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From Anglesey to the Antipodes: an old salt's adventures in the 1860s and 1870s by Richard Hughes

 Collection
Identifier: CCL Archive 0905

Scope and Contents

Photocopy, retyped and annotated by Margaret Christie including an index, of From Anglesey to the Antipodes : an old salt's adventures in the 1860s and 1870s by Richard Hughes.

This is an account of Richard Hughes' experiences as a seaman on board ships to New York, the River Plate, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland and along the New Zealand coast. Includes a description of his time between voyages working in the kauri gum fields and on farms around Canterbury. It also mentions (p. 40-41) Burgess, Levy, Kelly and Sullivan, tried for the murder of five men on Maungatapu Mountain in 1866.

Dates

  • Creation: 1863-1879

Creator

Extent

1 Folders : Copy of original

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

Shelf TU I 3c, Tūranga, Tuakiri floor, ANZC Archives

Arch 896-905 in one box

Existence and Location of Originals

Location of original unknown.

Title
From Anglesey to the Antipodes: an old salt's adventures in the 1860s and 1870s by Richard Hughes
Description rules
International Standard for Archival Description - General
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Christchurch City Libraries Archives Collection Repository

Contact:
Tūranga
60 Cathedral Square
Central City
Christchurch Canterbury 8011 New Zealand