Guide to the Diary of Charles Westmoreland (as filmed by AJCP)

Diary kept by Charles Westmoreland on voyage Plymouth to Rockhampton on Melpomene (31p.), 12 October 1882 - 3 March 1883 (File 1)

Reception at Plymouth in Emigrants home; boarding Melpomene; rough weather; death of baby; housekeeping routines; reduced rations; entertainments; Christmas Day and New Year celebrations; landing at Rockhampton (31 Jan 1883); reception quarters very poor; arrival of more emigrants; employment prospects of girls and families; move from depot into lodgings; Westmoreland starts working for the Corporation...