Diaries and memoirs of Hugh Hamilton, 1841-ca. 1882 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 2918686
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Hamilton, Hugh, 1822-
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1841-ca. 1882]
- 0.09 m. (3 folders)
- Summary:
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Diary in two volumes. Vol. 1, 1841 Mar. 1-1851 May 4, includes the voyage from England to Australia 1841 Mar.-1841 June and for the remainder of the volume is concerned with Hamilton's life selling stock and running a property on the Lachlan River, west of Bathurst. Also included is page of biographical details written by Hamilton and a list of letters sent and received, 1841 June-1844 Aug. Vol. 2 contains a highly detailed description of the gold rush in the Bathurst region, 1851-1852. The author provides accounts of experiences prospecting at Summer Hill Creek, buying and selling gold in the Bathurst region and issuing licences as Gold Commissioner for the Lower Turon River, Ophir and Abercrombie goldfields, 1851 Oct.-1852 Sept. Includes comments on the effect of the goldrush on the colony and the religious life of the district, an account of the visit of the Governor to the goldfields and journeys to Melbourne to sell stock in 1853. Also includes a typescript copy of memoirs, 1841-1858 (59 p.) and a page of biographical details of the Hamilton family.
- Notes:
- Manuscript reference no. : MS 956.
- Subject:
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- Hamilton, Hugh, 1822- -- Diaries
- Hamilton family
- Farmers -- New South Wales -- Diaries
- Gold miners -- New South Wales -- Bathurst Region -- Diaries
- Gold mines and mining -- New South Wales -- Bathurst Region
- Bathurst (N.S.W.) -- Religion -- 19th century
- Bathurst Region (N.S.W.) -- Gold discoveries
- Melbourne (Vic.) -- Description and travel
- Time Coverage:
- 1841-1853
- Occupation:
- Copyright:
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