Off for Australia [manuscript] : emigration, every body, & every thing, now, all, is new : autobiography of William Strutt, 1850-1911
- Bib ID:
- 1171876
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Strutt, William, 1825-1915
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1850-1911]
- 0.03 m. (1 v.)
- Series:
- Rex Nan Kivell Collection ; NK4367.
- Summary:
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Bound typescript, comprising 143 numbered leaves, titled "Off for Australia: emigration, every body, & every thing, now, all, is new : autobiography of William Strutt". Probably typed by Strutt's grand daughter, Mrs Davies.
Typescript copy of the part of Strutt's autobiography dealing with his years in Victoria and New Zealand, 1850 to 1862. The autobiography discusses Strutt's voyage to Australia in 1850 and recounts his various occupations during his years in Victoria and New Zealand. It also describes life in early Melbourne, the gold digging at Ballarat and gives some history of Melbourne and Victoria. Also included are typescript copies of notes made by Strutt about the christening of the son of a New Zealand chief, Mr. Pomare in 1863, and about the Burke and Wills expedition, and typescript copy of a newspaper article about Strutt in the Melbourne Argus, 14 July, 1911.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference no.: MS 4294.
- Title from title page.
- On cover: William Strutt. Autobiography, Australia and New Zealand, 1850-1862 (typescript copy).
- Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK4367.
- Also available on microfilm at the National Library of Australia Main Reading Room – Newspapers and Family History at mfm G 15886.
- Photocopy available for reference.
- Location of original unknown.
- Cited In:
- Guide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia ; D359.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1850-1911
- Occupation:
- Artists
- Other authors/contributors:
- Davies, Mrs
- Copyright:
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Out of Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Since 1985 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1915
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1911
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