Showing posts with label Haydon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Haydon. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 5, 2009

One Man's Life: Richard Arthur Haydon

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"The immigrants ... are a healthy, intelligent class of persons, and are likely in every respect to form good colonists." The Star...
Thursday, July 30, 2009

Richard Haydon: Shipboard Diary to New Zealand, 1883 - #19

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Landing Emigrants at Lyttelton, Illustrated Australian News 1870s 20 October Still very calm ship sailing very slow the white hills still in...
Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Richard Haydon: Shipboard Diary to New Zealand, 1883 - #18

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Entrance to Port Chalmers, circa 1905-1910. 19 October I happened to be on deck this morning about 2 Oclock I could just see the coast of Ne...
Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Richard Haydon: Shipboard Diary to New Zealand, 1883 - #17

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The Snares, Charles N Worsley, 1902 water colour . 16 October Very showery today changable winds again this morning sailors doing very littl...
Monday, July 27, 2009

Richard Haydon: Shipboard Diary to New Zealand, 1883 - #16

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13 October Fine day strong breeze sailing about 11 miles an hour we are all busy cleaning up to day the crew is very busy cleaning up the pa...
Sunday, July 26, 2009

Richard Haydon: Shipboard Diary to New Zealand, 1883 - #15

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9 October fine day ship sailing very steady she is sailing about 10 miles an hour one of the young men that was ill is much better today the...
Saturday, July 25, 2009

Richard Haydon: Shipboard Diary to New Zealand, 1883 - #14

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6 October Very cold to-day but dry the ship is sailing about 9 1/2 miles she is sailing very steady we had a little snow about 12 Oclock to ...
Friday, July 24, 2009

Richard Haydon: Shipboard Diary to New Zealand, 1883 - #13

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1 October fine day still very steady she is sailing very well today she is sailing about 13 1/2 miles an hour not quite so warm as yesterday...
Thursday, July 23, 2009

Richard Haydon: Shipboard Diary to New Zealand, 1883 - #12

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28 September Still very cold the sea is running very high today. large waves often washing over the deck the ship is sailing about 12 1/2 mi...
Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Richard Haydon: Shipboard Diary to New Zealand, 1883 - #11

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24 September A very fine day and a little warm in the sun and I have washed my clothes to day the ship is sailing very steady to day going a...
Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Richard Haydon: Shipboard Diary to New Zealand, 1883 - #10

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Montage of Life on Board Emigrant Ship 1875, Illustrated NZ Herald, 9 April 1875. 18 September A _____ _____ wind the sea running very high...
Monday, July 20, 2009

Richard Haydon: Shipboard Diary to New Zealand, 1883 - #9

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Dolphin Pelorus Jack, shadowing ship on Picton to Nelson run, circa 1904. M Esson, photo. 15 September A fine morning held at [sic] Bazaar o...
Sunday, July 19, 2009

Richard Haydon: Shipboard Diary to New Zealand, 1883 - #8

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Spermaceti Whale. J Stewart, Lizars, Edinburgh,1837 11 September Rather cloudy today the wind is got behind the ship she is rolling heavy sa...
Saturday, July 18, 2009

Richard Haydon: Shipboard Diary to New Zealand, 1883 - #7

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Emigrants on Deck At Sea, Illustrated London News, 20 January 1849 8 September Fine today We have just been on the water for five weeks toda...
Friday, July 17, 2009

Richard Haydon: Shipboard Diary to New Zealand, 1883 - #6

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The SS Nelson, sister ship to SS Taranaki. Photographed by Alexander De Maus, at Port Chalmers, Otago in 1883, quite possibly at the end of ...
Thursday, July 16, 2009

Richard Haydon: Shipboard Diary to New Zealand, 1883 - #5

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Sighting & Signaling Other Vessels: 2 September Sunday. We had a shower of rain this morning the sea rather rough ship rolling and pitch...
Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Richard Haydon: Shipboard Diary to New Zealand, 1883 - #4

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Festivities on Crossing the Line Athletic sports were held on crossing the Line. Haydon records the sports events as: 1st Standing Long J...
Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Richard Haydon: Shipboard Diary to New Zealand, 1883 - #3

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Crossing the Line The Graphic (London), 26 November 1887. 30 August A fine day she is gone off her course we are expecting bad wind in cross...
Friday, July 10, 2009

Richard Haydon: Shipboard Diary to New Zealand, 1883 - #2

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SS Taranaki Richard Haydon's diary continued: 23 August she is sailing about 3 1/2 miles up to 1/2 past 3 o'clock when the wind bega...
Thursday, July 9, 2009

Richard Haydon: Shipboard Diary to New Zealand, 1883 - #1

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Richard Haydon's shipboard diary of his voyage to New Zealand upon the SS Taranaki between 4 August and 21 October 1883 is a modest aff...