Diary, Anthony Spur Webb
Maker
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Whitcombe and Tombs Ltd
Production date
1899
Current rights
Public Domain
Object detail
Brief Description
The diary was written by Anthony Spur Webb in 1899. In the diary he records daily happenings, notes on his work, who he visited, married, baptised, social events and church services. He and his family were living in Gisborne. Many of the dates have no written entries.
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
1899
Production place
Production period
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Hard cover, handwritten on paper with black ink. Linen spine.
Media/Materials
Measurements
Height x Width: 325 x 210mm
Classification terms
Subject person
Subject period
Subject date
1899
Current rights
Public Domain
Credit line
from the estate of Miss Elizabeth Webb
Other number(s)
m99/78, 90564
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