Diary of Allan Gilmour
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Object number1997.020
TitleDiary of Allan Gilmour
Creator Allan Gilmour (author)
DescriptionDiary of Allan Gilmour, documenting his journey on Voyage 9 of the SS Great Britain in 1852. The diary gives an account of the SS Great Britain's first voyage to Australia by the steerage passenger Allan Gilmour, giving a detailed description of life on board ship. It includes information on the ship having to divert to St Helena in order to re-fuel due to a shortage of coal, and a diagram of the accommodation in steerage.
Production date 1852 - 1852
Production period19th century
Object namepassenger diary
Object categorypersonal record
Dimensions
- height: 200 mm
width: 128 mm
depth: 12 mm
fold out map height: 225 mm
fold out map width: 350 mm
DocumentationPassengers, Emigrants and Modern Men : A social history of the 1852 voyage of ss Great Britain from Liverpool to Melbourne
Brunel's SS Great Britain : Official Guidebook
SS Great Britain : Brunel's Ship, Her Voyages, Passengers and Crew
Journal of Matthew Gilmour's and two sons : Voyage to Australia in the Great Britain Screw Steamer which sailed from Liverpool on the 21st August 1852
Brunel's SS Great Britain : Official Guidebook
SS Great Britain : Brunel's Ship, Her Voyages, Passengers and Crew
Journal of Matthew Gilmour's and two sons : Voyage to Australia in the Great Britain Screw Steamer which sailed from Liverpool on the 21st August 1852