421112
- TitleMichael D. Goddard 'The Petrel Papers: A journal issued on board the ship Parramatta during the voyage from London to Sydney 1882-3', along with additional pages concerning an earlier voyage, 1881-1882
- Call numberMLMSS 7137/Box 1X
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
1881-1883 - Type of material
- Reference code421112
- Issue CopyDigitised
- Physical Description0.16 metres of textual material (1 outsize box) - manuscript
- Scope and Content1881; Account of a voyage in 1881, being ten ms. pages mainly in verse, probably written by Captain Goddard and sent to his wife in England.
1882; "The Petrel Papers", being set of ms. weekly journals issued during voyage of the ship 'Parramatta' contained in a hard cover folder with ms. illustrations by passenger S.J.R. Edmonds. The 'Parramatta' departed London 7 Oct. 1882 and arrived at Sydney on 3 Jan. 1883 under Captain Goddard. Editor and compiler of the journal is unknown. The journals contain contributions from passengers and crew of the 'Parramatta' including reports of shipboard activities and entertainments; details of ship's progress including latitude, longitude, distances, temperature and barometer readings; verse and stories written by passengers. Issues: No. 1 Saturday November 4, 1882, pp. 1-17; No. 2 Saturday November 11, 1882, pp. 18-31; No. 3 Saturday November 18, 1882, pp. 32-49; No. 4 Saturday November 25, 1882, pp. 50-69; No. 5 Saturday December 2, 1882, pp. 70-85; No. 6 Saturday December 16, 1882, pp. 86-101a; No. 7 December 23, 1882, pp. 101b-132. - Finding AidsTranscript available online - archival-classic.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2017/D06133/a1126.html
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Microfilm copy available at CY 4262, frames 1-156. Digitised from microfilm copy.
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