In April 1824, George Faulkner's name appears on a list of prisoners punished at Newcastle. His name is misspelt Fawlker, but the details are correct - he is a blacksmith and his ship is the Eliza (2).
He receives 25 lashes "for stealing coal at the mines".
NSW State Records, Colonial-Secretary's Correspondence, Reel 6023; 4/1718, p.181
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