MANUSCRIPT
Mawhinney, Bethia, 1864-1943 : Diary by Bethia Cromb on board the Kaikoura
- Date
- 22 Oct-3 Dec 1887, nd
- By
- Mawhinney, Bethia, 1864-1943
- Reference
- MS-Group-0475
- Description
Cromb describes her family's travels from Edinburgh to Plymouth, their embarkation on to the `Kaikoura' which left on 22 Oct 1887, and the daily activities and events of shipboard life with considerable detail about the passengers and crew. Although it is in diary mode, it is more like an episodic essay as Cromb narrates stories rather than simply noting events. A genealogical summary accompanies MS-Papers-5595.
Source of title - Transcribed
Bethia Cromb later became Bethia Mawhinney. Cromb family were assisted emigrants on the 'Kaikoura', arriving at Wellington on 3 Dec 1887 and then to Port Chalmes on the 'Waihola'.
Quantity: 2 folder(s). 0.02 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Holograph and typescript (photocopies)
Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mr T Ballantine, Johnsonville, Wellington, March, July 1996
- Additional description
Alternative form available: Holograph (photocopy) held by Otago Settlers Museum, Dunedin [C 30]
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Format
- 2 folder(s), 0.02 Linear Metres, Diaries, Personal narratives, Manuscripts, Holograph and typescript (photocopies)
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Diary on board the Kaikoura
Date: 22 Oct-3 Dec 1887
From: Mawhinney, Bethia, 1864-1943 : Diary by Bethia Cromb on board the Kaikoura
Reference: MS-Papers-5595
Description: Bethia Cromb (latere Mawhinney) recorded daily entries of the voyage of the `Kaikoura' from Scotland to New Zealand. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Holograph (photocopy)
Diary on board the Kaikoura
Date: 22 Oct-3 Dec 1887
From: Mawhinney, Bethia, 1864-1943 : Diary by Bethia Cromb on board the Kaikoura
Reference: MS-Papers-5481
Description: Cromb describes her family's travels from Edinburgh to Plymouth, their embarkation on to the `Kaikoura' which left on 22 Oct 1887. She wrote of the daily activities and events of shipboard life with considerable detail about the passengers and crew. Although it is in diary mode, it is more like an episodic essay as Cromb narrates stories about the voyage rather than simply noting chronological events. Quantity: 1 folder(s) (17 leaves). Physical Description: Typescript (photocopy)