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Moore, Walter Montagu, 1851-1929 : Journal / transcribed and indexed by Marsha Donaldson (electronic transcription of MS-1665)
- Date
- 31 Oct 1873-8 Feb 1876 (transcribed 2007)
- By
- Moore, Walter Montagu, 1851-1929Donaldson, Marsha Penelope, 1945-
- Reference
- MSDL-1260
- Description
Account of voyage to Canterbury on Crusader with his brothers Francis and Henry, 1873-1874, and return voyage to England a year later on the Merope. Describes his stay in Christchurch, trips to Governor's Bay and Akaroa, to Hokitika via Arthur's Pass, trip to visit numerous sheep stations in South Canterbury, social events, cricket matches, balls, Professor Bickerton's lectures, Transit of Venus Expedition (lead by Major Palmer, R.E., chief astronomer), Canterbury runholders and settlers including Lysaght family, Thomas Potts (Ohinetahi), etc. Trip to North Island via Wellington, thermal region, Tauranga, Auckland, and return to Christchurch before leaving for England on the Merope in Jan 1875. Includes brief account of Walter's return voyage to New Zealand, Oct 1875-8 Feb 1876 on the Crusader.
Includes index of people, sheep stations and ships mentioned
Accompanying material - Newspaper report of 1873-1874 voyage of Crusader, & 1874 voyage of the Merope (Transit of Venus expedition on board) (from Lyttelton Times); biographical notes & 1861 census for Moore family; biographical entry for Thomas Potts (NZ dictionary of biography / Scholefield)
Quantity: 1 Electronic document(s).
Processing information: Part of SBDD project (Shipboard diary digitisation)
- Additional description
Alternative form available: Hardcopy of this transcription is available at MS-Papers-8722
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- No access restrictions
- Part of
- Donaldson, Marsha Penelope, 1945-: Collection / Donaldson, Marsha Penelope, 1945- : Research papers and transcripts
- Format
- 1 Electronic document(s), Diaries, Electronic records (Digital records), Personal narratives, Transcriptions (Documents), Electronic documents
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