Dod, Elizabeth Fanny, fl 1891: Diary

Fanny's diary covers the period 14 May to 4 September 1891 where she describes her daily life on board the ship `Arawa'. It includes many descriptions of New Zealand and her encounters with the local people and places, in particular the Wellington, Dunedin and Christchurch regions. Includes also photocopied pictures of the ship`Arawa', pages from her original diary plus a picture of the Dod family camping at Birkdale, Lancashire in 1889.

Source of title - Supplied

Fanny Elizabeth Dod and her sister Eleanor FitzGerald left London and boarded the `Arawa' at Plymouth on 14 May 1891 and disembarked in Capetown, parts of Western Australia, Wellington, Dunedin, Lyttelton and then back to England on 4 September 1891.

Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres.

Physical Description: Typed transcript

Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Ms B Bolam, Whangaparaoa, 1998