Forwarded from Admin ..... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ross Downie" <rdownie@bigpond.com> Subject: Hashemy Convict Ship - 1849 > My gg grandfather (Walter Christie Downie) was an officer > on the fourth last convict ship to arrive in Sydney - the "Hashemy", > which sailed from Portsmouth on 11 Feb 1849 and arrived in > Sydney 9 June 1849. On route, it first stopped at Melbourne > in May 1849 to drop off most of its convict load before > proceeding to Sydney. (Interestingly, the "Hashemy" was the > second convict ship to West Aust in 1850). > In the course of researching the family history, the obituary for > his wife, Eliza Downie (nee Munton) who died at Grafton in 1910, > makes mention of her husband, and states that the Hashemy was > forced to leave Sydney with its convicts due to public protests. > I have just been to the State Library, where indeed a large protest > meeting of about 5,000 people was held at Circular Quay on > Monday 11 June 1849. Another was held the next Monday 18 > June 1849 to protest the way the government received the > deputation from the first meeting. This matter and the meetings > were extensively reported in the Sydney Morning Herald daily > from Tuesday 12 June 1849 to Tuesday 19 June 1849, where it > seems to have fallen away. The meetings were indeed sparked by > the arrival of the Hashemy, and the meetings resolved to petition > the government to accept no more convicts. > I cannot find, however, any evidence to support the Hashemy > being "turned away". Does anyone know anything about this > matter??? > Thanks and Regards > Ross Downie rdownie@bigpond.com > PS - it seems this voyage of the Hashemy must of been appalling > - the surgeons log for the voyage lists multiple cases of cholera.

Governor Fitzroy directed the "Hashermy" to proceed to Moreton Bay, where the convicts were landed. Roberts Travers book on "Henry Parkes, Father of Federation" has details of the fuss in Sydney when the ship arrived here. ----------------------------------------------- Regards Betty Candy Sydney, Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane" <dianep@optusnet.com.au> To: <AUS-NSW-HILLS-HAWKESBURY-HUNTER-VALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, 17 May 2003 3:21 PM Subject: [H,H,HV] Fw: Hashemy Convict Ship - 1849 > > Forwarded from Admin ..... > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ross Downie" <rdownie@bigpond.com> > Subject: Hashemy Convict Ship - 1849 > > > > My gg grandfather (Walter Christie Downie) was an officer > > on the fourth last convict ship to arrive in Sydney - the "Hashemy", > > which sailed from Portsmouth on 11 Feb 1849 and arrived in > > Sydney 9 June 1849. On route, it first stopped at Melbourne > > in May 1849 to drop off most of its convict load before > > proceeding to Sydney. (Interestingly, the "Hashemy" was the > > second convict ship to West Aust in 1850). > > In the course of researching the family history, the obituary for > > his wife, Eliza Downie (nee Munton) who died at Grafton in 1910, > > makes mention of her husband, and states that the Hashemy was > > forced to leave Sydney with its convicts due to public protests. > > I have just been to the State Library, where indeed a large protest > > meeting of about 5,000 people was held at Circular Quay on > > Monday 11 June 1849. Another was held the next Monday 18 > > June 1849 to protest the way the government received the > > deputation from the first meeting. This matter and the meetings > > were extensively reported in the Sydney Morning Herald daily > > from Tuesday 12 June 1849 to Tuesday 19 June 1849, where it > > seems to have fallen away. The meetings were indeed sparked by > > the arrival of the Hashemy, and the meetings resolved to petition > > the government to accept no more convicts. > > I cannot find, however, any evidence to support the Hashemy > > being "turned away". Does anyone know anything about this > > matter??? > > Thanks and Regards > > Ross Downie > rdownie@bigpond.com > > PS - it seems this voyage of the Hashemy must of been appalling > > - the surgeons log for the voyage lists multiple cases of cholera. > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.481 / Virus Database: 277 - Release Date: 13/05/03