John Buffett - Diary, 1856-1892
John Buffett - Diary, 1856-1892
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Canberra : Pacific Manuscripts Bureau [19--]
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PMB 123
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microfilm reel 35 mm
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Microfilm : PMB 123
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The diary begins on 8 June 1856, the day of arrival at Norfolk Island. It is kept in a year book of Norfolk Island's convict era, which Buffett apparently found in one of the abandoned buildings at Kingston. It continues to 16 (?) September 1860. There is then a gap until 28 March 1868, when Buffett returned to Pitcairn, where he remained until 4 J...
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John Buffett - Diary, 1856-1892
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PMB (Australian National University. Pacific Manuscripts Bureau) ; 123
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Microfilm copy of original held in private ownership
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Administrative / Biographical history
John Buffett arrived on Pitcairn Island in the whaler Cyrus in 1823. He married Dorothy Young, daughter of Midshipman Edward Young, a mutineer of HMS Bounty. In 1856 Buffett moved to Norfolk Island with 193 other Pitcairners in the ship Morayshire
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PMB 123
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Yold0GN9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/Yold0GN9
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440466
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