Rossendale emigrants 1842-1883, edited by Jon Elliott, Rawtenstall Libraries, 1969

 
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The volume contains transcripts of the diary of Stephen Brennand and the letters of Rossendale emigrants in Australia and the United States.

The letters from Rossendale emigrants include:

An unsigned letter written from Heathcote, Victoria, 15 February 1860: life in Australia, poor results at the gold diggings, swags and rations, travels in northern Victoria.

A.J. and E.A. Preston (Heathcote) to uncles and aunts, 1861: Australian climate, living in a tent, fruit crops, prices.

Hopkinson-Livesey letters: 15 letters from America, 1842-1857.

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Available for access.
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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:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
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