Diary of Lady Carrington, 1885

Component identifier:: File
Content Summary:: The diary refers to social events at High Wycombe and London, meetings with Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales, the offer to Carrington of the governorship of New South Wales (3 March 1885), the defeat of the Gladstone Government (June 1885), the award of the GCMG to Carrington, preparations for the journey, the departure from London (26 Oct. 1885), the journey overland to Paris, Turin, Bologna and Brindisi and the voyage on SS Carthage to Suez, Colombo, Albany, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney (11 Dec. 1885), meetings with ministers and leading figures in the colony, social events at Government House, and the opening of the Art Gallery at the Sydney Domain (23 Dec. 1885).
Processing information:: M929

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Location of this collection:: National Library of Australia

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Canberra ACT 2600, Australia