Diaries of Anthony MacDermott 1817-1914 bulk 1901-1903 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 3085644
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- MacDermott, Anthony, 1878-1965
- Access Conditions:
- Available for reference. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- 1817-1914
- 9 cm (4 v.)
- Summary:
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Diary kept in 1901 when MacDermott was a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy aboard HMS Karrakatta at the Australia Station. It includes newspaper cuttings, a telegram, a song dedicated to persons aboard the Karakatta; two miniature copies of the Sydney Morning Herald: 2nd Jan celebrating the Inauguration of the Australian Commonwealth and 24 Jan following the death of the Queen. Diary, 1903 details voyages of the Karrakatta to Australian ports, and New Zealand. Includes newspaper cuttings and postcards. Journal 1904 covering January to April. Recollections Vol. II, 1897-1914 (photocopy)
- Biography/History:
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Irish born, MacDermott entered the Royal Navy in 1892 and was commissioned to join HMS Karrakatta in Sydney in 1900. The Karrakatta sailed to various Australian ports and visited New Zealand, with Sydney as its principal base. In 1904 he was appointed as Commander of the base at St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. Retiring from the Navy, he took his family to live in Australia but in 1939 he was recalled to the Navy and was engaged transporting troops from Canada to Europe on the North Atlantic route. MacDermott spent his latter years in England and Ireland.
- Notes:
- Manuscript reference no.: MS 9779
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- Occupation:
- Sailors
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