Diary of Alberto Dias Soares, 1855-1856 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 3920154
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Soares, Alberto Dias, 1830-1909
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item. MS 10009 copy
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Available for reference. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- 1855-1856
- 0.08 metres. (1 small phase box) + 1 notebook
- Summary:
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One volume is an original diary written by Soares documenting his life in Australia. He writes about his work as a lay assistant to Reverend Robert Cartwright, his daily duties and the people around him. The second volume is a full contemporary transcription of the diary, of which provenance is unknown.
- Biography/History:
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Alberto Dias Soares was a Church of England clergyman and church architect. His work as a church architect included designing a new stone church for Queanbeyan in 1860, and a Gothic stone church for St Philip's in Bungendore, opened in 1865. His other designs included Christ Church Cooma, the Anglican churches at West Goulburn and Wentworth, and the Presbyterian church in Queanbeyan.
- Notes:
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- Manuscripts reference no.: NLA MS 10009.
- MS 10009 copy Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3419190469
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1855-1856
- Occupation:
- Clergy
- Copyright:
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Out of Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Since 1979 [Creator Date of Death + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary, dramatic or musical work
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1909
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1856
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