Record Number: 12860

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

13 Mar 'This is written in bad light and the vessel heaving and rolling. Hicks is discovering sweet music on the accordeon. Luce is reading a bulletin 2 years old. Nosey is at the wheel and the others are on deck.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

13 Mar 1895

Country:

At sea

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:

Luce

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

able seaman

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

Australia

Country of Experience:

At sea

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:

[Bulletin]

Genre:

Unknown

Form of Text:

Unknown

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

12860

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

Newton Barton

Title:

Diary

Location:

State Library of Queensland

Call No:

Box 5317

Page/Folio:

99

Additional Information:

n/a

Citation:

Newton Barton, Diary, State Library of Queensland, Box 5317, 99, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=12860, accessed: 20 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

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