Guide to the Journal of John Lovell (as filmed by AJCP)

Journal of John Lovell, 23 January 1853 - 3 May 1853 (File)

The journal refers to the departure of the vessel from Bristol, the ship's position, the weather, winds, seas and the changing of sails, complaints by passengers of depleted food allowances, the production of a newspaper, the Tropical Times, illnesses and deaths, complaints about the ship's doctor, sightings of ships and whales, the distribution of grog, lime juice and tobacco, the sighting of islands in the south Atlantic, the organisation of auctions and raffles, relations between Lovell and the ship's mate, a fight between the mate and the cook, a theatrical performance, the arrival at Port Phillip and the landing of the passengers.