Diary of Col. W. Harry Christie, 1836

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Component identifier:
Series 6401/17
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1 item
Content Summary:

Diary from the voyage between Gravesend and Sydney, via Dublin and Cork, on the convict ship Captain Cook (typescript copy).

The diary contains detailed entries describing the layout of the ship, daily routine, relations with the crew, deaths, an attempt by convicts to seize the ship, lashings, fishing, convict songs, birds, and his first impressions of Sydney.

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Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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