Diary [manuscript]. 1883.

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Diary [manuscript]. 1883.

Diary of Mary Jane McGregor of a voyage on the ship "Somersetshire", 20 March-25 June 1883 from Liverpool to Sydney. The diary includes a program of a concert held on board the ship, lists of passengers and sailors, shipboard phrases, fish and birds sighted, poetry, details of the ship's course and recipes. Also includes typescript copies of newspaper reports of the voyage, June 1883, and photocopies of certificates of Mary Jane McGregor.

1 cm. (56 leaves)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7077265

Libraries Australia

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McGregor, Mary Jane, 1864-1951.

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Mary Jane McGregor was born in County Down, Ireland in 1864. In 1883 she travelled to Australia with her parents and her sister Lizzie. She died in 1951 at Cremorne, N.S.W. From the description of Diary [manuscript]. 1883. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225845565 Mary Jane McGregor was born in County Down, Ireland in 1864. In 1883 she travelled to Australia with her parents and her sister Lizzie. She died in 1951 at Cremorne, NSW. From the description...

Somersetshire (ship)

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