Au[c]kland, Wednesday morning, Augst. 3/98. Yesterday, when at “Onehunga,” I was amused at the number of advertisements walled about the station & all so familiar, made me feel as tho’ I was at a home station: Nixey’s Blacklead, Brinsmead’s pianos, Ogden’s tobaccos, Cadbury’s cocoas, Maconochie’s preserves, Hudson’s dry soap &c. &c. [5:99] but it has been […]
Au[c]kland, Tuesday morning, August 2/98. We spent a very pleasant night with the Youngs. Mr. & Mrs. Buddle were also there & Mr. Furness soon joined us, & so on went the time till 11 o’clock we separated. This morning opened out stormy & wet but the sun is now shining, tho’ that is no [5:97] warranty of […]
Au[c]kland, N. Zealand, Monday morning, August 1st, 1898. Yesterday, Sunday morning, Mr. Cobb came up to Hesleden & arrived at 9:30, train service is very ackward [sic] for the suburbs on Sundays & it is over 3 miles out here. No busses [sic] on Sundays, neither do the trams run, hence his having to come so early, […]
Au[c]kland, Sunday morning, 31st July, ‘98. Yesterday I went into town during the morning, but it was wet & disagreeable, & beyond making enquiries about Mr. Cobb‘s arrival, I did not do much. The “Takapuna” was due to arrive at Onehanga (this is the port on the west coast & just 4 miles from Au[c]kland, train […]
Au[c]kland, Saturday morning, July 30/98. Yesterday I did not go into the city till 12:30. We had lunch, & Mrs. Furness accompanied me, she having occasion to go into Au[c]kland. We went straight to Mr. Furnesse’s [sic] office, as we had an appointment at 1:30 to go through the Au[c]kland “Herald” printing offices. Mr. Sanderson had arranged […]
Au[c]kland, Friday morning, July 29/98. Yesterday morning I had to be in the city by 9:15 (Mr. Furness went in earlier). We had been invited through the kindness of Mr. Sanderson, manager here of the shipping department of L.D. Nathan & Co., & to whom Mr. W. Leask had given me a letter of introduction, to view […]
Au[c]kland, Thursday morning, July 28/98. I forgot to note while describing the passage from Sydney that we sighted the islands “3 Kings” just before noon.[1] These are very prominent cone-shaped islands. Then after lunch we passed, close in, [5:83] Cape Maria Van Dieman, soon after this the Captain invited us on the bridge to see the […]
Au[c]kland, New Zealand, Tuesday, July 26/98.[1] Going back to Wednesday, where I left off writing. The cab came to 32 Lewisham St. at 12 o’clock & I left the home where I had indeed felt at home during my stay in NSW, & by 1 o’clock was on board the “Elingamite” laying at Huddart Parker‘s Wharf, […]
Sydney, Wednesday morning, July 20/98. Yesterday morning I took tram at Lewisham station for Auburn (on the Paramatta line) with the object of viewing, if permissible, the Sydney Meat Preserving Coy’s works there. Auburn is a little beyond the great cattle market of Flemington, a small township, & the works about 15 minutes sharp walking from the station. […]
Sydney, Tuesday morning, July 19/98. Yesterday I set out early, 9:30 tram. The weather wasn’t promising, & occasional disturbances did occur during the day, but not preventive. I viewed about the city, called in & saw Mr. McLean, got a “Mail”, dined, then took the 1:30 boat for Watson’s Bay, half hour’s steaming, rather slow […]