Dallam Tower (Ship)

Date: 1873-1928

By: Baker, Josephine Harriette Anne, 1858-1913

Reference: MS-Papers-0167

Description: Mainly diaries and inward correspondence from her husband, relations and friends including Flora Acland, 1879-1885; Fanny Bagot, 1875-1876; her grandmother, F. A. Dicken, 1879; sister Ada Dicken, 1876-1899, Beatrice `Bebe' Knight, 1899, and Eleanor Inman, 1873-1899; Emma Packe, n.d.; her aunt Augusta Parker, 1875-1889; and Amelia Soder, 1885; referring to domestic events. Includes reminiscences of her childhood in England written between 1891 and 1905. Also essays, recipe books, poetry, sketches and other writings, as well as some personal material associated with her husband who had a private school for boys at French Farm, Akaroa Includes shipboard diary kept by T S Baker on board the Dallam Tower, 11 May-26 Jul 1873, and a fragment of the original passenger list. The ship left London in May 1873. The ship encountered a cyclone in July 1873 which dismasted the ship. Some passengers were transshipped to the `Cape Clear' for Sydney and others stayed on the `Dallam Tower' to Melbourne where they transshipped to the SS Albion for the final voyage to New Zealand Josephine `Dodo' Dicken emigrated from England in 1873 with her father Thomas and sisters and brothers. The Family settled on a property at French Farm, Banks Peninsula. She married Thomas Southey Baker in Christchurch, 17 December 1878. They had four daughters. Quantity: 86 folder(s). 0.30 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph, Mss Finding Aids: Inventory available.

Date: 1874-1875 (1981)

By: Simpson, John, 1841-1911

Reference: MS-Papers-2401

Description: Simpson's diary describes the voyage and gives brief descriptions of Wellington, Wanganui and Bulls Simpson, a cabinet maker from Birmingham, came to New Zealand with his wife and children on the `Dallam tower' in 1875, travelling as steerage passengers. Their infant son Harry died during the voyage. After brief stay in Wellington the family moved to Wanganui and then on to Bulls where Simpson obtained work as a carpenter. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (26 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typed transcript (photocopy)

Date: 1 November 1878-19 January 1879

From: Pheney family: Shipboard diaries and portraits

By: Pheney, Frances Pople, 1856-1939

Reference: MS-Papers-12139-2

Description: Loose leaf shipboard diary by Frances Pople Pheney written on board the 'Dallam Tower' during a voyage to Otago in 1878-1879. The manuscript is headed "Diary written on board the Dallam Tower bound for Otago" and the first entry dated "1st November". Subsequent entries are dated 3 November, 4 November, 5 November, 6 November, 7 November, 16 November, 18 November, 19 November, 20 November, 21 November, 25 November, 2 December, 16 December, 18 December, and 30 December 1878, and 7 January, 11 January, 12 January, 13 January, 15 January, and 19 January 1879. Includes description of 21st birthday on board the ship, and the arrival in Dunedin took place on 15 January 1879. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holograph, loose leaf manuscript, 58 pages, written in ink on paper watermarked "J Whatman 1876", 20.5 x 13 cm.

Date: 1873

From: Baker, Josephine Harriette Anne, 1858-1913 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0167-01

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: [ca 1930-1997]

From: Arnold, Rollo Davis, 1926-1998 : Papers

Reference: 99-257-24/1

Description: Includes notes and correspondence relating to immigrant families who came to New Zealand in the 1870s; also correspondence re `The Farthest promised land'. Includes correspondence with descendants, Public Record Office, marriage and death certificates, family trees, etc. Also shipboard diary kept by John Simpson on the `Dallam Tower', 17 Dec [1874]-8 Apr 1875 Quantity: 1 box(es). Physical Description: Mss, typescripts and printed matter

Date: [1873]

From: Baker, Josephine Harriette Anne, 1858-1913 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-0167-02

Description: Includes an account of the voyage from `The Empire', Sydney Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1850-1851, 1878-1879, 2000

From: Pheney family: Shipboard diaries and portraits

By: Sinnott, Rex Mitchell, active 2007

Reference: MS-Papers-8756

Description: Contains two typed transcripts of detailed shipboard diaries written by Richard Pheney for the `Eden' 1850-1851, and by his grand daughter, Frances Pheney, for the 'Dallam Tower' 1877-1878. Both transcribed by their descendant, Rex Sinnott, in 2000; also included are obituaries for Richard Pheney and biographical notes on Frances Pheney. Source of title - Supplied by Library Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donation, Rex Sinnott, 2007

Date: 1873

From: De Maus, David Alexander, 1847-1925 :Shipping negatives

Reference: 1/2-012592-G

Description: Photograph of a painting (photographer and artist unidentified), depicting the ship Dallam Tower at the beginning of the storm which severely damaged her en route to Port Chalmers in 1873. This image, photographed by David Alexander De Maus from a book, is linked with two further pictures of the Dallam Tower: Beginning of the storm (1/2-012591), and 'Dallam Tower' under jury masts (1/2-012593). Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - "Dallam Tower" Storm at it's height.; Photographer's title on negative - bottom left - 2 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

Date: 1873

From: De Maus, David Alexander, 1847-1925 :Shipping negatives

Reference: 1/2-012591-G

Description: Photograph of a painting (photographer and artist unidentified), depicting the ship Dallam Tower at the beginning of the storm which severely damaged her en route to Port Chalmers in 1873. This image, photographed by David Alexander De Maus from a book, is linked with two further pictures of the Dallam Tower: Storm at it's height (1/2-012592), and 'Dallam Tower' under jury masts (1/2-012593). Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - "Dallam Tower" Beginning of the storm. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches

Date: 1873

From: De Maus, David Alexander, 1847-1925 :Shipping negatives

Reference: 1/2-012593-G

Description: Photograph of a painting (photographer and artist unidentified), depicting the ship Dallam Tower at the beginning of the storm which severely damaged her en route to Port Chalmers in 1873. This image, photographed by David Alexander De Maus from a book, is linked with two further pictures of the Dallam Tower: Beginning of the storm (1/2-012591), and 'Dallam Tower' Storm at it's height (1/2-012592). Inscriptions: Photographer's title on negative - bottom centre - "Dallam Tower." Under jury masts.; Photographer's title on negative - bottom right - 3 Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.5 x 4.75 inches