Dunedin. Oceania - New Zealand - South Island - Otago. Inhabited place. Longitude: 170.5000. Latitude: -45.8667.
Subject
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Journal of William Whyte of Oban kept during his voyage from Leith to Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand as an emigrant.
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Identifier: Acc.14574
Scope and Contents
William Whyte was brought up in a Free Church of Scotland family in Oban, the eldest son of Duncan Whyte, secretary and treasurer of the local National Security Savings Bank. He emigrated to New Zealand, possibly for religious reasons, on the ship Melbourne, which sailed from Leith in November 1860 and arrived in Dunedin in March 1861. His daily journal, written in the form of a letter to his family in Oban, contains detailed descriptions of life and conditions on board ship, with remarks on...
Dates:
1860-1861.
Two letters of John Salmond from New Zealand on matters relating to emigration and settlement of the Dunedin and Otago areas.
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Identifier: Acc.12825
Scope and Contents
Includes transcriptions, supporting documentation and copies of family photographs.
Dates:
1850-1865.