Diary of Lord Carrington, 1890

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The diary contains numerous newspaper cuttings and, as a result, there are no entries for many days and most entries are quite short. The major exception is Carrington's tour of New Zealand in January 1890, which is described in some detail. The entries refer inter alia to the Australasian Federal Conference in Melbourne (Feb. 1890), conversations with ministers and others about federation, Executive Council meetings, debates in the New South Wales Parliament, activities of Rupert Carington and other staff, deputations, visits to Gundagai, Bourke, Dubbo, Wagga, Melbourne, Hobart and Launceston, flooding of the River Darling, honours, the arrival of Royal Navy vessels in Sydney, the great maritime strike (Sept. 1890), visitors to Government House, visits to schools, concerts, race meetings, plans for Carrington's return to England, the appointment of Lord Jersey as his successor, the farewell levée at Government House and other farewell gatherings, the departure of the Carringtons from Moss Vale (2 Nov. 1890), the journey to Melbourne and Adelaide, and the voyage on the Orizaba from Adelaide to Naples.

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