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Diaries of George William Rusden, 1849-1879, Vol. 1
written by George William Rusden, 1819-1903, in The Australian Manuscripts Collections, of State Library of Victoria. Manuscript Collections (Melbourne, Victoria) (1849) , 234 page(s)
Two bound diaries of George William Rusden: the first was kept during 1849 (H16533) and includes notes pertaining to schools, population and education in Victoria; the second was kept in 1879 (H16534) in which he made travel notes of his time in New Zealand as well as day to day appointments and observances.
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written by George William Rusden, 1819-1903, in The Australian Manuscripts Collections, of State Library of Victoria. Manuscript Collections (Melbourne, Victoria) (1849) , 234 page(s)
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Two bound diaries of George William Rusden: the first was kept during 1849 (H16533) and includes notes pertaining to schools, population and education in Victoria; the second was kept in 1879 (H16534) in which he made travel notes of his time in New Zealand as well as day to day appointments and observances.
Date Written / Recorded
1849
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Diary/Memoir/Autobiography
Author / Creator
George William Rusden, 1819-1903
Topic / Theme
Schools, Settlements, Daily life, Colonial life, Imperialism and Colonialism, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Diary and Account Book of Robert Gerrand, 1852-1854
written by Robert Gerrand, 1829-1920, in The Australian Manuscripts Collections, of State Library of Victoria. Manuscript Collections (Melbourne, Victoria) (1852) , 130 page(s)
Diary and account book, 1852-1854, of Robert Gerrand, sheep shearer in the Bendigo district and later hawker, mainly on the Victorian goldfields.
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written by Robert Gerrand, 1829-1920, in The Australian Manuscripts Collections, of State Library of Victoria. Manuscript Collections (Melbourne, Victoria) (1852) , 130 page(s)
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Diary and account book, 1852-1854, of Robert Gerrand, sheep shearer in the Bendigo district and later hawker, mainly on the Victorian goldfields.
Date Written / Recorded
1852
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Diary/Memoir/Autobiography
Author / Creator
Robert Gerrand, 1829-1920
Topic / Theme
Daily life, Business affairs, Mining camps, Colonial life, Trade and Commerce, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Diary and Letter Book of Arthur Hall Shum, 1852-1853
written by Arthur Hall Shum, 1828-1888, in The Australian Manuscripts Collections, of State Library of Victoria. Manuscript Collections (Melbourne, Victoria) (1852) , 268 page(s)
Diary and letter book describing Shum's voyage to Victoria in the 'Dinapore', August - Nov 1852 and drafts of letters written to parents and friends in England during the voyage and the first year of residence in Victoria. The letters written from Victoria give his general impressions of the Colony and relate to b...
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written by Arthur Hall Shum, 1828-1888, in The Australian Manuscripts Collections, of State Library of Victoria. Manuscript Collections (Melbourne, Victoria) (1852) , 268 page(s)
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Diary and letter book describing Shum's voyage to Victoria in the 'Dinapore', August - Nov 1852 and drafts of letters written to parents and friends in England during the voyage and the first year of residence in Victoria. The letters written from Victoria give his general impressions of the Colony and relate to business matters.
Date Written / Recorded
1852
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Diary/Memoir/Autobiography
Author / Creator
Arthur Hall Shum, 1828-1888
Topic / Theme
Colonial life, Ocean voyages, Business affairs, Daily life, Imperialism and Colonialism, Trade and Commerce, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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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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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)
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G.B. Evans Diary
written by George Basnett Evans, in Diary of George Basnett Evans, of State Library of Victoria. Manuscript Collections (Melbourne, Victoria) (1852) , 197 page(s)
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written by George Basnett Evans, in Diary of George Basnett Evans, of State Library of Victoria. Manuscript Collections (Melbourne, Victoria) (1852) , 197 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1852
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Diary/Memoir/Autobiography
Author / Creator
George Basnett Evans
Topic / Theme
Daily life, Colonial life, Imperialism and Colonialism, Migration and Diaspora, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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James Bevan Diary, 1863
written by James Bevan, fl. 1863, in The Australian Manuscripts Collections, of State Library of Victoria. Manuscript Collections (Melbourne, Victoria) , 305 page(s)
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written by James Bevan, fl. 1863, in The Australian Manuscripts Collections, of State Library of Victoria. Manuscript Collections (Melbourne, Victoria) , 305 page(s)
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Diary/Memoir/Autobiography
Author / Creator
James Bevan, fl. 1863
Topic / Theme
Hunting, Daily life, Colonial life, Family and Culture, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Journals of D. Munro, Vol. 2
written by D. Munro, in The Australian Manuscripts Collections, of State Library of Victoria. Manuscript Collections (Melbourne, Victoria) (1852) , 167 page(s)
Journals and cash book of D. Munro from Melbourne, 1851-1863. Apart from religious matters, the weather and his health, mention is made of an election meeting for the 1851 Legislative Council, land dealings and a visit to the Yarra Bend Lunatic Asylum.
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written by D. Munro, in The Australian Manuscripts Collections, of State Library of Victoria. Manuscript Collections (Melbourne, Victoria) (1852) , 167 page(s)
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Journals and cash book of D. Munro from Melbourne, 1851-1863. Apart from religious matters, the weather and his health, mention is made of an election meeting for the 1851 Legislative Council, land dealings and a visit to the Yarra Bend Lunatic Asylum.
Date Written / Recorded
1852
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Diary/Memoir/Autobiography
Author / Creator
D. Munro
Topic / Theme
Business affairs, Colonial life, Daily life, Imperialism and Colonialism, Trade and Commerce, Family and Culture, Religion and Belief Systems, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Letter from Arbella Winter Cooke to My Dear Sam, October 6
written by Arbella Winter Cooke, 1821-1892, in Papers of the Winter Cooke Family, of State Library of Victoria. Manuscript Collections (1.2: Correspondence of Arbella Cooke) (Melbourne, Victoria) , 6 page(s)
Winter Cooke Papers, 1.2: Correspondence of Arbella Cooke
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written by Arbella Winter Cooke, 1821-1892, in Papers of the Winter Cooke Family, of State Library of Victoria. Manuscript Collections (1.2: Correspondence of Arbella Cooke) (Melbourne, Victoria) , 6 page(s)
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Winter Cooke Papers, 1.2: Correspondence of Arbella Cooke
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
Arbella Winter Cooke, 1821-1892
Topic / Theme
Daily life, Colonial life, Family and Culture, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Letter from C. Douglas Singer to William Henry Archer, June 16, 1859
written by C. Douglas Singer, in Papers of William Henry Archer, of University of Melbourne. Archives (16 June 1859) , 4 page(s)
Congratulates Archer on becoming Registrar General. Dr. Far pleased with the statistics of the Colony of Victoria. Dr. Brewer found the remains of Sir Thomas Picton in the vault of St Georges. News of friends. Business.
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written by C. Douglas Singer, in Papers of William Henry Archer, of University of Melbourne. Archives (16 June 1859) , 4 page(s)
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Congratulates Archer on becoming Registrar General. Dr. Far pleased with the statistics of the Colony of Victoria. Dr. Brewer found the remains of Sir Thomas Picton in the vault of St Georges. News of friends. Business.
Date Written / Recorded
16 June 1859, 1859
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Letter
Author / Creator
C. Douglas Singer
Topic / Theme
Colonial populations, Frontier and pioneer life, Political appointments, Political and Social Movements, Imperialism and Colonialism, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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