Summary
Wooden travelling trunk believed to have been used by James Neale and his wife Jane Maria Neale (nee Whitley). When they immigrated to Australia in 1854, shortly after their marriage in Dover in 1853. It was later used by their granddaughter to pack china when moving between Melbourne and Sydney.
Physical Description
Brown painted wooden travel trunk, with metal handles. It is paper lined inside and has a lock, which comes with a key.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Archbold, 1989
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Date Used
circa 1854
Believed to have been used by James Neale and his wife Jane Maria when they immigrated to Australia from England. -
Inscriptions
Donor's Mother's name printed on top of lid. Lid has black point which reads : "J. A. FLETCHER/ This way up."
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overall dimensions
64 cm (Length), 43 cm (Width), 46 cm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
0 mm (Length), 43 mm (Width), 46 mm (Height), 0 (Weight)
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Keywords
English Immigration, Immigrant Shipping, Immigrant Voyages, Immigration, Luggage, Migration & Settlement