Record Number: 23417
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'After muster went to the Mechanics & had a look at the Evening Herald & at Melbourne Punch nothing startling in either of the papers excepting that some clothes were found on the Banks of the Yarra which on being examined were found to contain between three & four hundred pounds in notes, the clothes were afterwards found to belong to a Mr D. (illegible) a professor of languages who is thought to have committed suicide. In the evening felt very lazily inclined & bilious sat & read till nine o clock'
Century:1850-1899
Date:16 Jun 1870
Country:Australia
Timeevening
Place:city: Melbourne
location in dwelling: at home
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:15 May 1831
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:Prison Governor
Religion:unknown
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:Australia
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[unknown]
Genre:Unknown
Form of Text:Print: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:23417
Source:Manuscript
Author:John Buckley Castieau
Title:Diaries
Location:National Library of Australia
Call No:NLA MS 2218
Page/Folio:n/a
Additional Information:
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Citation:
John Buckley Castieau, Diaries, National Library of Australia, NLA MS 2218, n/a, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=23417, accessed: 09 November 2024
Additional Comments:
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