Edward Primrose Tregurtha - transcription of autobiography, 1803-1852, transcribed 1979
Edward Primrose Tregurtha - transcription of autobiography, 1803-1852, transcribed 1979
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1803 - 1852, transcribed 1979
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MLMSS 7735
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1 folder - 0.02 Meters
Textual Records - (typescript)
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Includes accounts of Tregurtha's early life at sea, service in the Royal Navy and East India Company, voyages in the Caroline and Henry, life in Tasmania and visit to the gold fields. Included with the journal is a letter from the transcriber.
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Edward Primrose Tregurtha - transcription of autobiography, 1803-1852, transcribed 1979
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Presented by Deidre Goninon, 2007
Administrative / Biographical history
Edward Tregurtha was born in Cornwall in 1803. In 1812 he went to sea and for two years served on various transport ships in European waters. Between 1814 and 1815 he served in the Royal Navy. Following his discharge he made several more voyages in trading vessels. In 1820 he joined the Honourable East India Company serving on the Farquharson, Go...
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MLMSS 7735
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9Bv7wwb9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9Bv7wwb9
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456520
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