Item 1 - William Gore Elliston Diary

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Reference code

AU TAS UTAS SPARC H13-1

Title

William Gore Elliston Diary

Date(s)

  • 1829-1864 (Creation)

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Extent and medium

1 folder

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Name of creator

(1798-1872)

Biographical history

William Gore Elliston (1798-1872), schoolmaster and editor, was born on 17 October 1798 at Bath, England, the eldest son of Robert William Elliston, actor and theatre manager. After education at Martley, Worcestershire, he was admitted a pensioner at ... »

Name of creator

(1911-1980)

Biographical history

John Noel Douglas Harrison spent 25 years in Malaya and China, surviving several years in Changi prison camp and a murder attempt by bandits, before settling in Tasmania in 1958.
Harrison was born in 1911. He left England at the age of 22 to take up an ... »

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Donated by J.N.D. Harrison.

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Scope and content

Diary of William Gore Elliston 1829 - 1864 as transcribed by J.N.D. Harrison - consists of a typed carbon copy on flimsy paper

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Conditions governing reproduction

This material is made available for personal research and study purposes under the University of Tasmania Standard Copyright Licence. For any further use permission should be obtained from the copyright owners. For assistance please contact Special.... »

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Dates of creation revision deletion

He Jan 2018

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