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Bear family : Diaries, notebooks and related material
- Date
- 1893-1930, Sep 2003
- By
- Bear familyBear, Thomas William, 1846-1930; Andrews, J W (Mr), active 1893; Stock, Terry, active 1999
- Reference
- MS-Group-1220
- Description
Comprises two diaries kept by Thomas William Bear describing his visit to the England in 1893 on the `Talune' from Napier to Sydney, the `Aramac' from Sydney to Melbourne, the `Oruba' from Melbourne to Plymouth, and his return voyage on the `Ruapehu'. He also records his travels in Scotland and England. The diary of J W Andrews, who accompanied Bear, describes their visit to London and Reading. Also includes Bear's financial accounts from Oct 1899 to May 1906 and accounts in the estate of Mrs Sarah Bear (1891).
Also includes electronic copies of the manuscripts, together with transcript (done by T Stock), and printouts of these copies and transcripts.
Source of title - Supplied
Quantity: 4 volume(s). 3 folder(s). 233 megabyte(s). 0.08 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Holograph, mss, (including electronic transcripts and printouts of these copies and transcripts)
Provenance: The notebooks were given to Eileen Robb by Winton Bear of Eastbourne
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted material - Digital objects can only be viewed in Alexander Turnbull Library reading rooms
- Format
- 4 volume(s), 3 folder(s), 233 megabyte(s), 0.08 Linear Metres, Diaries, Transcriptions (Documents), Accounts, Personal narratives, Manuscripts, Electronic records (Digital records), Holograph, mss, (including electronic transcripts and printouts of these copies and transcripts)
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Thomas William Bear - Notebook
Date: 14 May-6 Jul 1893
From: Bear family : Diaries, notebooks and related material
Reference: MSX-6760
Description: Record of Thomas Waterloo Bear's journey from Napier to Great Britain in 1893 covering his voyage from Napier to Plymouth on the `Talune' from Napier to Sydney, the `Aramac' from Sydney to Melbourne and the `Oruba from Melbourne to Plymouth. and then travelling from England to Glasgow; the period covered is 14 May to 6 Jul 1893 Quantity: 1 volume(s).
Thomas William Bear - Notebook (printout of MSDL-0114)
Date: 9 Aug-4 Nov 1893
From: Bear family : Diaries, notebooks and related material
Reference: MS-Papers-7857-2
Description: Scanned copy of diary kept by Thomas William Bear, together with transcription by Terry Stock, describing his travels in Scotland, visiting his wife's relations from 7 Aug 1893, then back to England and some of the New Zealand-bound return journey on the `Ruapehu', which commenced on 16 Sep and arrived in Wellington 4 Nov 1893. Diary entries, 9 Aug-6 Oct 1893 Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss and typescript (printout)
Thomas William Bear - Notebook
Date: 9 Aug-6 Oct 1893
From: Bear family : Diaries, notebooks and related material
Reference: MSX-6761
Description: Diary kept by Thomas William Bear describing his travels in Scotland, visiting his wife's relations from 9 Aug 1893, then back to England and some of the New Zealand-bound return journey on the `Ruapehu', which left England on 16 Sep and arrived in Wellington 4 Nov 1893 Quantity: 1 volume(s).
Thomas William Bear - Notebook (printout of MSDL-0114 and MSDL-0116)
Date: 14 May-6 Jul 1893
From: Bear family : Diaries, notebooks and related material
By: Stock, Terry, active 1999
Reference: MS-Papers-7857-1
Description: Scanned copy of notebook kept by Thomas Waterloo Bear, and typescript transcript by Terry Stock, of his journey from Napier to Great Britain in 1893 covering his voyage from Napier to Plymouth on the `Talune' from Napier to Sydney, the `Aramac' from Sydney to Melbourne and the `Oruba from Melbourne to Plymouth. and then travelling from England to Glasgow; the period covered is 14 May to 6 Jul 1893 Accompanying material - Death notices and obituaries for Thomas William Bear (1930) from MSDL-0116 and copy of letter from Terry Stock, the transcriber of the notebooks in which he describes the collection Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss and typescript (printout)
J W Andrews - Diary
Date: 15-27 Jul 1893, 1899-1906
From: Bear family : Diaries, notebooks and related material
Reference: MSX-6762
Description: Diary kept by Andrews who accompanied Thomas Waterloo Bear on their visit to London and Reading; it was written in the `hope the perusal of it & the guide & programmes will induce my cousins to try & visit the Old Country' Also includes Thomas Waterloo Bear's financial accounts from Oct 1899 to May 1906 Quantity: 1 volume(s).
J W Andrews - Diary (printout of MSDL-0115)
Date: 15-27 Jul 1893
From: Bear family : Diaries, notebooks and related material
Reference: MS-Papers-7857-3
Description: Diary kept by Andrews who accompanied Thomas Waterloo Bear on their visit to London and Reading; it was writting in the `hope the perusal of it & the guide & programmes will induce my cousins to try & visit the Old Country' Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Accounts in the estate of Sarah Bear
Date: 1892-[1906]
From: Bear family : Diaries, notebooks and related material
Reference: MSX-6763
Description: Accounts etc in the estate of the late Mrs Sarah Bear; Thomas Waterloo Bear was the administrator Quantity: 1 volume(s).
Thomas William Bear - Notebooks (electronic transcription and scan of MSX-6760)
Date: 14 May-4 Nov 1893, 2003
From: Bear family : Diaries, notebooks and related material
Reference: MSDL-0114
Description: Scan of notebooks along with transcript of record of Thomas William Bear's journey from Napier to Great Britain in 1893 covering his voyage from Napier to Plymouth on the `Talune' from Napier to Sydney, the `Aramac' from Sydney to Melbourne and the `Oruba from Melbourne to Plymouth. then travelling from England to Glasgow. The period covered is 14 May to 6 Jul 1893. The second copied volume covers travels in Scotlan, visiting his wife's relations from 7 Aug, his return to England and some of the return voyage to New Zealand on the `Ruapehu' which arrive in Wellington on 4 Nov 1893. Quantity: 6 Electronic document(s).
J W Andrews - Diary (electronic transcription and partial scan of MSX-6762)
Date: 15-27 Jul 1893, 1899-1906, 2002
From: Bear family : Diaries, notebooks and related material
Reference: MSDL-0115
Description: Scanned copy and transcript of diary kept by Andrews who accompanied Thomas Waterloo Bear on their visit to London and Reading; it was written in the `hope the perusal of it & the guide & programmes will induce my cousins to try & visit the Old Country' Quantity: 2 Electronic document(s).
Transcripts of obituaries for Thomas William Bear
Date: 1930, 2002
From: Bear family : Diaries, notebooks and related material
Reference: MSDL-0116
Description: Includes transcripts of the death notices and obituaries published in the Hawkes Bay Herald and the Daily Telegraph (Napier), 1930. Quantity: 1 Electronic document(s).