Papers of Owen Davies 1853 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 1393680
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Davies, Owen, active 1853
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1853]
- 3 leaves, photograph.
- Summary:
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Photograph of Owen Davies. Letter and typescript of the letter (with original spelling) written by Owen Davies to his nephews John and David from the goldfields at Spring Creek situated in the Ovens Valley in Victoria. The letter is dated 23rd September, 1853.
- Biography/History:
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Owen Davies was born in Edern, Caernarvonshire, North Wales in 1820. He was Welsh speaking, and English was very much a foreign language to him. It is not known when he came to Australia but he was gold mining at Spring Creek in the Ovens Valley, Victoria when he wrote this letter in 1853.
- Notes:
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- Manuscript reference: MS 5552.
- Photocopy.
- Original held by National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth (J. Glyn Davies Collection, Item 16991).
- Subject:
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- Davies, John, active 1853 -- Correspondence
- Davies, David, active 1853 -- Correspondence
- Davies, Owen, active 1853 -- Correspondence
- Davies, Owen, active 1853 -- Pictorial works
- Gold miners -- Victoria -- Spring Creek -- Correspondence
- Gold miners -- Victoria -- Spring Creek -- Pictorial works
- Gold mines and mining -- Victoria -- Spring Creek
- Time Coverage:
- 1853
- Occupation:
- Gold miners
- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Created/Published Date is Before 1955
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- Material type:
- Photograph
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1853
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