Diaries. 1851-1856.

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Diaries. 1851-1856.

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Sections of diaries. Describes his early life in Scotland and London; the voyage from Gravesend to Melbourne on the Northumberland, 19 July-4 Nov. 1851; impressions of Melbourne; experiences at the Forest Creek goldfields, including a description of Christmas; excursions to Geelong; employment at the General Post Office and living conditions in Melbourne; courtship of and marriage to Elizabeth Payne; the Eureka uprising; the birth of his son; attempts to establish a grocery business; and decision to move to New Zealand in Feb. 1856.

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Anderson, R. S. (Robert Shortried), 1833-1874

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Ariel (Schooner)

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