The Draper in Australia: Being a Narrative of Three Years' Adventure and Experience at the Gold-fields, in the Bush, and in the Chief Cities of Victoria and New South Wales
Maker
George Willmer
Date1856
Object number00008651
NameBook
MediumInk on paper, cloth bound boards
DimensionsOverall: 176 x 112 mm, 0.2 kg
ClassificationsBooks and journals
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionBook by George Willmer titled 'The Draper in Australia: Being a Narrative of Three Years' Adventure and Experience at the Gold-Fields, in the Bush, and in the Chief Cities of Victoria and New South Wales; with Information and Advice Adapted for the Intending Emigrant and Others... Dedicated to the Drapers of England'.
In addition to information and advice for the intending immigrant, the book covers Willmer's experiences during his voyage to Australia in 1852 and his return to the United Kingdom in 1855, these accounts appear to be taken verbatim from Willmer's diaries.
Published in London by William Freeman.HistoryBrent Plashett Rodd (1842-1942) son of Brent Clements Rodd (1809-1898) of Five Dock.
