Journal of Henry Stobart, 1853

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Stobart commenced the journal on 30 January 1853 at Cape Town, on his voyage to Australia, and the last entry was written on his arrival in Brisbane on 7 July 1853. There is considerable duplication between the journal and his letters to his mother. The journal, however, contains a more detailed account of the travels of Stobart and his companions in New South Wales. The first journey in April and May 1853 was inland from Sydney to Emu Plains, Bathurst, Carcoa, Sofala, Mudgee, the Blue Mountains and the Illawarra. The second journey in June and July 1853 was the long ride from Newcastle to Maitland, Muswellbrook, Tamworth, Armidale, Tenterfield, Warwick and Ipswich. (ms and typescript copy, 100pp.)

The last item in the collection is an undated portrait of Henry Stobart.

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