Journal of the ship 'Canton' passage from London to Sydney, April-September 1835
Journal of the ship 'Canton' passage from London to Sydney, April-September 1835
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April-September 1835
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A 456
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0.4 metres of textual material (1 volume)
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View transcript online - http://archival-classic.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2017/D52980/c16285.pdf
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Journal has been written in a foolscap bound volume titled, Phaedri Augusti liberti Fabulae Aesopiae 1701, and has several pages of illustrated plates.
On back page has an inscription, "1832, December 6th, William Dawson sailed for Australia with the ship Diana of Whitby".
Includes a list of rations delivered out to the immigrants on boar...
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Journal of the ship 'Canton' passage from London to Sydney, April-September 1835
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Information transferred from Manuscripts Index Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2013-2014
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Administrative / Biographical history
The journal is probably written by the Dawson's son, John, who celebrated his 16th birthday on board.
William Dawson, migrated to Sydney in 1832 on the Diana, arriving on May 25, 1833. As the Diana was a female immigration ship it is assumed he worked his passage. In 1835 his parents, John and Mary followed on the Canton sponsored by Mrs Sc...
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A 456
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YzOgNmM9
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1113225
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