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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Journal of the Corona Convict Ship |
| Author | Crawford, Dr William |
| Date | 4 Sep-26 Dec 1866 |
| Document Type | Shipping Papers |
| Reference | MT 32/11 |
| Library / Archive | The National Archives |
| Collection Name | Admiralty Transport Department, Surgeon Superintendents' Journals of Convict Ships |
| Description | Journal written by the Surgeon Superintendent detailing the daily life on board. Dr Crawford relates an incident where convicts had broken through the deck to get into the hold. The three captains of the mess were flogged. Includes a list of punishments inflicted on the prisoners. |
| Series Description | This series consists of journals of Surgeon Superintendents in charge of convicts, containing rules and regulations, lists of names, details of diet and medical reports. |
| Theme(s) | Departures: Port Conditions and Organisation; Journey Conditions |
| Country (from) | Great Britain |
| Country (to) | Australia |
| Places | Downs, England |
| Ports | Deptford, Sheerness, Chatham, Portsmouth, Portland, England; Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia |
| Ships | Corona |
| Keywords | surgeon, transportation, convict, shipping, regulations, provisions, religion, food, children, birth, death, health and sickness, prison, prisoner, cholera, alcohol, education, Catholicism, flogging, theft |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | Crown Copyright documents © are reproduced by permission of The National Archives London, UK |
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