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Transportation
Richard Parry was transported on the York, departing 30th Apr 1829 and arriving 28th Aug 1829 with 192 passengers.
The York I was built in Southwick, West Sussex, England in 1819. 429 tons. Three voyages to Australia with transport convicts - 1829, 1830 and 1832. The York II was built in Sunderland, England in 1854. 940 ton ship. Transported convicts and pensioner guards and families to Western Australia in 1862.
York (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 89, Class and Piece Number HO11/7, Page Number 52 |
| 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
CON23-1-3/CON23-1-3-P041 No; 549. Height; 5 ft 5 1/4 in. Hair; Brown & Eyes; Blue Trade; Collier/miner. Aged; 28 years old Trial. 1828 - 23 Aug Remarks; KILLED at New Jetty by explosion of gunpowder. March 12, 1833 1833 - The Hobart Town Courier. Fri 15 Mar 1833. Page 2. The Courier. An inquest was held at the Union Tavern on Wednesday before J. H. Moore, esq. coroner, on the body of a poor man named Richard Parry, who was employed with others at the new wharf in blasting the rock. Being disappointed in the explosion not going off when he expected, after having twice charged it, and finding it difficult to extract it, he at last became so impatient, though strongly cautioned by his fellow workmen, as to use part of the gudgeon of a wheelbarrow instead of the proper instrument, and in his eagerness he applied the pickaxe, which striking into the rock produced a spark that ignited the gunpowder while he was immediately over the spot. He was reduced to a shocking spectacle both his hands being blown off, dreadfully maimed in many parts of his body, and a large piece of the rock having entered his breast, which was the immediate cause of his death. Four or five others, who were near him at the time, were seriously hurt but are likely to re- cover.