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Date: 1840-1862, 2008

By: Youngman family

Reference: MS-Papers-9269

Description: Writing from Kaiapoi, James and Mary Youngman describe their voyage to Lyttelton on the `Zealandia' in 1858, their first impressions of Canterbury, Maori and their life in general since their arrival in Canterbury. Also photographs of fly-leaf of the Youngman family Bible (taken 2008) showing Youngman family entries dated 1840 to 1862. Note by donor Pat Youngman relating to a cousin Muriel Younger ; note relating to provenance of original shipboard letter/diary Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss, printed matter (copies, some encapsulated)

Date: 1890-1891, (transcribed 2004)

By: Bartle, Elsie May, 1879-

Reference: MS-Papers-8521

Description: Elsie May Bartle; Shipboard diary of her travels from Norfolk, England to Wellington, New Zealand during November 1890 on board the New Zealand Steamship Co ship SS Kaikoura. A daily record of the voyage kept by 11 year old Elsie Bartle travelling with her family in steerage class, and transcribed and printed by her granddaughter E M Price. Diary entries from 11 November 1890, the day the family left Norfolk for London, till they arrived at Lyttelton on 1 Jan 1891. Elsie gives a full description of events on board, including Neptune's visit on Crossing the Line and Christmas Day celebrations. Included in the booklet is an introduction by E M Price, a photograph of the family taken prior to their departure, a copy of a page from Elsie's diary and an index to people, ships, places and events. Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Printed matter Finding Aids: Indexed.

Date: 1841-1843, 1880-1882 (transcribed 2014)

By: Laslett, Thomas, 1811-1887

Reference: MSDL-2285

Description: Electronic transcription of Thomas Laslett's New Zealand journal (4) by Meri Low with support from Dr Neville Ritchie and David Wilton. The transcription was commissioned by the Department of Conservation and completed in September 2014. This transcribed journal was one of three journals re-written by Laslett in 1878-1881 from his original diaries from his four visits to New Zealand in 1833-1834, 1837-1838, 1839-1841, 1841-1843. The journals contain original drawings from the original diaries. On his first voyage, Laslett was carpenter on the HMS Buffalo assisting the Surveyors. And was Timber Inspector for the Admiralty on the HMS Buffalo for three voyages and the HMS Tortoise for the last. The journals contain full descriptions of the ship parties' activities, including descriptions of places, Maori villages, Maori practices, disputes between Maori and between Maori and the ship's party, timber collecting practices including employment of Maori labour, problems between crew and officers, European population, and descriptions of flora. Source of title - Supplied by Library Quantity: 1 Electronic document(s). Provenance: Transcription commissioned by the Department of Conservation