Letter from Inez Elliot

Date
[196-]
By
Elliot, Inez, active 1960s
Reference
MS-Papers-11689
Description

Letter from Inez Elliot to Eileen Tiller (ca 1960s), which describes family life in the various lighthouses Elliot grew up in around New Zealand as a child during the early part of the Twentieth Century. She recalls stories of childhood activities, weather storms, the First World War, visits from launches and mentions a shipwreck off Cape Brett.

Inez Elliot's parents were lighthouse keepers at various lighthouses around New Zealand.

Title transcribed from item.

Relationship complexity - Photographs relating to the lighthouse at Cape Brett accompany the donation of this letter and are in the Photographic Archive is Series-6581.

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

Physical Description: Typescript

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1 folder(s), 0.01 Linear Metres, Personal correspondence, Manuscripts, Typescript
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