Diary of Robert Silby Bradley, 1867 April 22-July 22 [manuscript]
Creator
Bradley, Robert Silby, 1841-1923
Call Number
MS 9010
Created/Published
[1867]
Extent
0.03 m. (1 v.)
Items
140
Scope and Content
MS 9010 comprises an illustrated diary of a voyage from London to Melbourne on board the Essex, giving detailed descriptions of day to day events and life on board ship.
Background
Robert Silby Bradley, born 16 September 1841 in Stanwick, Northamptonshire, England, was a schoolmaster in England before coming to Australia on board the Essex in 1867. He opened a grammar school in Stawell, Vic., in 1869 and moved to St. Kilda, Vic., in 1879, where he founded Queen's College, remaining there until his retirement in 1906. He died in 1923. Bradley was for some years a member of the council of the Royal Society of Victoria. He made two unsuccessful attempts to enter politics, once in Stawell and once in St. Kilda.