'The Emigrant or Ups and Downs' Vol. 2 (134p.)

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Details of enquiry by Capt. Joshua Halbton, Commander of Hotspur against John Freeboy, Mate, for purloining spirits ; quarrels amongst passengers; King Island; Cape Otway - 15 October 1829; arrive Sydney Harbour, 1 November 1829; description of Sydney - 'the public buildings are numerous and well adapted for business', prices of mutton and beef; aboriginals 'excessively fond of drink, foolishly given them by the white inhabitants in exchange for opossums, young kangaroos, etc.'; residence at Cummings Hotel; trip to Parramatta - description of countryside, walk in Government Gardens, prices, Rose Inn kept by Dame Walker; bushrangers on road to Sydney; visit to Cockle Bay to bathe and eat oysters; taking up lodgings in Pitt Street.

Loose pages at end of volume: applying to Superintendent of Convicts for a female servant - details of Lucy Charrington, transported for 14 years; accident on way to Parramatta causing death of Lucy; inquest.

(Few dates given; damaged pages; loose pages at back of volume; missing pages.)

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