Fry, James Arthur Barrett, b 1850 : Reminiscences of James Arthur Barrett Fry

Cover James' birth, childhood in London, the voyage to New Zealand on the `African' in 1861, his work on the `Southern Cross' newspaper in Auckland, impressions of Dunedin and New Zealand in general, his employment as a shearer, station hand, miner, gardener and carter in NSW and Victoria 1865-1876. Includes sketch maps detailing his travels in Australia and an undated photograph of farm labourers.

Source of title - Transcribed

Relationship complexity - Micro-MS-0860 includes his shipboard diary kept on the `African'

James Fry was born in England. In 1861 the Fry family emigrated to New Zealand settling in Auckland, then Dunedin, where James' father became a storekeeper on the goldfields. In 1865 the family moved to Melbourne.

Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s) positive.

Physical Description: Mss and typescript

Finding Aids: Detailed index at front.

Microfilm available in Katherine Mansfield Reading Room.