Norwoodiana, or sayings and doings on route to Western Australia : a manuscript journal made during the 1867 voyage of the convict ship Norwood, April to July 1867 / by William Irwin

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AuthorIrwin, William; Dent, Bob Dent, TopsEditionreprintDescription[This was W. Irwin's fifth voyage to Western Australia]. The Norwoodiana starts with No. 1 (for week ending April 27th 1867 ) and ends with No. 11 ( for week ending July 6th 1867) and its supplement. The ship reached Fremantle on 13 July 1867. Of particular interest to the history of Fremantle are the following articles: No. 1 : Fremantle WA [p. 2] : Lists points of interest on a plane projection of Fremantle and its harbour [p. 4]. No. 2 : Western Australia. Its history and prospects [p. 2-3]. Mentions transport infrastructure. No. 3 : Lecture. Western Australia [p. 1-2]. Gives details about WA produce and timber -- Western Australia : its history and resources, chap. 2 [p.3-4]. Pensioner Guards ; Exploring parties. No. 4 : Western Australia : its history and resources, chap. 3 [p. 2]. Black convicts ; Convict labour ; Convict establishment, Fremantle [sketch, p.6]. No. 5 : Western Australia : its history and its resources, chap. 4 [p. 2-3] Fremantle Jetty ; ticket of leave men ; Scale of distances between Fremantle and East Australian ports [p. 6]. No. 6 : Western Australia : its history and resources, chap. 5 [p. 3-4]. Wages, labour ; Convict establishment No. 7 : Fremantle Working Men s Association [p. 1-2] -- Western Australia : its history and resources, chap. 6. Description of ships approaches and landing ; at Fremantle [p. 2-3] ; Convict establishement. No. 8 : Western Australia : its history and resources, chap. 7 : conclusion [p. 1-2]. Ticket of leave men Notices [p. 5]. Short Aboriginal vocabulary list. No. 9 : Periods of probation and mark system [p.3] for convicts. No. 11 : Convict ships [p. 1]ImprintS.l. : s.n., 1996Collation[66] leaves : ill., ; 30 cm.LanguageEnglishNotes"Transcribed by Bob and Tops Dent 1996 with permission of the Mitchell Library from the original manuscript held by the NSW State Library" -- Bottom of title page. "Mr William Irwin was the religious instructor on board at least three convict ships : Palmerston (1861), Belgravia (1866) and Norwood (1867)" -- from title pageDewey Class994.1 IRWPublication FormatBook

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PeopleWilliam IrwinSubjectFremantle Working Men's AssociationFremantle Prison - Conservation and restorationConvictsPensioner GuardsNorwood (Ship)CollectionPublications Collection

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