Thomas Bryant Wilson diary written at Lord Howe Island, 30 October 1878-11 October 1896
Thomas Bryant Wilson diary written at Lord Howe Island, 30 October 1878-11 October 1896
Thomas Bryant Wilson diary written at Lord Howe Island, 30 October 1878-11 October 1896
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30 October 1878-11 October 1896
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Safe 1/10
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Physical Description
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0.03 metres of textual material (1 volume) - manuscript
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Fonds
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Digitised
Finding aids
Transcript available online - http://acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2014/D06622/a1158.html
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Wilson's diary describes events on Lord Howe Island including his observation of Halley's Comet in September 1882 and the arrival, in December 1882, of a government survey party to observe the Transit of Venus. The diary gives a detailed account of Wilson's horticultural activities which included the cultivation of fruit and vegetables, and documen...
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Thomas Bryant Wilson diary written at Lord Howe Island, 30 October 1878-11 October 1896
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Notes
General note
Further papers of Thomas Bryant Wilson, including an account of his career before 1878, are located at Aw 89.
Microfilm copy available at CY 915, frames 1-233. Digitised from microfilm.
Digital order no:Album ID : 823448
Contextual Information
Source
Acquired from T.B. Wilson in 1927
Administrative / Biographical history
Thomas Bryant Wilson left London for Auckland in April 1863. On his arrival in New Zealand he was recruited to fight in the Maori Wars. He later went to Tahiti where he worked as a storekeeper on a cotton plantation for three years. After working and trading in New Caledonia, Fiji and other parts of the Pacific he arrived in Lord Howe Island in 1...
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Safe 1/10
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1kVdz2kn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1kVdz2kn
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447061
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