Diary kept by Charles Westmoreland on voyage Plymouth to Rockhampton on Melpomene (31p.), 12 October 1882-03 March 1883
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Reception at Plymouth in Emigrants home; boarding Melpomene; rough weather; death of baby; housekeeping routines; reduced rations; entertainments; Christmas Day and New Year celebrations; landing at Rockhampton (31 Jan 1883); reception quarters very poor; arrival of more emigrants; employment prospects of girls and families; move from depot into lodgings; Westmoreland starts working for the Corporation.
Transliterated, typed copy.
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