Elizabeth Macquarie journal of a voyage from England to Sydney in the ship ‘Dromedary’, 15 May 1809...
Elizabeth Macquarie journal of a voyage from England to Sydney in the ship ‘Dromedary’, 15 May 1809...
Elizabeth Macquarie journal of a voyage from England to Sydney in the ship ‘Dromedary’, 15 May 1809 – 25 December 1809
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Date
1809
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SAFE/C 126 (Safe 1/303)
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The journal describes the voyage from England to Sydney on board the Dromedary and describes several ports of call including Madeira, Rio de Janeiro and Cape Town. Elizabeth Macquarie comments on the events on the ship and daily activities whilst in port, such as places visited, church services attended and visits to and from friends. Mrs Macquari...
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Elizabeth Macquarie journal of a voyage from England to Sydney in the ship ‘Dromedary’, 15 May 1809 – 25 December 1809
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Digital order no:Album ID : 874494...
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Manuscripts Accession register no. 79909
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Purchased from Colonel Campbell in September 1914.
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Elizabeth Macquarie was born in 1778 in Scotland. She married Colonel Lachlan Macquarie in Devon on 3 November 1807. In 1809 Macquarie was appointed governor of New South Wales, Elizabeth Macquarie accompanied her husband to the colony and kept a vivacious account of the seven month voyage to New South Wales.
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Australian Dictionary...
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SAFE/C 126 (Safe 1/303)
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9AL4wRBY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9AL4wRBY
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824676
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