Diary of J.B. Graham, 17 January 1858-13 June 1858
- Component identifier:
- File 8
- Content Summary:
- The diary contains quite detailed entries covering Graham's visit to Australia. It describes his voyage from Marseilles to Malta, Alexandria, Suez, Aden, Port de Galle, Melbourne and Sydney (16 March), sightseeing in Sydney, the voyage from Sydney to Melbourne and Adelaide (10 April), meetings with Henry Ayers, Henry Rymill, Francis Dutton, John Ellis, Marshall McDermott and others, meetings of shareholders and directors of the South Australian Mining Association, a journey to Burra and inspection of the mines, a visit to a property at Clare, the Botanic Gardens in Adelaide, financial transactions, and his departure from Adelaide (12 May). The return voyage from Melbourne followed the same route via Ceylon and from Marseilles Graham travelled overland to Frankfurt.
- Processing information:
- M373
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- Parent Restrictions:
- Available for access.
- Parent Terms of Access:
- Many of the records digitised as part of the AJCP are still in copyright. Readers wishing to publish or reproduce documents should seek permission, in the first instance, from the owner of the original material.
- Location of this collection:
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Parkes PlaceCanberra ACT 2600, Australia
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