Guide to the Papers of Frederick A. Edelsten (as filmed by AJCP), 1867-1868
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Summary
- Collection number:
- M837
- Creator:
- Edelsten, Frederick A.
- Extent:
- 4 items
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.
Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.
Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)
- Availability:
- Available
- Access conditions:
- Available for reference.
Background
- Content Summary:
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Diary kept by Frederick Edelesten on the voyage from London to Adelaide, while travelling in South Australia and Western Australia, and on the return journey from Adelaide to London, July 1867 – October 1868.
The diary is divided into four parts, describing four journeys made by Edelsten, and his signature appears at the end of the each part. With the exception of the first part, there are very few precise dates and it is likely that Edelsten wrote these accounts retrospectively. This is certainly true of the third section in which the diary entries are interspersed with photographs.
- Biographical / Historical:
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Frederick A. Edelsten (1848-1915) was born in Edgbaston, Warwickshire, the son of Peter Edelsten, a pin manufacturer, and his wife Jane. His family had connections with the Adelaide firm of Edelsten, Kingsborough and Pearson, wholesale drapers and warehousemen, which later became Edelsten Co. In 1867 he sailed to Adelaide on the clipper City of Adelaide and, a month after his arrival, he was presented to Prince Alfred, the Duke of Edinburgh, who was visiting Adelaide. In 1868 he made a trip to the south-east of South Australia and then travelled to Albany and Perth. Soon afterwards, he sailed to Ceylon and France on the SS Bombay and SS Mooltan.
Edelsten returned to Australia in 1869 and was involved in the business of Edelsten and Co. In 1871 he purchased a property in Howard Springs in the Northern Territory, which remained in the family for over a century. By 1876 he was back in England where he married Maria Morgan. For the rest of his life he lived in London and Enfield and worked as a mercantile clerk and later as a merchant. With his two sons he formed the London firm of F.A. Edelsten Co., Australian and general commission merchants. He made a final visit to Australia with his youngest son in 1906.
Access and use
- Conditions Governing Access:
- Available for Access.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- 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.
- Preferred citation:
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Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.
Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.
Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)
- Location of this collection:
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Parkes PlaceCanberra ACT 2600, Australia
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