A Voyage From Plymouth To Melbourne In 1839: The Shipboard And Early Melbourne Diary Of Jonathan Binns Were, C.M.G.
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Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
In the spring of 1839, a young man of remarkable ambition set sail from Plymouth, England, bound for the remote colonial settlement of Melbourne — and in doing so, left behind one of the most vivid firsthand accounts of early Australian life ever committed to paper. A Voyage from Plymouth to Melbourne in 1839 presents the shipboard and early Melbourne diary of Jonathan Binns Were, C.M.G., a pioneering stockbroker and merchant who would go on to found the esteemed firm of J.B. Were & Son. Written with the keen eye of a natural observer, the diary chronicles the gruelling ocean passage and Were's first impressions of a fledgling Melbourne, capturing the raw energy, uncertainty, and extraordinary promise of a colony on the cusp of transformation. Beyond its historical detail, this diary stands as an invaluable primary source for scholars and enthusiasts of Australian colonial history, offering an unfiltered window into the social, commercial, and physical landscape of Port Phillip in its earliest years. Were's prose is direct and unadorned, yet rich with the particulars of daily life — from the rhythms of shipboard existence to the chaotic vitality of a settlement rapidly outgrowing its origins. Issued privately by H.B. Were & Son in April 1964, this rare volume invites readers to ask: what does it take to build a new world, and what do we risk forgetting if we never record the journey?
Author: Jonathan Binns Were
Format: Hardback
Published: 1964, H.B. Were & Son
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
In the spring of 1839, a young man of remarkable ambition set sail from Plymouth, England, bound for the remote colonial settlement of Melbourne — and in doing so, left behind one of the most vivid firsthand accounts of early Australian life ever committed to paper. A Voyage from Plymouth to Melbourne in 1839 presents the shipboard and early Melbourne diary of Jonathan Binns Were, C.M.G., a pioneering stockbroker and merchant who would go on to found the esteemed firm of J.B. Were & Son. Written with the keen eye of a natural observer, the diary chronicles the gruelling ocean passage and Were's first impressions of a fledgling Melbourne, capturing the raw energy, uncertainty, and extraordinary promise of a colony on the cusp of transformation. Beyond its historical detail, this diary stands as an invaluable primary source for scholars and enthusiasts of Australian colonial history, offering an unfiltered window into the social, commercial, and physical landscape of Port Phillip in its earliest years. Were's prose is direct and unadorned, yet rich with the particulars of daily life — from the rhythms of shipboard existence to the chaotic vitality of a settlement rapidly outgrowing its origins. Issued privately by H.B. Were & Son in April 1964, this rare volume invites readers to ask: what does it take to build a new world, and what do we risk forgetting if we never record the journey?