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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Diary of a Voyage from Liverpool to Auckland Leaving Liverpool for Melbourne by the Fine Clipper Ship "General Roberts" |
| Author | Weston Smethurst, G |
| Date | 8 Oct 1884 - 7 Jan 1885 |
| Document Type | Personal Account |
| Reference | SAS/3/2/5 |
| Library / Archive | National Museums Liverpool: Maritime Archives & Library |
| Description | Diary of a second class passenger describing the journey conditions to New Zealand, including the food, entertainment, presence of stowaways and the onward journey to Auckland from Melbourne. |
| Theme(s) | Departures: Port Conditions and Organisation; Journey Conditions |
| Country (from) | Great Britain |
| Country (to) | Australia; New Zealand |
| Ports | Liverpool, England; Auckland, Port Chalmers, Dunedin, New Zealand; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality | English; Scottish |
| Ships | General Roberts; SS Rotomahava |
| People | Weston Smethurst, G |
| Keywords | passenger, emigration, shipping, journey conditions, food, entertainment, theatre, music, sailor, animals, Christmas, travel, religion, stowaway, sport, alcohol, death |
| Language | English |
| Document(s) linked to |
Diary of a Voyage From Liverpool to Melbourne, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand Aboard Ship General Roberts Henry S. King & Co's Hand Book for Homeward-Bound Travellers From India, Australia, and the East |
| Copyright | National Museums Liverpool: Maritime Archives & Library |
