Diary of James Brogden on a visit to New Zealand, (116pp.), August 1871-December 1872

Component identifier:: File 1
Content Summary:: Very detailed diary, written for his family, describing the journey from Liverpool to New Zealand via America and Hawaii, travels throughout New Zealand including Auckland, New Plymouth, Wellington, Thames goldfields, Waikato River, Lake Taupo, Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercargill, negotiations with Vogel Government on railway contracts and criticism of Brogden's contracts in Parliament, meetings with Sir George Bowen, General W. Feilding, and Maori chiefs, surveys of railway routes, and return voyage to England with visits to Melbourne, Ballarat, Sydney and Albany.
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Location of this collection:: National Library of Australia

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Canberra ACT 2600, Australia