Convict Gangs Time Line

​Iron Gang	​Location	​Overseer	Dates
3	Devines Hill	​George Doyle	​1828 – 1830
3	Devines Hill	​William Rigby	​1832
4	​Wisemans Station	​John Muldoon	1828 – 1830
4		​William Rigby	1832
5	​Baulkham Hills	​unknown	​1828
5	​Wingecarribee	​Hugh O’Neill	​to May 1832
7	​Wollombi	​John McDougall	​January – September 1830
7	​Cockfighters Creek	​unknown	​to late May 1833 resigned c1834
7	​Lower Portland Head	​Pat Casey	​November – December 1830
7	​Devines Hill	​Sam Ashford	​March – June 1832
8	​Devines Hill	​Sam Ashford	​ 1828 to March 1830
8	​Simpsons Pass	​Sam Ashford	​May – July 1830
8	​Dowlings Range	​Sam Ashford	​July – September 1830
8	​​Hungry Flat	​Sam Ashford	​September – December 1830
8	​​Devines Hill	​Sam Ashford	​to 5 May 1832
8	​​Mt Victoria	​Sam Ashford	​26 May 1832
9	Maroota Forest	​Henry Martineer	​November 1828
9	​Snodgrass Valley	​Henry Martineer	January – June 1830
9	​Mt Manning	​Henry Martineer	​June – July 1830
9	​Gibber Gunyah	​Henry Martineer	​July – November 1830
9	​Mt Manning	​Henry Martineer	​November – December 1830
9	​​​Devines Hill	​Thomas James	​April – June 1832

​Road Gang	Location	Overseer	Dates
13	​Cockfighters Creek	unknown	30 June 1833
14	Kissing Point	​unknown	​November 1828 disbanded pre 1832
23	​Field of Mars	John Funnell​	November 28 – March 1830
23	​Grose Farm	Geo. Williamson	April 1832
23B	Dural​	​unknown	1830
25	Port Head	unknown	November 1828
25	​Wiseman’s Station	Thomas James	January – July 1830
25		Thomas James	July – December 1830
25	Wiseman’s Station	William Barratt	1832
27	​Wallis Plains	unknown	November 1828
27	Woodland Creek	Michael Lane	January – July 1830
27	Value	Michael Lane	July – October 1830
27	Near Murray’s	Michael Lane	October 1830 – 1832
27	Cockfighters Creek	unknown	24 May 1833
28	Wollombi & Wall Plain	unknown	November 1828 disbanded pre 1832
29	Newcastle		November 1828
29	Wallis Plains		January – September 1830
29	Dennis Dog Kennel		October – December 1830
29	Newcastle – Maitland		April – June 1832
29	Wollombi Brook	unknown	24 May 1833
34	Dural	unknown	1830
34	Liverpool	John Lahiff	1832
42	Wallis Plains	Pat Casey	January – July 1830
42	Cockfighters Creek	Pat Casey	July – September 1830
42	Near Wisemans	Pat Casey	September – October 1830
42	​Near Wisemans	​John McDougall	October – December 1830
42	Mt Simpson	John McDougall	to 2 June 1832
42B	Stony Creek	​Edward Hawkins	January – July 1830
​42B	Jump Up Creek	​Edward Hawkins	July – September 1830
42B	Narone Creek	​Edward Hawkins	September – December 1830
​42B	Jerry’s Plains	​Edward Hawkins	to June 1832
​42B	​Maitland	​Edward Hawkins	​24 May 1833

Other Groups	Location	Overseer	Dates
​Road Party 14	Cockfighters Creek	unknown	30 June 1833
Clare’s Bridge Party	Snodgrass Valley	Arnold Clare	May 1830 disbanded 1832?
Morley’s Bridge Party	Morley’s Bridge	George Morley	November 1828 disbanded pre 1830
Newcastle Bridge Party	Newcastle	Edward Hawkins	January – May 1830 Amalgamated to RG 42B 1830
Maitland Bridge Party	Maitland	​unknown	30 June 1833
​Patrick’s Plains Bridge Party	Patrick’s Plains	unknown	30 June 1833