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Transportation
William Dunn was transported on the John, departing 26th Jan 1832 and arriving 8th Jun 1832 with 200 passengers.
John 1st arrived in Sydney Cove on the 25th November 1827. 185 Male convicts. of which 7 were sent to the hospital, 3 Died. Surgeon Superintendent- Died on the voyage . John - 1836/1837 Voyage. Medical Journal was lost on the homeward passage by the shipwreck of the Ship "Medora' There is an index only.
John (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/8, Page Number 263 (132) |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
William Dunn was 28 years old on arrival, his native place was Donegal, Ireland, and his occupation was "Ploughman/Soldier/Officer's Servant. 1838: TOL Goulburn. 26/11/1839: William died at Goulburn Hospital. From Australian Police<The Thin Blue Line: On 15th November, 1839 the Constable William Dunn was shot to death at Berrima while making an arrest. At the trial of Thomas Leary, alias Sutton, in April 1841 witness Constable Cassidy told the court that on the day of the incident, myself and the deceased (Dunn) were looking for bushrangers, on seeing the prisoner and another man within fifty yards of the hut where witness and deceased stopped: deceased challenged them, on which the prisoner dropped on his knees, and on the deceased desiring him to stand up he did so; prisoner then said to deceased, who was about to handcuff him, do not hurt my hands, and immediately fired a pistol at the deceased, the ball of which passed into his head over the left eye; witness then fired at the prisoner. Constable Dunn died eleven days later from the effects of the wound.