Diary kept by Francis Hodgson on the sailing ship La Hogue during part of the voyage from Australia to England, 29 January 1860-27 March 1860
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- File 1
- Content Summary:
- Hodgson was aged 11 when he wrote this diary and the ship, captained by John Williams, was sailing eastward across the Pacific. In most of the entries he recorded the position of the ship and also referred to sightings of other ships and islands, games, church services, Bible classes, and crossing the antipodes (longitude 180 degrees).
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- M729
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Parkes PlaceCanberra ACT 2600, Australia
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