John McCann - diary of two working trips for the Colonial Sugar Refining Co. Ltd to Fiji, 1902-1903...
John McCann - diary of two working trips for the Colonial Sugar Refining Co. Ltd to Fiji, 1902-1903 and 1905, together with photocopy and typed transcript by Margaret Swift, ca. 2004
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1902-1903, 1905, transcribed ca. 2004
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MLMSS 7784
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1 folder - 0.02 Meters
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Diary describes McCann's first trip from Sydney to Fiji, 1 Oct. 1902-28 Sept. 1903; his travels between his accommodation and Rarawai Mill; fellow Australians and Indian labourers; the social life and customs; staff entertainment and social activities; and his regular meetings with Catholic priests and attending Mass. The diary continues with...
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Full title
John McCann - diary of two working trips for the Colonial Sugar Refining Co. Ltd to Fiji, 1902-1903 and 1905, together with photocopy and typed transcript by Margaret Swift, ca. 2004
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Presented by Margaret Swift in 2004
Administrative / Biographical history
John McCann (1869-ca. 1940) was born at Orange, N.S.W., the youngest child of Irish Catholic immigrants, Charles McCann and his wife Elizabeth, nee Maguire. The family moved to Sydney where they ran a grocery business in Crown Street. John worked for the Colonial Sugar Refining Company during which time he made two working trips to Fiji in 1902-190...
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MLMSS 7784
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93QVovq1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/93QVovq1
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457752
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