• Title
  William Parker Snow - Voyage to Port Phillip in the 'City of Poonah', 1852
• Call number
  A 311
  
• Level of description
  series
• Date
  
  1852
• Type of material
  Textual Records
• Reference code
  423584
• Issue Copy
  Microfilm : CY 1651, frames 325-363 (A 311)
  
• Physical Description
  1 volume - 0.01 Meters
  Textual Records - (manuscript)
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  Snow's role on this journey is unclear but several references with the narrative confirm that he is not the Captain. The ship's master was Trescott.
  Sidney Herbert, a British government minister, established the Society for Promoting Female Emigration, to the colonies. Herbert was particularly concerned about the over-stocked labour market in the needle trades that he attributed to the 'surplus population' of women (that exceeded the male population by five hundred thousand). -- Reference: Rogers, H., "'The Good Are Not Always Powerful, Nor The Powerful Always Good': The Politics of Women's Needlework in Mid-Victorian London", Victorian Studies, Vol. 40, No. 4. 1997
• Scope and Content
  Journey begins 8 Jul. 1852. Includes discussions on: the objective of the passage, "chartered to carry out a number of female emigrants [from England to Australia]"; composition of crew and passengers; reminiscences on Snow's youth; preparations onboard for the commencement of the journey; arrangement of the vessel; nature of the sea crossing and route; Snow's reasons for choosing this ship; sea and weather conditions; accident causing death of seaman [William Hobbs?]; portents for travelling
  A number of the female emigrants are "Mr Sidney Herbert's needle women"
• Finding Aids
  Read the transcription here: acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/_transcript/2015/D00007/a1508.html
• General note
  
  There are several numbering sequences within this volume, indicating that it was compiled from various sources. The narrative begins at Chapter 1 which is numbered page 6
  Amendments and additions (in Snow's hand) are visible throughout the volume
  The paper stock and size varies and some pages have been affixed or tipped into the volume
  "D.S. Mitchell" signature on front endpaper
  Digital order no:Album ID : 823667
• Name
  City of Poonah (Ship)
  Herbert, Sidney, Baron Herbert of Lea, 1810-1861
  
• Subject
  Australia--Emigration and immigration--19th century.
  David Scott Mitchell Collection.
  Voyages and travels.
  Women immigrants--New South Wales.
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE10365961

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