[Extracts from a diary of the matron on board the Samuel Plimsoll on a voyage from Plymouth to Sydney] [manuscript] / by Mary Holley. 1873.

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[Extracts from a diary of the matron on board the Samuel Plimsoll on a voyage from Plymouth to Sydney] [manuscript] / by Mary Holley. 1873.

Part of a diary written by the matron on the sailing ship Samuel Plimsoll on a voyage from Plymouth to Sydney in 1873-1874. The author is travelling with her son. She talks about cases of measles on board; the birth of a boy, who is named after the ship; the doctor not being concerned with cleanliness on board.

[3] leaves ; 30 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7049581

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Holley, Mary

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Samuel Plimsoll (Ship)

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