Journal of Lord Elphinstone kept on his travels in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, 04 December 1884-21 July 1885

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Item Box 67/1

Content Summary:

The journal describes the voyage from London to Melbourne on the Indus, including stops at Malta, Suez, Colombo and Albany, his stay at Government House, Melbourne, as a guest of Sir Henry Loch, a visit to Sir Samuel Wilson's station at Burrumbeet, the gold workings at Ballarat and Sandhurst, bushfires, his meeting and travels with the English historian J.A. Froude, impressions of Sydney, travels in New Zealand (March 1885) including Auckland and Rotorua, the Pink and White Terraces, discussions on government assisted migration and the meat export trade, meeting with Sir George Grey at Kawau Island, his voyage to Hawaii on SS Australia, travels in Hawaii (April 1885) meetings with Queen Emma and King Kalakaua, the death of Queen Emma, Hawaii's relations with Britain and the United States, and his journey back to Britain via San Francisco, Chicago, Montreal and New York.

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M986

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