Shipboard diary of Henry Smith, photographs and papers
Summary A handwritten diary January 17-February 28 1885 by Henry Smith, which documents the voyage of the Rimutaka to New Zealand. The collection includes a letter of reference dated 20 December 1884, an invoice for rates on land at View Hill, and a few family photographs.
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Collection location Archive 1029
Publication information Unpublished and published.
Additional information
Henry Smith (1859-1918) sailed from Plymouth to New Zealand on board the Rimutaka. He set up a blacksmithing business and later farmed in the Oxford area. He was a member of the Oxford County Council.
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