Diary, Maria Webb

Maker
Webb, Maria
Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd
Production date
1906
Current rights
Public Domain

Object detail

Brief Description
a. The diary was written by Maria Webb in 1906. In the diary she records daily happenings on the farm at Ormondville, social events, church services and family members. In the back are lists with amounts of money gifted.
b. List titled: Donations to Sunday School Building Fund, dated 1906. It lists peoples names and the amount of money they donated as well as events such as garden parties held to raise money.
c. Account with names showing debit and credit lists.
d. List of names titled: Amounts received for Sunday School Building fund.
e. List of names followed by amounts of money.
Some of the names on the list include: Sydney Johnstone, William Williams, Mr Tanner etc.
f. Note titled: suggestions for next year - a fete. Undated.

The printed information in the published diary is at the beginning of the book. It contains advertisements, phases of the moon, postal regulations, telegraph offices, New Zealand Government directory, New Zealand Parliamentary Acts, New Zealand Railways, a list of newspapers published in New Zealand, courses and distances for the whole New Zealand coast, interesting facts about New Zealand, census of New Zealand, population tables and New Zealand customs tariffs.
Collection
Production date
1906
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Hard cover, handwritten on paper with black ink. Linen spine.
Measurements
Diary: Height x Width: 326 x 210mm
Subject period
Subject date
1906
Credit line
from the estate of Miss Elizabeth Webb
Other number(s)
m99/78, 90549

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