422711
- TitleJames William Robinson papers, 1858-1904
- Creator
- Call numberMLMSS 2135
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
1858-1904 - Type of material
- Reference code422711
- Issue CopyMicrofilm : CY 1292, frames 1-323 (MLMSS 2135, Items 1-6).
Microfilm : CY 582, frames 42-179 (another microfilm copy of Item 1).
Microfilm : CY 602, frames 1-118 (another microfilm copy of Items 3, 5-6). - Physical Description1 box of textual material
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
Captain J. W. Robinson, 1824-1906, was a Tasmanian whaler who commanded the ships Offley, 1857-1865 and George H. Peake, 1872. Subsequently he became a tin-miner in Tasmania - Scope and Content(a) ITEMS 1-2 (frames 1-85): Private journal on board the 'Offley', 26 July 1858 - 30 Apr. 1859, and notes continued from 30 Apr. 1859 - 1860. (b) ITEM 3 (frames 86-110): Diary kept on board the 'George H. Peake', from Fremantle to Melbourne, via Singapore, 25 July - 18 Dec. 1872. (c) ITEMS 4-5 (frames 111-314): Memoirs, 1904, with notes by L. L. Robinson, 1957. (d) ITEM 6 (frames 315-323): Miscellaneous material re the Robinson family, 190?-1957.
- Description source
Information upgraded from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (7-1061C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011 - General note
Available for reference
Keyword subjects:
Whaling -- Australia - Creator/Author/Artist
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