The diary covers the period May-November 1856. The anonymous writer, a farmer's son, and his brother appear to have had gold claims at Whitehorse, near Ballarat for about three years. The writer then describes life aboard ship on a voyage (without his brother) from Melbourne on the 'James Baines' bound for Liverpool, as far as Cape Clear.
Fragment of an Australian goldfields diary
This material is held atUniversity of Strathclyde Archives and Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 249 T-MIN/1
- Dates of Creation
- 1856
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 27 pp.
Scope and Content
Access Information
Open
Archivist's Note
Created by Victoria Peters, January 2010.
Additional Information
published