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The Canadian Journal of Lady Aberdeen
written by Ishbel Maria Marjoribanks Gordon, Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair, 1857-1939; edited by John T. Saywell (Toronto, ON: Champlain Society, 1960), 517 page(s)
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written by Ishbel Maria Marjoribanks Gordon, Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair, 1857-1939; edited by John T. Saywell (Toronto, ON: Champlain Society, 1960), 517 page(s)
Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Diary/Memoir/Autobiography
Contributor
John T. Saywell
Author / Creator
Ishbel Maria Marjoribanks Gordon, Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair, 1857-1939
Date Published / Released
1960
Publisher
Champlain Society
Topic / Theme
Politics, Entertaining
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Copyright © 1960, The Champlain Society (CS No. 38
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Daring Adventures of Kit Carson and Fremont, Among Buffaloes, Grizzlies, and Indians: Being a Spirited Diary of the Most Difficult and Wonde...
(New York, NY: Hurst & Blackett, 1885), 493 page(s)
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(New York, NY: Hurst & Blackett, 1885), 493 page(s)
Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Book
Date Published / Released
1885
Publisher
Hurst & Blackett
Topic / Theme
Exploration, Travel
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Diary of a Miner Working On the Ballarat Goldfields, 1855
written by Anonymous, in The Australian Manuscripts Collections, of State Library of Victoria. Manuscript Collections (Melbourne, Victoria) (1855) , 232 page(s)
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written by Anonymous, in The Australian Manuscripts Collections, of State Library of Victoria. Manuscript Collections (Melbourne, Victoria) (1855) , 232 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1855
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Diary/Memoir/Autobiography
Author / Creator
Anonymous
Topic / Theme
Mining communities, Gold mines and mining, Trade and Commerce, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Copyright © 2014. Used by permission of the State Library of Victoria, all rights reserved.
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Diary of Frederick Standish
written by Frederick Charles Standish, 1824-1883, in The Australian Manuscripts Collections, of State Library of Victoria. Manuscript Collections (Melbourne, Victoria) (1857) , 184 page(s)
Goldfields diary kept by Capt. Frederick Standish while serving as Assistant Commissioner of the goldfields at Sandhurst (Bendigo) and also as Protector of the Chinese.
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written by Frederick Charles Standish, 1824-1883, in The Australian Manuscripts Collections, of State Library of Victoria. Manuscript Collections (Melbourne, Victoria) (1857) , 184 page(s)
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Goldfields diary kept by Capt. Frederick Standish while serving as Assistant Commissioner of the goldfields at Sandhurst (Bendigo) and also as Protector of the Chinese.
Date Written / Recorded
1857
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Diary/Memoir/Autobiography
Author / Creator
Frederick Charles Standish, 1824-1883
Topic / Theme
Chinese, Law enforcement, Mining camps, Gold mines and mining, Daily life, Colonial life, Race and Gender, Trade and Commerce, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Copyright © 2013. Used by permission of the State Library of Victoria
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Diary of Hugh May
written by Hugh C. May, in South Australiana, of South Australia. State Library of South Australia. Collections (1872) , 4 page(s)
Diary of Hugh C. May regarding experiences of gold mining in the Northern Territory, Howley Creek
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written by Hugh C. May, in South Australiana, of South Australia. State Library of South Australia. Collections (1872) , 4 page(s)
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Diary of Hugh C. May regarding experiences of gold mining in the Northern Territory, Howley Creek
Date Written / Recorded
1872
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Diary/Memoir/Autobiography
Author / Creator
Hugh C. May
Topic / Theme
Gold mines and mining, Mining communities, Migration and Diaspora, Trade and Commerce, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Copyright © 2013 by the State Library of South Australia.
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Diary of William Crawford Walker, 1852-1863
written by William Crawford Walker, fl. 1852, in The Australian Manuscripts Collections, of State Library of Victoria. Manuscript Collections (Melbourne, Victoria) (1852) , 251 page(s)
Includes details of William Crawford Walker's tasks as manager of a gold mining water race between Harker's Creek and Stony Creek at Granite Flat; reference to Chinese miners and opium smoking; information on religious and social life; garden planting notes and biographical notes on the Walker family. Also with th...
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written by William Crawford Walker, fl. 1852, in The Australian Manuscripts Collections, of State Library of Victoria. Manuscript Collections (Melbourne, Victoria) (1852) , 251 page(s)
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Includes details of William Crawford Walker's tasks as manager of a gold mining water race between Harker's Creek and Stony Creek at Granite Flat; reference to Chinese miners and opium smoking; information on religious and social life; garden planting notes and biographical notes on the Walker family. Also with the diary is information on William Crawford Walker by W. J. Taylor. The area known as Granite Flat is situated several miles above the t...
Includes details of William Crawford Walker's tasks as manager of a gold mining water race between Harker's Creek and Stony Creek at Granite Flat; reference to Chinese miners and opium smoking; information on religious and social life; garden planting notes and biographical notes on the Walker family. Also with the diary is information on William Crawford Walker by W. J. Taylor. The area known as Granite Flat is situated several miles above the township of Mitta Mitta.
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Date Written / Recorded
1852
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Diary/Memoir/Autobiography
Author / Creator
William Crawford Walker, fl. 1852
Topic / Theme
Chinese, Frontier and pioneer life, Gold mines and mining, Mining communities, Colonial life, Family and Culture, Trade and Commerce, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013. Used by permission of the State Library of Victoria
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El Dorado Miner's Diary, 1893-1895
written by Anonymous El Dorado Miner, fl. 1893, in The Australian Manuscripts Collections, of State Library of Victoria. Manuscript Collections (Melbourne, Victoria) (1893) , 162 page(s)
Unidentified author. The diary records the daily life of a miner working for the El Dorado Company in Wangaratta. Apart from recording the problems and accidents experienced by the miners, he also discusses local events including football and cricket matches.
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written by Anonymous El Dorado Miner, fl. 1893, in The Australian Manuscripts Collections, of State Library of Victoria. Manuscript Collections (Melbourne, Victoria) (1893) , 162 page(s)
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Unidentified author. The diary records the daily life of a miner working for the El Dorado Company in Wangaratta. Apart from recording the problems and accidents experienced by the miners, he also discusses local events including football and cricket matches.
Date Written / Recorded
1893
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Diary/Memoir/Autobiography
Author / Creator
Anonymous El Dorado Miner, fl. 1893
Topic / Theme
Community events, Frontier and pioneer life, Gold mines and mining, Mining communities, Imperialism and Colonialism, Trade and Commerce, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Copyright © 2013. Used by permission of the State Library of Victoria
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Early Western Travels, vol. 5: Bradbury's Travels in the Interior of America, 1809-1811
edited by Reuben Gold Thwaites, 1853-1913 (Cleveland, OH: Arthur H. Clark Co., 1904), 320 page(s)
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edited by Reuben Gold Thwaites, 1853-1913 (Cleveland, OH: Arthur H. Clark Co., 1904), 320 page(s)
Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Book
Contributor
Reuben Gold Thwaites, 1853-1913
Date Published / Released
1904
Publisher
Arthur H. Clark Co.
Topic / Theme
American Indians
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Early Western Travels, vol. 10: Hulme's Journal, 1818-1819: Flower's Letters from Lexington and the Illinois, 1819
edited by Reuben Gold Thwaites, 1853-1913 (Cleveland, OH: Arthur H. Clark Co., 1904), 357 page(s)
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edited by Reuben Gold Thwaites, 1853-1913 (Cleveland, OH: Arthur H. Clark Co., 1904), 357 page(s)
Field of Study
Letters and Diaries
Content Type
Book
Contributor
Reuben Gold Thwaites, 1853-1913
Date Published / Released
1904
Publisher
Arthur H. Clark Co.
Topic / Theme
American Indians, Nature
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Extract From a Gold-Digger's Diary
written by Henry Enos Webb, in South Australiana, of South Australia. State Library of South Australia. Collections , 7 page(s)
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written by Henry Enos Webb, in South Australiana, of South Australia. State Library of South Australia. Collections , 7 page(s)
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Diary/Memoir/Autobiography
Author / Creator
Henry Enos Webb
Topic / Theme
Frontier and pioneer life, Mining communities, Gold mines and mining, Childhood, Farm life, Trade and Commerce, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Copyright © 2013 by the State Library of South Australia
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