NSW Hulks

[anniebelle]

Thank you for the comment.  The reference to Paterson River History provided by rosball above gives a nice summary of the Phoenix.  From that and looking at the NSW State Records site it appears that prisoners were transferred from 20 Aug 1825 until 30 Jan 1837 with the last prisoners transferred out by Oct 1837.

[Aussie1947]

Hulk Pheonix was listed as a Gaol in the 1833 NSW Calander & PO Directory just like Parramatta, Sydney Gaols etc.

It was probably considered a nore secure gaol for the serious offenders or re-offenders.

Hulk Pheonix was sold in 1937 for 145 pound to Thomas Hyndes for breaking up, it was laying up at Balmain Point.

Gerry
 

[Billyblue]

From memory and without looking up anything, the Hulk Phoenix was originally at what is now Lavender Bay on the North Shore and which was called Phoenix Bay because of this.

Name was changed to Lavender Bay after George Lavender who married into my Blue family (second husband of Susannah Blue, dau of Billy Blue).
He shot himself in a fit of depression, aged 66, in 1851.

Dawn M

[anniebelle]

William Buttress was discharged from the 'Phoenix' Hulk on 13 July, 1827 ti be transported to Moreton Bay per the Brig 'Wellington. It also seems he may have been transferred back to Sydney from Moreton Bay on 18 May, 1835.  This would have been at the end of his 7 year sentence.