'The Life of Bully Hayes. The last of the South Sea Pirates', post 13 September 1904

DLMSQ 615

fonds

13 September, 1904

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Drawings

947228

1 volume of textual material - 28 cm.<br>

Edwin James Turpin was secretary to the British Consulate of Tonga and Fiji after 1866, when he sailed as a passenger with Hayes from Lyttelton to Rona on the brig Rona

Item 1
a. 'The Life of Bully Hayes. The last of the South Sea Pirates', post 13 September, 1904

Biography of William Henry 'Bully' Hayes, adventurer, swindler and blackbirder, with brief introduction regarding pirates and Hayes' early life including his alleged part in the Mountain Meadows Massacre, followed by a detailed account of Hayes' exploits in the United States, the Pacific, Fiji and New Zealand. Dated from page 121

Item 2
b. Another copy. pages 1-5 only, includes title page with pencil portrait of Hayes

Item 3
c. 'Career of a Remarkable Scoundrel. From the Sydney Empire, Jany. 9th 1860'

Copy of a contemporary article regarding Hayes and his exploits, written following his visit to Sydney

Contents list available in the Mitchell Library Reading Room -

Information transferred from Dixson Manuscript Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2011-2012.

Transferred from DLSPENCER 147