Life and Adventures of Edward Snell, The: The Illustrated Diary of an Artist, Engineer and Adventurer in the Australian Colonies 1849 to 1859

Snell, Edward, 1820-1880; Griffiths, Tom, 1957- ; Platt, Alan, 1931- ; Library Council of Victoria

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Edward Snell kept two diaries — one in England from 1842 to 1849 and one in Australia from 1849 to 1859. His Australian diary held in the State Library of Victoria’s Australian Manuscripts Collection is published in its’ entirety in this book. It records Snell’s voyages to and from the colonies and tells of his experiences in South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria — where, after spending some months on the goldfields near Bendigo, he won the contract to build the Geelong-Melbourne railway.
xliv, 480 pages : illustrations (some col.), facsimiles, maps ; 27 cm. First Edition. Bibliography: p. 421-425.
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0207155291 (Angus & Robertson)
0909962561 (Library Council of Victoria)

Snell, Edward, 1820-1880 — Diaries
Settlement and contacts – Settlers
Transport – Railways
Race relations – Representation – History
History – Biographies – Non-Indigenous – Autobiographies
Race relations – Representation – Art
Socioeconomic conditions – Living conditions
South Australia — Social life and customs — 1836-1900
Tasmania — Social life and customs — 1803-1900
Victoria — Social life and customs — 1834-1900
Adelaide (SE SA SI54-09)
Tasmania (Tas)
River Murray (SW NSW, N Vic, SE SA SI54, SI55)
Victoria (Vic)
Bendigo map area (N Vic SJ55-01)

Additional Information

AuthorSnell, Edward, 1820-1880; Griffiths, Tom, 1957- ; Platt, Alan, 1931- ; Library Council of Victoria
Number of pages480
PublisherAngus & Robertson / Library Council of Victoria
Year Published1988
Binding Type

Hardcover in Dustjacket

Book Condition

Near Fine

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