Letterbook, 17 February 1885-14 September 1885

Component identifier:

File 10

Content Summary:

Pressed copies of letters from Bridge (Espiegle, Sydney, Thursday Island, Singapore, Aden, Malta, Devonport) to Commander in Chief and others reporting the proceedings of the ship.

Subjects include: desertion of Private Browning; fine to be paid by Peru Islander for pillaging Orwell; men wishing to remain on station; extra issue of chocolate; alterations that have been made to ship; release of pigeons put on board by Mr Gray, Secretary of NSW Pigeon Society; voyage home.

(200p., indexed, rest of volume blank, some faint copies, continues from previous volume.)

Processing information:

M3065

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