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Tanya and Brett's ... Great-Great-Grand-Parents (Coudrey)

Joseph William Coudrey and Emily Louisa Hill

Joseph was born in 1835 in Walsall Staffordshire England and Emily was born in 1845
They migrated to Adelaide South Australia in 1879 aboard the ship "CUZCO"

!!--A Diary of the Voyage--!!

Below are the details of the manuscript which is held by The State Library of South Australia
It is not available online and copies cannot be purchased ... click HERE to go to the Official Web Site
so Sharon wants to travel to Adelaide, book in to the Library, and read Joseph's notes during their trip to Australia !!

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Tuesday 18th May 2010 ... email to The State Library of South Australia

Reference
Name --- Diary of a voyage from Birmingham to Adelaide by the steamer 'Cuzco' by Joseph W Coudrey
Bookmark --- http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/32048768
Work ID --- 32048768
Attachment --- in case this link did not work, I also made a 'screenshot-picture' which is attached

Hello ... my name is Sharon Roneberg and, as you can see in our signature below, we live near Cairns in North Queensland

I am writing concerning the above item, which is being held by your Library

I have been doing Family History research ... and I was aware that Joseph Coudrey had travelled from England to Australia during 1879 ... he is my Great-GrandFather
...... but imagine my surprise when I saw that he had kept a Manuscript / Diary during the trip !!
...... unbelievable and fantastic !!

I want to buy a copy ... but I saw that it is not available
I want it posted up so I can read it ... but I know that is only a 'dream' !!

I would at least like to see the book ... but Cairns is a long, long way from Adelaide
So I am writing to ask a huge and special favour of you and your staff

Would someone there, who owns a digital camera, be able to take a few shots of this Diary ??
Some of the cover to show what it looks like, and maybe one or two of any sort of Introduction or Notes that Joseph may have made on the first couple of pages
Anything like that ... I would be really appreciative
And of course, if there is any costs, I would be happy to pay them

It was terrific to discover this book exists ... and it would also be terrific to see these shots
One day I might get to read it

In the meantime, I'll wait for your reply ... and, hopefully, a few photos !!

Thanks for your time ... Regards ... Sharon

The State Library of South Australia

This Diary is not available at present
and the Library is going to contact me when it is

and it will be terrific to read Joseph's thoughts as he travelled to Australia !!

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Wednesday 20th April 2011

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The Diary Is Now Available

and a complete copy is below

NOTE #01 - further below are the links to the content of this Diary
Due to it's fragile condition, the Library used an overhead laser scanner to make the copies
I then used the "best copy" setting on my scanner to make these pages below
If you have difficulty reading some of the words, let me know and I'll look them up on the originals

NOTE #02 - also below is a link to Sharon's thoughts and comments as she read about her Great-Grandfather
I would suggest that you read the Diary first and then click on this link

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CLICK HERE
Diary ... Page 01 to Page 05
Monday 24th March 1879 to Monday 31st March 1879		 CLICK HERE
Diary ... Page 06 to Page 10
Monday 31st March 1879 to Wednesday 9th April 1879

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CLICK HERE
Diary ... Page 11 to Page 15
Wednesday 9th April 1879 to Wednesday 23rd April 1879		 CLICK HERE
Diary ... Page 16 to Page 20
Wednesday 23rd April 1879 to Saturday 10th May 1879

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CLICK HERE
Information on SS CUZCO		 CLICK HERE
Distances Travelled

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CLICK HERE
"A few of our Notables"

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CLICK HERE
Programme of Concert		 CLICK HERE
Songs heard on the CUZCO		 CLICK HERE
Song ... "Thinking of Home"

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CLICK HERE
Sharon's thoughts and comments after reading Joseph's Story

CLICK HERE
Details and photos taken during a visit to Joseph and Emily's gravesite

CLICK HERE
Correspondence with Eileen Gould who donated the Diary to the Library

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