Shipboard diary of Henry Smith, photographs and papers

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  • Title Shipboard diary of Henry Smith
  • Creator Henry Smith
  • Date 1885
  • Transcription This book was bought just as the Steam Ship "Rimutaka" was leaving Plymouth on the 17th of January 1885 by your humble servant Henry Smith to be used as the diary on the voyage. Cost 1/6
  • Image 2 of 67
  • Physical Description 20 x 16 cm.
  • Source Christchurch City Libraries Archives collection
  • Parent Collection Description A handwritten diary January 17-February 28 1885, which documents the voyage of the Rimutaka to New Zealand. A letter of reference dated 20 December 1884, an invoice for rates on land at View Hill, and a few family photographs.
  • Collection Location Archive 1029
  • File Reference CCL-Arch1029-1-002

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This material has been digitised by Christchurch City Libraries.