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Title
Richard Philp diary, 1872
Creator
Richard Philp
Call number
MAV/FM4/2559
Status: unavailable
Level of description
fonds
Date

1872
Type of material
Textual Records
Reference code
423474
Physical Description
1 microfilm reel of textual material - positive
ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

Barrister, emigrated to Australia in the early 1870's. Lived at Sandhurst, Victoria; was admitted to the Supreme Court. He went to Fiji, 1872, in the hope of becoming Attorney-General, but no failing to obtain the post, returned to Australia
Scope and Content
Diary, August-December 1872, containing brief descriptions of Philp's experiences in Australia with extensive references, inter alia, to the manners and customs of the Fijian peoples, and the political scene in Fiji
Original held by
Original held by Central Archives of Fiji
Description source

Information upgraded from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (6-348B) as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012
General note

Filmed by Central Archives of Fiji, 1965
Name
Philp, Richard
Subject
Fiji--Politics and government.
Fiji--Social conditions.
Fiji--Social life and customs.
Lawyers--Australia--Diaries.
Place
Fiji

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