Diary of Robert Silby Bradley

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1867 - Ocean travel - 119 pages
MS 9010 comprises an illustrated diary of a voyage from London to Melbourne on board the Essex, giving detailed descriptions of day to day events and life on board ship.

About the author (1867)

Robert Silby Bradley, born 16 September 1841 in Stanwick, Northamptonshire, England, was a schoolmaster in England before coming to Australia on board the Essex in 1867. He opened a grammar school in Stawell, Vic., in 1869 and moved to St. Kilda, Vic., in 1879, where he founded Queen's College, remaining there until his retirement in 1906. He died in 1923. Bradley was for some years a member of the council of the Royal Society of Victoria. He made two unsuccessful attempts to enter politics, once in Stawell and once in St. Kilda.

Bibliographic information

TitleDiary of Robert Silby Bradley
AuthorRobert Silby Bradley
Published1867
Length119 pages
  
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