Death of James Henry Prowse, February 1873-June 1876
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- File BR 66/114
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Correspondence, invoices and accounts concerning the death of a seaman, James Henry Prowse, who was drowned at Sandridge, Victoria, on 2 February 1873 and was buried in Melbourne with Roman Catholic rites. The papers include correspondence with Catherine Collins and John Foley in Ireland (26 July; 11 Oct 1873); invoices and wages due to Prowse; invoice for funeral John Dally, undertaker, Melbourne (Feb 1873).
The file also includes letters from J.B. Press to his parents 28 Feb 1873, Fremantle; 14 Jun 1876 Batavia re. voyage; 17 Jun 1873, S. de Beer Melbourne to J. C. Press, Yarmouth, re. accounts (20p).
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- M2316
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Parkes PlaceCanberra ACT 2600, Australia
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