Tom James Cole diary of a voyage to Australia on board the RMS Orvieto, 1909-1910
Tom James Cole diary of a voyage to Australia on board the RMS Orvieto, 1909-1910
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1909-1910
Call Numbers
MLMSS 9939
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Physical Description
Contents
0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder) - manuscript
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Copyright status : In copyright
Research & study copies allowed : Author has been deceased for over 50 years
Please acknowledge : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Physical Access Conditions
This material is held offsite and can take up to 4 working days to retrieve. Please submit your request through Ask a Librarian
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
In this diary Tom Cole provides an account of his voyage on the RMS Orvieto to Australia from the perspective of a working class immigrant. He left England on 26 November, 1909, for Brisbane, Australia, on the newly built ship. During the journey, Cole kept a diary in the form of manuscript copies of letters he sent back to his wife, Susannah, in E...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Tom James Cole diary of a voyage to Australia on board the RMS Orvieto, 1909-1910
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Michael Flynn, August 2016
Administrative / Biographical history
Tom Cole was born in England in 1877. In 1909 he sailed as an immigrant bound for Brisbane on the Orient Line passenger ship RMS Orvieto. He kept a diary of the voyage in the form of copies of letters he sent to his wife who remained in England. The blank diary originally belonged to his wife and her name, SHM Browning is inscribed on the inside fr...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 9939
Record Identifier
9qoaDlE1
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9qoaDlE1
Other Identifiers
Reference code
1001630
How to access this item
For use in the Library
Enquire with staff in the reading room or enquire online using Ask a Librarian.
For more information see How to use Special Collections.
