MANUSCRIPT
Bartle, Elsie May, b 1879 : Shipboard diary of her travels... SS Kaikoura / transcribed by Elizabeth Madgwick Price and Kirsty Amanda Price
- Date
- 1890-1891, (transcribed 2004)
- By
- Bartle, Elsie May, 1879-Price, Elizabeth Madgwick, active 2006; Price, Kirsty Amanda, active 2006
- 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.
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Format
- 1 folder(s), 0.01 Linear Metres, Diaries, Manuscripts, Personal narratives, Transcriptions (Documents), Printed matter
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