Private journal of Arthur Packe (d.1857), on surveying voyages of H.M.S. Rattlesnake and Bramble, 26 November 1846-02 December 1849

Component identifier:: File 15
Content Summary:: The journal is very detailed and describes the voyage from England to Australia, surveying operations in Bass Strait, the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait, the exploring expedition of E. Kennedy, attacks by natives, visits to Port Essington, relations with Capt. O. Stanley, Lieut. C. Yule, J. MacGillivray. There are also recipes for food and medicine, tables on temperatures and winds, deep sea soundings, copies of papers on the funderal of O. Stanley in 1850, and copies of papers on farming near Monte Video in 1853-1957. (214 pp.)
Processing information:: M2124

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Parent Restrictions:: Available for Access.
Parent Terms of Access:: 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.

Location of this collection:: National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia