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Diary of Charles Davies [D 7380/117(L)] • Manuscript

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Summary

Diary relating the voyage to South Australia aboard the 'Branken Moor', settlement in South Australia and early sheep farming experiences in the Gawler Ranges. It includes descriptions in November 1839 of Alexander Tolmer, the future Police Commissioner, being drunk and disorderly; and his journal of a trip to Mattwarrangalla in 1863.

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Physical description

Manuscript
handwritten
4 cm

Dates / Publication details

1839-1876

Creator

Davies, Charles

Subject

Davies, Charles, 1814-1888 -- Diaries
Branken Moor (Ship)
Voyages and travels
Gawler Ranges (S.A.) -- History

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Historical information

Dr Charles Davies arrived in Adelaide on the 'Branken Moor' in 1839 and settled in Kermode Street, North Adelaide.

Digitisation information

Date

01/06/2022

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,793 x 4,866 pixels (18.5 MP)

Size

34.02 MB

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