Diary, Maria Webb
Maker
Webb, Maria
Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd
Production date
1904
Current rights
Public Domain
Object detail
Brief Description
The diary was written by Maria Webb in 1904. In the diary she records daily happenings on the farm in Ormondville, social events, church services and family members. She writes about the Women's Christian Temperance Union convention that she, Alice and Auntie went to in Blenheim. In the back is a list of WCTU members and a list of books ordered for the Mothers Union.
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.
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
1904
Production place
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Hard cover, printed and handwritten on paper with blue ink. Linen spine.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 326 x 210mm
Classification terms
Subject person
Subject period
Subject date
1904
Current rights
Public Domain
Credit line
from the estate of Miss Elizabeth Webb
Other number(s)
m99/78, 90554
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