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Two diaries of Louis Ballhausen, 1849

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Title
Two diaries of Louis Ballhausen, 1849
Subject
Australia--Emigration and immigration—History
Europe--Emigration and immigration
Voyages and travels
Shipping
Personal narratives
German diaries
German language--Writing
Immigrants' writings, German
Category
1. Settlement
Author
Ballhausen, Louis
Creator
Gohl, Erhard
Current holder
State Library of New South Wales
Date
1849
Link
https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1LjmRbb9
Series number
MLMSS 5924
Item number
1LjmRbb9
Access rights
Request at location
Country of origin
Germany
Place
Adelaide
Language
German
English
Description from source
Full title: Louis Ballhausen - two diaries of Louis Ballhausen, 1849, translated 1994 by Erhard Gohl, with printed pamphlet titled Zeitschrift fur Niederdeutsche Familienkunde,1997

0.05 Metres of textual material (1 folder)

Diary describes a voyage from Germany to Adelaide but breaks off two weeks before the Pauline's arrival there. Original diary is held at ML MSS 2102 (preservation microfilm copy at CY 2705, frames 1-29).
Physical format
Diaries
Typescripts
Pamphlets