Identity area
Reference code
AU AU-MTC 127/1-1
Title
Journal of my passage to Dublin and New South Wales, July 31st, 1838
Date(s)
- 1838 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
77 manuscript pages, foolscap. 1 manila folder.
Context area
Name of creator
(1820-1876)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Diary entries describing the journey from Gravesend to Sydney, via Deal and Dublin, on a convict transport. Describes weather, activities on board the ship, thoughts of his family. Includes 2 pencil & watercolour sketches.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Unrestricted. Handle with care.
Conditions governing reproduction
Out of copyright.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Digitised version available on the Ark Repository: https://moorecollege.access.preservica.com/IO_657a73aa-2f58-4ea5-9a74-60476c8e86e9/