Diary of Thomas Porter, 1863
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Object number2001.017
TitleDiary of Thomas Porter, 1863
Creator Thomas Porter (author)
DescriptionDiary written by Thomas Porter (1840 - 1864), starting with a day by day account of the voyage on board the Great Britain, leaving Liverpool on January 19th 1863 and arriving in Melbourne on April 3rd. Thomas Porter later travelled on to New Zealand and Ceylon on board other vessels. Bound in leather and gold embossed letters on cover 'Mr Thomas Porter's Diary, Australia, New Zealand, Ceylon'.
Production date 1863-01-19 - 1864-01-07
Object namepassenger diary
Object categorypersonal record
Techniqueprinted, bound, hand-written
Dimensions
- width: 195 mm
height: 222 mm
depth: 20 mm