Journal of a voyage to Hobart Town, Van Diemans Land, January 1843
Journal of a voyage to Hobart Town, Van Diemans Land, January 1843
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Full title
Date
1843
Call Numbers
B 120
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Physical Description
Contents
0.4 metres of textual material (1 volume)
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
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Issue Copy
Microfilm : CY 3192
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Scope and Contents
Contents
The diary has no author, but from the first several pages it appears that the ship was the barque "Psyche", captained by Henry Irving. There is also a small list of passengers mentioned.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Journal of a voyage to Hobart Town, Van Diemans Land, January 1843
Notes
Description source
Information transferred from Manuscripts Index Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2013-2014
Contextual Information
Administrative / Biographical history
The "Psyche" arrived in Hobart Town on September 21, 1843, with the following passengers. Several of these names are mentioned in the diary. It is probable that one of these passengers is the author of the diary.
"21 -Arrived the bark Psyche. 263 tons, 2 gun. Irving, from London 7th May, with a general cargo passengers. Mrs. Cook, Mr. Tribe,...
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
B 120
Record Identifier
YdmdKWj9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YdmdKWj9
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Reference code
1107405
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