Record Number: 12859

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

Dec 9 'Sunday, Had a swim then breakfast and kikied anchor bound for [indecipherable]. Read "Death Notch the Avenging Rancher" Made very little headway.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

9 Dec 1894

Country:

n/a

Time

n/a

Place:

other location: on board brigantine "Rio Loge"

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Newton Barton

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1870

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

Able Seaman

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

Australia

Country of Experience:

n/a

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

[unknown]

Title:

Death Notch the Avenging Rancher

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

12859

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Newton Barton

Title:

Diary

Location:

State Library of Queensland

Call No:

Box 5317

Page/Folio:

38

Additional Information:

n/a

Citation:

Newton Barton, Diary, State Library of Queensland, Box 5317, 38, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12859, accessed: 18 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

Particular location of reading experience: at sea, during a voyage to the South Sea Islands.