Voyage from Adelaide to King George's Sound on the SS Alexandra, travels in the south-west of Western Australia, and the return voyage from King George's Sound to Adelaide on the mail steamer, 25 May 1868-20 July 1868

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Refers to Edelsten's impressions of Albany, Perth, Fremantle and Guildford, rides in the Albany district, Western Australian flowers, plant collecting, kangaroo shooting, a meeting with the Governor, John Hampton, meetings with Perth residents, the Swan River, sea shells, trees and timber, and convict gangs.

The most detailed section of the diary describes the journey back to Albany in wet weather, following bad roads and camping in the bush. There are several photographs in this section, including scenes of Albany, Perth, Fremantle and Guildford, a sheep station, and Indigenous Australians.

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