Journal of Alfred Saville, on board the John Williams, 1866
Journal of Alfred Saville, February - December 1866, describing his voyage with his wife, from England to the Loyalty Islands [New Caledonia] via Adelaide (South Australia). He describes life on board the John Williams, the places they called - Adelaide and Melbourne (where they journeyed overland t...
| Order number: |
CWM/LMS/South Seas/Journals/Box 10 |
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| Date(s) of creation: |
9 Feb 1866 - 7 Dec 1866 |
| Level: |
File |
| Format: | Archive |
| Order number: |
CWM/LMS/South Seas/Journals/Box 10 |
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| Summary: |
Journal of Alfred Saville, February - December 1866, describing his voyage with his wife, from England to the Loyalty Islands [New Caledonia] via Adelaide (South Australia). He describes life on board the John Williams, the places they called - Adelaide and Melbourne (where they journeyed overland to the Castlemaine goldfields and visited its Chinese camp), Hobart and Sydney. The final leg of the journey took them to Aneiteum [Anatom] where his daughter Lillie was born, and eventually arriving at Lifu. Journal is in the form of a note book from February - July 1866, and two unbound journals covering August - December 1866. Also contains an eight page account of Bully Hayes a notorious seafarer/pirate operating in the South Seas. |
| Extent: |
186pp |
| Access status: |
Open |
| Language: | English |
| File number: |
156 |
| Copies: | CWM South Seas Journals FBN 36 - FBN 37 |
| Format: | Archive |