James William Robinson papers, 1858-1904
James William Robinson papers, 1858-1904
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Date
1858-1904
Call Numbers
MLMSS 2135
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Contents
1 box of textual material
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Issue Copy
Microfilm : CY 1292, frames 1-323 (MLMSS 2135, Items 1-6).
Microfilm : CY 582, frames 42-179 (another microfilm copy of Item 1).
Microfilm : CY 602, frames 1-118 (another microfilm copy of Items 3, 5-6).
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Contents
(a) ITEMS 1-2 (frames 1-85): Private journal on board the 'Offley', 26 July 1858 - 30 Apr. 1859, and notes continued from 30 Apr. 1859 - 1860. (b) ITEM 3 (frames 86-110): Diary kept on board the 'George H. Peake', from Fremantle to Melbourne, via Singapore, 25 July - 18 Dec. 1872. (c) ITEMS 4-5 (frames 111-314): Memoirs, 1904, with notes by L. L. R...
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Full title
James William Robinson papers, 1858-1904
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Keyword subjects:
Whaling -- Australia
Description source
Information upgraded from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (7-1061C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011
Contextual Information
Administrative / Biographical history
Captain J. W. Robinson, 1824-1906, was a Tasmanian whaler who commanded the ships Offley, 1857-1865 and George H. Peake, 1872. Subsequently he became a tin-miner in Tasmania
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Call Numbers
MLMSS 2135
Record Identifier
YoldBE39
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YoldBE39
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Reference code
422711
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