Diaries of John Jennings Imrie, 1841, 1846-1848 and associated papers, 1967-2001 / Imrie, John Jennings, 1813-1901

MLMSS 9849

fonds

1841-1848, 1895, 1967-2001

1373030

0.01 meters of textual material (1 folder) - manuscript; printed

Dr John Jennings Imrie (1813-1901) migrated to New Zealand from Scotland in 1841. In 1843 he sailed to Hobart. In 1846 he was appointed to take charge of 6 rebellious Maoris who had been incarcerated in the convict settlement on Maria Island. In 1848 he was appointed assistant superintendent of the Female factory at Ross. In 1864 he moved to Queensland where he joined the civil service.

1. Diary kept by Dr John Jennings Imrie of a voyage from Scotland to New Zealand on the Clydeside, 1841 (with typescript transcription)
2. Diary kept by Dr John Jennings Imrie while in charge of Maori exiles on Maria Island, Tasmania, 1846-1848 (with typescript transcription) together with related newscuttings and other documents, 1967-1988
3. Correspondence about J.J. Imrie and his family, 1984-1988, with related biographical information.
4. Typescript article ‘A Couple of Donkeys’ by Fiona Bekkers, 2001 about Bertha Walker (nee Jones) together with a letter from Hugh Walker to George Jones, 20 December 1895 concerning Bertha, Jones’ sister, a school teacher in Queensland who had recently married Walker, a mining engineer in Albany.

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