Guide to the Collections held by the Merseyside Maritime Museum (as filmed by the AJCP), 1808-1900

Summary

Collection number:

M2910-M2911

Creator:

Merseyside Maritime Museum

Extent:

25 items

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for reference.

Background

Content Summary:

Papers 1864-1866 of James Baines and Co, concerning the company's ships Elizabeth Ann Bright and Netherby.

Journal 23 March-19 July 1867 of J.T. Deighton kept on a voyage on the Fred Warren from Liverpool to Melbourne.

Journal 8 July-21 August 1856 possibly kept by a Catholic priest on the Morning Light on a journey from Liverpool to Melbourne.

Diary and notebook 1878-79 kept by F.G. Pearson on a voyage to Melbourne on the Loch Sloy.

Diary 1876-1877 of Sara Stephens kept on a voyage from London to Lyttelton on the Cardigan Castle referring to quarantine of women at Ripa Island.

Papers 1899-1900 of William Midgley, including description of a voyage from Liverpool on the Grasmere and bill from Chinese store at Brewarrina.

Papers 1856-1891 of William C. Barker, including accounts of voyage to Sydney on the Alnwick Castle and to New Zealand on the Mataura.

Diary 1884-1885 kept by J. Weston Smethurst on a voyage from Liverpool to Melbourne on the General Roberts and then on the Rotomahana to Auckland.

Related

Existence and Location of Copies:

The original AJCP microfilm of the records filmed from this collection is available at the National Library of Australia [https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn804971] as well as other institutions holding AJCP microfilm.

Existence and Location of Originals:

Merseyside Maritime Museum. Albert Dock, Liverpool L3 4AA, England. For further information see Merseyside Maritime Museum (http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/archive/).

Conditions Governing Access:

Available for Access.

Conditions Governing Use:

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.

Preferred citation:

Acknowledgement of use of this material should refer to the location of the original material and to the Australian Joint Copying Project.

Items from this collection should include references to the location of the original material and to the AJCP nla.obj number, which serves as the online identifier for the digital copy.

Example: M Series: Journal of Capt. James Cook, 18 February 1770, British Library Add. MS 27885 (AJCP ref: http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1234)

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

Contact:

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