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Mrs Lance Rawson’s cookery book and household hints | The shipboard diary of Maria Steley
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Nicholson family photograph album. Follow the Nicholson family as they board ship 'Essex' on a 100-day voyage, in their first rented home in Spring Hill 1864 and then to their final place of settlement. This album is part of Becoming Queensland. |
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Mrs Lance Rawson’s cookery book and household hints is one of the first cookbooks to have Australian, and more specifically Queensland, recipes and ingredients. This cookery book is part of Becoming Queensland. Only selections of the book have been digitised. The terminology used in this book is reflective of the age it was written. Some of the language, particularly relating to Indigenous peoples, may offend some people. |
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The shipboard diary of Maria Steley. This virtual book comprises pages 93 – 112 of the diary kept by 15 year old Maria during her voyage from England to Brisbane in 1863–1864 on board the “Ariadne”. It is read by Queensland actor Carol Burns. More information and the complete diary and transcript are available from the Queensland Digital Library. |
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Last updated: 28th October 2009
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