Australian 1877 Commercial Diary

Item

Title
Australian 1877 Commercial Diary
Subject
Business records
Victoria--History
Melbourne (Vic.)
Diaries
French language
Category
1. Settlement
Keywords
wine industry
Creator
Australia Victoria Collins St. West Melbourne
Current holder
Yarra Ranges Regional Museum
Period of reference 
1877 – 1877
Link
http://ww1.yrrmuseumcollection.com/Presto/content/Detail.aspx?ctID=NjU2NTFmOTctNzgyNS00YTBlLWJjNzYtYjliNTFkYTI2MTBh&rID=MTg2OA==&qrs=RmFsc2U=&q=ODQ0OA==&ph=VHJ1ZQ==&bckToL=VHJ1ZQ==&rrtc=VHJ1ZQ==
Item number
8448
Access rights
Request at location
Country of origin
Australia
Place
Melbourne
Language 
French
English
Description from source
25.9 x 20 x 1.2, Paper Cardboard Fabric.

1877 diary has as dark green fabric cover embossed with a line and floral border. The embossing in the centre of the front cover has text "Australian Commercial Diary 1877". The back cover has the same border as the front cover. Inside of the cover a marbled effect has been used. Entries have been written in French. Diary was aquired by donor's mother (Florence Oke), who was a Sebire. The author of the diary is unkown but mentions the Sebires. Florence Oke believes that the diarist was a worker of either the de Pury or de Castella vineyards.
Physical format
Manuscripts
Diaries