Monday morning, July 18/98. We accordingly went to the PM church yesterday morning, very few present. A Wesleyan “Local” conducted the service & as you know our experience sometimes of Wesleyan Locals was very pleasing, so was it yesterday. Our 1st lesson was from Ps. 44 & the 2nd from Matt. 19, & the text […]
Sydney, Sunday morning, July 17/98. Very windy morning, cold & gloomy. A change was brewing yesterday. Yesterday morning, I went into the city by tram at 11 o’clock, got off at the station section & went to see the “Cyclorama”. This is a very large representation of Jerusalem & its surroundings as it was at […]
Sydney, Saturday morning, July 16/98. This was to be my sailing day in the “Aorangi” for Wellington. Before I proceed to chronicle yesterday’s itinerary, there are a few items relating to my Bathurst journey I had omitted & I will now record them to serve as a memo for conversation in days to come. While at […]
Sydney, Friday morning, July 15/98. Yesterday, Thursday, morning I arose soon after 7, had breakfast, & at 10 past 8 set off driving to view the celebrated sights of New South Wales, & our first view was Govett’s Leap,[1] reaching there 9:30. This is a most wonderful sight, viewed from a projecting precipice, safely fenced […]
Mount Victoria, NSW, Wednesday night, July 13/98. Yesterday, Tuesday, morning after breakfast, Mr. Leask & I set out to view the magnificient [sic] harbour of Sydney from Mosman point, about 10 minutes’ walk from his house, & we stood beside a pretty house called, “Abbotsford,” to get the view. The morning was fine, tho’ over Sydney it […]
Mosman, Sydney, July 12/98, 7:30 Tuesday morning. It’s a very fine morning. We are to breakfast at ¼ to 8, go for ½ hour’s walk, then take the boat for Circular Quay. My train leaves Sydney for Bathurst at 10:15, arriving at destination 5:25, crossing the Zig Zag mountains about midday which is one of the […]
Sydney, Monday morning, July 11/98. After arrival at Lewisham St. I had some refreshment (but let me say that after dressing in the sleeping car, I breakfasted of fruit, which I had brought with me & much enjoyed it). We had much to talk about, & so the forenoon passed quickly away. After dinner I photo’d […]
Sydney, NSW. Sunday night, July 10/98. I must revert to Saturday (yesterday) & before posting Mary’s card. I made the day up till the time of my departure, 3:40 p.m., one of sight seeing. I viewed about the city till nearly midday, having posted diary & post cards when at the post office in Bourke St., […]
Melbourne, Saturday morning, July 9/98. I said in my Adelaide batch that the next would be from Sydney, but as I have had more to write about that [sic] I anticipated, I will just post up to date here, & should I have any thing to send from Sydney, you will get both lots by […]
Melbourne, Friday July 8/98. I left Adelaide at 4:30 on Wednesday night & had a very cheery send off. Mr. & Mrs. Ebdy, the very essence of kindness, saw me safely on board the “sleeper”.[1] Well, to go back to Wednesday morning, after breakfast & recording a few lines in this journal, I first went […]