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Bluck family : Papers

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Date

1863-1899, 1977

By

Bluck familyBluck, Alfred, 1843-1919; Bluck, Edgar, 1852-1932; Perry, Lucy, 1841-1892

Reference

MS-Papers-2556

Description

Collection consists of the journal of Alfred Bluck covering his voyage from England to Lyttelton on the `Zealandia', 31 August - 8 December 1863, active service as a Taranaki Volunteer 1863-1866 & farming at Tuakau to 1867; Edgar Bluck's journal, June 1888-April 1889 written as a letter to his brother Frederick recounting his travels in Queensland & gold-mining in New Guinea; one photograph of Agnas Bluck, one letter from Lucy Bluck, 1 March 1877, to the Secretary of the Canterbury Board of Education requesting equipment for the newly-opened Harrisville School where she was the first teacher; pamphlet, Harrisville school centennial 1877-1977.

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Quantity: 2 folder(s). 0.02 Linear Metres.

Physical Description: Mss and typescripts, printed matter, photograph

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Format

2 folder(s), 0.02 Linear Metres, Diaries, Personal correspondence, Publications (Documents), Personal narratives, Manuscripts, Mss and typescripts, printed matter, photograph

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