Guide to the Diary of Alberto Dias Soares

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MS 10009

National Library of Australia View Catalogue Record

Created: 2024

Collection Summary

Title
Diary of Alberto Dias Soares
Date Range
1855-1856
Collection Number
MS 10009
Extent
0.08 metres (1 phase box & 1 notebook))
Language of Materials
English
Repository
Special Collections (Manuscripts)

Introduction

Scope and Contents

Includes the original diary and a contemporary transcription.

Conditions Governing Access

Access conditions may apply to this collection, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3920154).

Conditions Governing Use

Conditions for copying and publishing of this collection may apply, please refer to the collection's catalogue record for further information (https://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3920154).

Preferred Citation

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Diary of Alberto Dias Soares, National Library of Australia, MS 10009, [item number(s)]'.

Biographical / Historical

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, and the Anglican churches at West Goulburn and Wentworth and the Presbyterian church in Queanbeyan.

Item Descriptions

Diary of Alberto Dias Soares, August 1855 - December 1856 (Item 1) - Box Shared, Phase-Box (MS 10009)

The diary documents Alberto Dias Soares' life in Australia. He writes about his work as a lay assistant to Reverend Robert Cartwright, his daily duties and the people around him.

Contemporary notebook with handwritten transcription of Alberto Dias Soares' diary, n.d. (Item 2) - Box Shared, Piece 2 (MS 10009)


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