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Manuscript

TD 1 Smith of Jordanhill, TD 35 A G Manrea, P Henderson and Co' TD 57 J D Dunn and Co, ...

Date: 1826-1935

From: Australian Joint Copying Project : Miscellaneous Series microfilm

Reference: Micro-MS-Coll-20-2991

Description: Comprises photographs of the Smith family, details of the Paddy Henderson fleet, passenger lists 1871-1880, various shipping papers, family correspondence, all relevant to Australia and New Zealand Quantity: 1 microfilm reel(s).

Manuscript

Hilliker, George, fl 1874 : Voyage to Otago, New Zealand / transcribed by Marsha Donaldson

Date: 30 Sep 1874-20 Jan 1875, 2001

From: Donaldson, Marsha Penelope, 1945-: Collection

By: Hilliker, George, active 1874

Reference: MS-Papers-7084

Description: Account of voyage from Gravesend to Port Chalmers on the vessel `Margaret Galbraith'. Hilliker was travelling in the single men's compartment and his brief daily entries record the ship's progress, vessels sighted, weather and events on board. He arrived at Port Chalmers on 9 Jan and took the steamer to Oamaru, his final destination, arriving on 20 Jan 1875. The account is written in the form of a letter which was probably posted back to relatives in England Quantity: 1 folder(s) (12 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typed transcript Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by M Donaldson, 2001

Map

Duncan, George Smith, fl 1875 :Plan shewing subdivision of allots. 8 to 11, 22 to 25 Bk...

Date: 1875

By: Duncan, George Smith, 1852?-1930

Reference: MapColl-834.5292gbbd/1875/Acc.42698

Description: Cadastral map showing surveyed sections between Bay View and Oxford roads, Dunedin. Gives section numbers and dimensions of sections. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Ink on paper, coloured, scale [1:792], 54.6 x 46.4 cm. Provenance: Purchased from Plumbly's Auction House, Dunedin, 2003

Manuscript

A voyage from Greenock to Auckland

Date: 1882-1883

Reference: MS-2199

Description: The diary, written by an unidentified male saloon passenger, describes the voyage of the Oamaru from Greenock to Port Chalmers, and thence, per SS Wairarapa to Auckland; contains day-to-day descriptions of shipboard life; included is a copy of Capatin Wright's log with passenger list, as printed in the Otago Daily Times, 29 Jan 1883 Publication - Published in `Historical review, Whakatane and District', May & Nov 1973 Source of title - Supplied title Quantity: 1 volume(s) (ca 80 pages). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Ms and printed matter (16 cm, black buckram slip case) Pasted in front cover printed copy of a world map with the route of the voyage indicated in ink

Manuscript

Baker, Josephine Harriette Anne, 1858-1913 : Papers

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.

Other

McCaw, John, 1849-1930 : Biography of my life for the benefit of my children

Date: 1929

By: McCaw, John, 1849-1930

Reference: MS-1164

Description: Includes brief description of the voyage to Otago on board the `Oamaru' arriving Feb 1875 Quantity: 1 volume(s) (18 pages). Physical Description: Typescript (27 cm; blue linen)

Manuscript

Research papers on the Coghill family

Date: 1999-2000, [ca 1860-1930]

From: Chisholm, Jocelyn Bell, 1928-2010 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-10799-002

Description: Correspondence, notes, transcripts, printed material and other papers relating to the Coghill family, who arrived in Dunedin 1860, and to whom Jocelyn Chisholm was related. Contains material on the early Dunedin artist, Robert Brunton Coghill Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Manuscript

New Zealand Exhibition (Dunedin) : Papers

Date: 1864-1865

By: New Zealand Exhibition (1865: Dunedin, N.Z.)

Reference: MS-Papers-0707/1

Description: Inward correspondence concerning the exhibition from intending exhibitors, jurors, etc and Agent-General for New Zealand in London. Source of title - Transcribed title Quantity: 1 folder(s) (119 leaves). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (photocopies)

Manuscript

Locke, Frederick James, 1839-1915 : Diary

Date: 1872-1909

By: Locke, Frederick James, 1839-1915

Reference: MS-Papers-4877

Description: Diary written by Locke on board the `Charlotte Gladstone'. Covering the period 29 Oct 1872-16 Feb 1873, the diary gives a day to day account of the voyage from Gravesend to Port Chalmers including mention of a party of Brogden's workers on board and the high number of deaths due to typhoid. Diary entries for 1891 to 1896 describe Locke's life in the Riverton area, and 1899 entries describe a voyage made to Jersey and Guernsey Islands, London and Paris. The final entries cover the period 1901 to 1909 when Locke lived in Riverton and Invercargill. Also included is a typescript of the part of the diary describing the voyage on the `Charlotte Gladstone', biographical information about Locke and his family and `Otago Daily Times' entries about the voyage of the `Charlotte Gladstone'. Source of title - supplied Quantity: 2 folder(s). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph and typescript (photocopy)

Other

Scrapbook

Date: 1875

From: Chapman, Eichelbaum and Rosenberg families : Papers

Reference: MSX-7950

Description: Newspaper cuttings, mainly consisting of the regular column `Passing notes', possibly contributed to by Chapman, from the Otago Daily Times. Quantity: 1 volume(s).

Manuscript

Hilliker, George, fl 1874: Voyage to Otago, New Zealand

Date: 30 Sep 1874-20 Jan 1875

By: Hilliker, George, active 1874

Reference: MS-Papers-0297

Description: Account of voyage from Gravesend to Port Chalmers on the vessel `Margaret Galbraith'. Hilliker was travelling in the single men's compartment and his daily entries record the ship's progress, vessels sighted, weather and events on board. He arrived at Port Chalmers on 9 Jan and took the steamer to Oamaru, his final destination, arriving on 20 Jan 1875. The diary is written in the form of a letter which was probably posted back to relatives in England. Source of title - Transcribed title Quantity: 1 folder(s) (20 pages). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mr A S Hilliker, 1967

Manuscript

Barr, Avon Sinclair Dalrymple, 1929- : Papers relating to the Trotter family

Date: [1928], 1992

By: Barr, Avon Sinclair Dalrymple, 1929-

Reference: MS-Papers-6851

Description: Comprises family tree for the Trotter family compiled by Tony Trotter in 1992 and photocopy of transcript of reminiscences by Alex Trotter, following on from 1859. Trotter's reminiscences describe his family and their life in Southland while they lived in Appleby, Invercargill, Woodlands, his schooling in Dunedin. He writes of his work on a high country run at Kingston, the Roslin estate and other properties, of surveying, journey to Australia, working as a traveller for the Southland Farmers' Coop, farming, establishment in business, settling down at Waikanae and various trips around New Zealand. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (14 leaves, 2 pages). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescripts with corrections

Manuscript

Parry family : Papers

Date: 1853-1902

By: Parry family

Reference: MS-Papers-0262

Description: Personal letters written to Charles and Alice Parry in England by relatives in New Zealand (mainly Dunedin) and Australia. Many descriptions of hard times in Dunedin; the effects of the rush to the goldfields; news of the wars in the north; references to sending New Zealand meat to Britain and some accounts of life in Sydney Quantity: 2 folder(s). 0.02 Linear Metres. Finding Aids: Piece-level inventory available.

Manuscript

Catherine O'Driscoll - Jacob Crow, a Cumberland miner in Otago

Date: 1995

From: Ted Gilberd Literary Trust : Essay competitions

Reference: MS-Papers-5757-15

Description: Story of Jacob Crow, from his birth in Cumberland to Joseph and Mary Crow (nee Jenkinson), early years in Whitehaven, marriage to Jane Leavens, immigration to Otago on the `Forfarshire' in 1879, arrival of his wife Jane & 3 children in 1881, employment as an iron miner, gold miner, race builder and quarryman, years living at Bannockburn, death of Jane and remarriage to Mrs Jane Reid Hodgson (nee Bell), and lives of his two daughters. Includes pedigree chart showing antecedents of Jacob Crow and Jane Leavens; map of Cumberland; map of Central Otago; photographs of the Crow family, ca 1879-1930s Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Manuscript

Harris, Charles, fl 1895 : Letter to his father

Date: 5-13 May 1895

By: Harris, Charles, active 1895

Reference: MS-Papers-0548

Description: Letter to his father from Dunedin and later Christchurch, giving his critical impressions of New Zealand and its inhabitants Quantity: 1 folder(s) (12 pages). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph (photocopy)

Manuscript

Smith, William, fl 1862 : Diary of voyage in the ship `Nelson' from Greenock to Port Ch...

Date: 1 May-16 Aug 1862

By: Smith, William, active 1862

Reference: MS-Papers-3609

Description: Smith gives a steerage passenger's candid views of the voyage, especially the weather experienced and the food which they had to eat Travelling in the company of his brother Rev James Smith and wife who gave birth to a daughter Cecilia a few days out from New Zealand Quantity: 1 folder(s) (1 volume, 32 pages). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mrs A Smith, Palmerston North, 1966

Other

Fulton, Catherine Henrietta Elliot, 1829-1919 : Autobiography

Date: 1915 (1952)

By: Fulton, Catherine Henrietta Elliot, 1829-1919

Reference: qMS-2069

Description: Catherine describes emigrating with her family on the `Ajax' in 1847, settling in Dunedin, and her marriage to James Fulton and subsequent life on a sheep station near East Taieri. She writes about family members, travel in New Zealand, and social life. Also an interesting account of being followed by `a dangerous lunatic' who `had frightened other women in isolated dwellings'. Accompanying material - At rear are photocopies of photographs lent for copying by Mr J E R Fulton (Wellington) from his copy, one of the original copies, of this manuscript (Acc 83-101, 5 Apr 1983). Photographic copies are held in Photographic Archive. Relationship complexity - Also in `Our fathers have told us' [qMS-1898, pp 224-225] Catherine Fulton's maiden name was Valpy. Quantity: 1 volume(s) (56 pages). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (28 cm; navy buckram)

Manuscript

Reynolds, William Hunter, 1822-1899 : Land deed and letter

Date: 1859-1860

By: Reynolds, William Hunter, 1822-1899

Reference: MS-Papers-3442

Description: Documents relating to the lease of land for a bonded store adjacent to Jetty Road, Dunedin. Includes letter from James Macandrew, Superintendent of Otago, 10 May 1860 Quantity: 1 folder(s) (4 pieces). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Mss

Manuscript

Research papers on the Coghill family

Date: 1995-2000, [ca 1860-1930]

From: Chisholm, Jocelyn Bell, 1928-2010 : Papers

Reference: MS-Papers-10799-006

Description: Correspondence, notes, transcripts, printed material and other papers relating to the Coghill family, who arrived in Dunedin 1860, and to whom Jocelyn Chisholm was related. Contains material on the early Dunedin artist, Robert Brunton Coghill. Includes material on the Coghill family reunion in Australia 1995 Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Manuscript

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

Date: 1850-1876, 1918?

By: Fry, James Arthur Barrett, 1850-

Reference: Micro-MS-0856

Description: 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.

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