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* Luke Haines/Haynes – 27 March 1789 – One of six Marines hanged at Sydney Cove for theft of government stores. |
* Luke Haines/Haynes – 27 March 1789 – One of six Marines hanged at Sydney Cove for theft of government stores. |
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* Richard Askew/Asky – 27 March 1789 – One of six Marines hanged at Sydney Cove for theft of government stores. |
* Richard Askew/Asky – 27 March 1789 – One of six Marines hanged at Sydney Cove for theft of government stores. |
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* Ann/[[Anne Davis (convict)|Anne Davis]] (''alias'' Judith Jones) – 23 November 1789 – The first woman hanged in Australia. A First Fleet convict, she was found guilty of theft from a fellow convict at Sydney Cove. She claimed to be pregnant to avoid the noose and some old women were instructed to inspect her. One of the women told the court, "Gentlemen, she is as much with child as I am."<ref>{{cite web|title=Ann Davis|url=https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/davis/ann/63807|website=Convict Records|access-date=13 February 2018}}</ref> |
* [[Ann Davis (convict)|Ann Davis]] (''alias'' Judith Jones) – 23 November 1789 – The first woman hanged in Australia. A First Fleet convict, she was found guilty of theft from a fellow convict at Sydney Cove. She claimed to be pregnant to avoid the noose and some old women were instructed to inspect her. One of the women told the court, "Gentlemen, she is as much with child as I am."<ref>{{cite web|title=Ann Davis|url=https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/davis/ann/63807|website=Convict Records|access-date=13 February 2018}}</ref> |
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===Sydney=== |
===Sydney=== |