Adelaide, Wednesday morning, 9 o’clock, July 6/98. Just finished breakfast. Passed a very comfortable night & now I shall have to bid adieu to this very charming city & suburbs. The weather is not bright outside, looks like rain & I feel delighted that up till yesterday I had enjoyed lovely, clear, bright, warm, weather. […]
Adelaide, Tuesday morning, July 5/98. Yesterday morning I had to meet Mr. E. at his office at 9:30 & we filled in a very busy day. He introduced me to no end of acquaintances here & took me through many leading establishments, one of which was a butter making factory, & the process in operation. Also […]
Melbourne, Wed. morning, June 29/98. My first call yesterday morning was at Cook’s office, where I was very delighted to find a letter awaiting me from my dear Willie, dated March 31st, & after reading it, I came to the conclusion that probably you had not written to Sydney. I was pleased to read the news […]
Sydney, Thursday June 23/98. I posted my letter on Tuesday, & while in the city I made calls upon Mr. McLean & Willie Stoddart, & while in the Civil Service Store, Willie asked me if I knew Trotter the grocer of Berwick. His son, who served his time with Christison, has a responsible position in the same […]
Sydney, Tuesday morning, June 21/98. This is your longest day & the shortest here,[1] being midwinter, & it is some what cold. Yesterday it was raining. The mail leaves here today for home, so I will post my letter. I posted yesterday a box of films, all I have. I’ve not taken any shots here […]
Sydney, Monday morning, June 20/98. At night yesterday we went to the Primitive Methodist Church, close by Mr. Whitfield‘s, & enjoyed the service. Very few there but the night was wet. Revd. Mr. Atkinson is their minister, & he & his wife came down to Mr. W’s after the prayer meeting was over. I found him […]
Sunday morning, June 19th, 1[8]98. Yesterday I went into the city at 10:30, took the diary which Mr. Leask wrote of our tour in the Highlands, & left it with his cousin, William, to read. (I have brought it especially for Mr. Henry, who is in N. Zealand, to read.) I then had a view about the […]
Sydney, Saturday morning, June 18/98. Yesterday I did not leave Dulwich Hill till about 12:30, & on my way to city called on Mrs. Tolson, 27 Horton St., Leichhardt. I had no trouble in finding them. I got there about 2 o’clock. I went by train & it was a long way. Circular bus from here […]
Sydney, Friday morning, June 17/98. Yesterday morning was very fine & I started for the city at 10:20 (Mr. Whitfield leave[s] home every morning at 7:35 & trains it. Business begins at 8:30 & closes at 6, & gets home at 6:35) & trained it to Everley station, next one to Sydney, & the station is […]
Thursday morning June 16/98. Only the tram takes a longer time to go in & such trams, steam engine & 2, & some 3 very long cars, just like a street railway. Sydney folks are ashamed of their cars & what traffic there is, but Sydney is a very large busy city. I found out […]