Diary of Australia, New Zealand, America (92p.), 01 January 1916-22 June 1916

Component identifier:: File A12/3
Content Summary:: Arrival in New York; Chicago; Canada; sailed on Niagra for Honolulu; Young Australian League on board; Suva; New Zealand; Sydney; stay at 'Australia', 'rooms are small, food very bad'; press interviews; lectures at Town Hall; visit from Censor; comments on Sydney and Australia – 'the people of Sydney live out of doors…there is little or no culture', power of trade unions, freedom of women, '…Australian character is extremely independent…' social life, food 'the badness of the cooking is only equalled by the manner in which the food is served'; journey to Melbourne; visit to Sir Munro Fergusson; lectures; journey to Sale - rejoicing at first rain for several years; Ballarat - visit to old gold diggings; Geelong; races at Melbourne; Tasmania - admires scenery; Melbourne; Adelaide - luncheon at House of Commons; visit to Governor Sir Thomas Galloway; Hyland Penfold's winery; Melbourne; Sydney; Brisbane - lunch with Governor Sir Hamilton Gould Adams; visit to army camp; release of his Gallipoli films in Sydney; voyage in Riverina to Wellington; comparison with Australia; lecturing at Napier and Auckland, Wanganui, Palmerston North, Christchurch, Timaru - golf course 'one of the best in New Zealand', Dunedin, Invercargill; voyage to England in Macura; Canada; America.
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