.

Corroboree at head of the stream: Collins, vol. I, p. 491.

Ritual wounding: Collins, vol. I, pp. 489, 490.

Killing by Noorooing: Collins, vol. I, pp. 460, 488, 489.

Death of Yuringa: Collins, vol. I, p. 405.

Mrs. Macarthur: Elizabeth Macarthur,
The Journal and Letters of Elizabeth Macarthur, 1787–1798,
booklet.

Colby's burial of wife and child: Collins, vol. I, p. 504.

Pemulwuy's resistance: Tench (under Pimelwi), pp. 210, 211; Collins (under Pemulwy), vol. I, pp. 118, 371.

Lieutenant Dawes's translation of
damunalung:
Smith, p. 156; Dawes Papers, ML.

A skull for Sir Joseph Banks: Phillip to Banks, 26 March 1791, A81, ML.

Blumenbach: John Gasgoigne,
Joseph Banks and the English Enlightenment: Useful Knowledge and Polite Culture,
pp. 149–159.

Chapter Twenty-eight

Pitt:
Bateson, pp. 139–41.

Women convicts on
Pitt:
p. 141; Collins, vol. I, p. 170.

Illness on board: Collins, pp. 168–70.

Major Grose:
ADB,
vol. I, alphabetical listing; Collins, vol. I, pp. 96, 167.

Arrival of
Pitt:
Bateson, p. 142; Collins, p. 167.

Ships' officers set up store ashore: Collins, vol. I, p. 168.

Grose reacts to Sydney Cove and Parramatta: HRA, vol. I, pt. II, pp. 2–4.

Death and burial rate: Collins, vol. I, p. 170; Phillip in Hunter, pp. 371, 372; Cobley for March, April 1792 in
1791–1792.

Fifty-two further land grants: Phillip in Hunter, pp. 355, 356.

Phillip to Dundas: HRA, Series I, vol. I, p. 377.

Henry Dundas: Brady, pp. 249, 250; C. M. H. Clark, vol. I, pp. 127, 128.

Continued death: Collins, pp. 165, 167, 168.

A teacher and a parson for Norfolk Island: Collins, vol. I, p. 162.

Johnson's household: Bonwick, p. 88.

But lack of a glebe: Bonwick, p. 89.

Holding services in a boathouse or in the open: Bonwick, pp. 89, 90.

Further burials: Cobley, for May, June 1792,
1791–1792;
Collins, vol. I, p. 175.

Survivors of the Bryant party transferred to
Gorgon:
Tench, pp. 219, 220; Currey, p. 34.

Deaths of marines' children between Cape Town and England: Clark, pp. 233, 234; Scott, pp. 76–82.

Death of Charlotte Bryant: Clark, p. 234.

Arrival in Portsmouth: Currey, p. 36.

Bryant party sent to Newgate: Frederick A. Pottle,
Boswell and the Girl from Botany Bay,
p. 24.

James Boswell's involvement: Frank Brady,
James Boswell,
pp. 464–66; also Pottle; Currey, pp. 38–46.

Other members of Bryant party released: Currey, p. 46.

John Butcher (Samuel Broome) returns to New South Wales: Currey, pp. 46, 47.

Mary Bryant goes home: Currey, p. 44.

Parsons's poem: Brady, pp. 465, 466.

Leaves from Botany Bay: Brady, pp. 572, 573.

Chapter Twenty-nine

Attempted escape on
Pitt:
Collins, vol. I, p. 170.

Surgeon Atkins on continued hunger: Richard Atkins,
Journal,
1792–1810, typescript copy ML, original NL.

Maize, and grinding it: Collins, vol. I, p. 176.

Shortage of rations, May 1792: Collins, vol. I, pp. 175, 176.

New fishery for use of sick: Collins, vol. I, p. 175.

Nature of scurvy, and thefts: Collins, vol. I, pp. 176–78.

Atkins:
ADB,
vol. I, alphabetical listing; Atkins, Journal, photocopy, ML MSS 737–1.

Diminishing returns: Collins, vol. I, p. 170.

Burton: Phillip to Dundas, 5 April 1792, HRA, Series I, vol. I, pp. 936, 937.

Burton's death:
ADB,
vol. I, alphabetical listing; Collins, vol. I, p. 171.

Arrival of
Atlantic
and its provisions: Collins, vol. I, pp. 184, 185.

Inadequacy of rations: Collins, vol. I, pp. 186, 187; Atkins, Journal, ML.

Mid-winter harvest: Atkins, as for previous note.

Phillip to Nepean: 26 June 1792, Cobley,
1791–1792,
p. 275.

Discounting of bills: Cobley,
1791–1792,
pp. 275, 276, 278.

Arrival of
Britannia,
and news of Captain Trail: Collins, vol. I, pp. 187–88.

Collins's optimism: Collins, vol. I, p. 188.

Goods of unmerchantable condition: Collins, vol. I, pp. 184, 185.

Nature of Indian supplies: Collins, vol. I, p. 191.

Emancipated convicts and Ingram: Collins, vol. I, pp. 193, 194.

Theft of urine-steeped corn: Atkins, Journal, ML.

Phillip to Dundas: 2 October 1792, HRA, Series I, pt. I, pp. 374–81.

Chapman on Phillip: HRNSW, vol. I, pt. I, p. 5.

Royal Admiral:
Bateson, pp. 140, 141; Collins, vol. I, p. 199.

Convicts straight to Parramatta: Phillip in Hunter, p. 371.

Mary Reibey:
ADB,
vol. II, alphabetical listing; Robinson,
Hatch and Brood,
pp. 69, 72.

NSW Corps “takes up”
Britannia:
Collins, vol. I, p. 198.

NSW Corps expect land grants: Phillip to Dundas, 4 October 1792, HRA, Series I, vol. I, pp. 383, 384.

Shops and behaviour of settlers: Collins, vol. I, p. 202.

Kitty:
Collins, vol. I, pp. 206, 307; Bateson, pp. 143, 144.

Phillip decides to travel on
Atlantic:
Collins, vol. I, p. 203.

State of the colony: Phillip in Hunter, p. 372; Collins, vol. I, p. 209.

Collins on settler morale: Collins, vol. I, p. 210.

Bushfire and harvest: Collins, vol. I, p. 210.

Livestock: as for previous note.

Ceremonial and departure: Collins, vol. I, p. 211; Easty, p. 142.

Bennelong and Yemmerrawanne: as for previous note.

Easty's assessment of colony and journey: Easty, pp. 144, 145, 156, 157, 162, 163.

Arrival in England: Easty, p. 174; Mackaness,
Phillip;
and Frost.

Epilogue

For all First Fleet convicts and personnel: see Gillen and Chapman, alphabetical listings.

For Second Fleet convicts: see Flynn, alphabetical listings.

There are
ADB
listings for the following:
ADB,
vol. I, George Barrington, Bennelong, James Bloodworth, David Collins;
ADB,
vol. II, Henry Kable, Philip Gidley King, Phillip Parker King, James Larra, Simeon Lord, Elizabeth Macarthur, John Macarthur, Mary and Thomas Reibey, James Ruse, Watkin Tench, James Underwood, Richard Johnson, Esther (Abrahams) Johnston, George Johnston, D'Arcy Wentworth, William Charles Wentworth.

For further information on Bennelong, other than sources already cited: see Isadore Brodsky,
Bennelong Profile: Dreamtime Reveries of a Native of Sydney Cove.

For the Wentworth dynasty, see Ritchie's
The Wentworths.

For the Macarthur dynasty, see Michael Duffy,
Man of Honour: John Macarthur;
and the much earlier (by half a century) M. H. Ellis,
John Macarthur.

For first generation of Australians, see John Molony,
The Native-Born,
especially chaps. 1 and 2; and Portia Robinson,
The Hatch and Brood of Time,
a reassessment of the first generation of Australian-born.