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| William Tunks and Sarah Lyons were among the first pioneers in Australia. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Tunks (Tonks) arrived in Australia a Marine Private aboard the 'Sirius', the flagship of the First Fleet. Sarah Lyons arrived as a convict aboard the 'Lady Julianna' in the Second Fleet. |
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| A list of the first 3 generations of the Tunks Family Tree, beginning with William and Sarah has been added to the "Family Tree" page | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Click Here to see photos from the Tunks Family Tree 2004 Book Launch and Soup Day - October 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| TDAI Aim To bring together in friendship the descendants of William Tunks and Sarah Lyons: the dissemination of family material: the preservation of family memorials and artefacts |
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| The "SIRIUS" was the flagship of the First Fleet, built in 1780 as a merchant vessel. Bought by the Navy and refitted in 1781, it was finally lost at Norfolk Island in 1791. Our William arrived onboard the SIRIUS as a marine Private. Its Captain, John Hunter (1793) said of his human cargo, "....the convicts (were) some of the worst characters ever sent out from Great Britain." Painting by Salvatore Zofrea. |
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