Diary of voyage to New Zealand

Date1875Reference NumberMs 76/1DescriptionHandwritten diary pages by Thomas Leech of his voyage on the Carisbrook Castle from Belfast to New Zealand.
The ship left on 31 May 1875 and arrived in Auckland on 7 September. He was then heading to Katikati Special Settlement No. 1.

On board were over 200 of George Vesey Stewart's 'special settlers', travelling from Ulster to Katikati.

For a transcript of the photocopied diary (minor differences from the original), see Western Bay Community Archives: westernbay.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/354CreatorLeech, Thomas, 1843-1897LevelFileExtent12 pagesPhysical DescriptionPage size is 230mm by 175mm by 1mmLanguageEnglish

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