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Box-folder MS BOX 4624

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Diary of Catherine Currie : Volume 1, 1873 - 1879 Digital Link to digital version

 Item — box-folder: MS BOX 4624
Identifier(s): MS10886/pr0134
Scope and contents

First of seven farm diaries kept by Mrs. Currie. The diary contains handwritten accounts of life and work on family farms at Ballan 1873-1875, and Lardner 1875-1979. Entries until 1873 October written by John Currie and refer to Catherine as Kate or Katie. Includes certificate of a child being sufficiently educated for Albert Currie (1885 September 29) and Catherine Currie (28 February? 1879).

Dates: 1873 - 1879
Found in: Australian Manuscripts Collection, State Library Victoria / MS 10886, Diaries of Catherine Currie and papers of the Currie family / Series 1: Diaries of Catherine Currie

Diary of Catherine Currie : Volume 2, 1879 - 1886 Digital Link to digital version

 Item — box-folder: MS BOX 4624
Identifier(s): MS10886/pr0135
Scope and contents

Second of seven farm diaries kept by Mrs. Currie and continued after her death by other family members. The diary contains accounts of life and work on family farm at Lardner 1879-1886.

Dates: 1879 - 1886
Found in: Australian Manuscripts Collection, State Library Victoria / MS 10886, Diaries of Catherine Currie and papers of the Currie family / Series 1: Diaries of Catherine Currie

Diary of Catherine Currie : Volume 3, 1886 - 1890 Digital Link to digital version

 Item — box-folder: MS BOX 4624
Identifier(s): MS10886/pr0136
Scope and contents

Third of seven farm diaries kept by Mrs. Currie and continued after her death by other family members. The diary contains of life and work on family farms at Lardner 1886-1890. Volume contains daily account of the weather. Includes other notes and documents including; note from Victorian Railways accepting P. Porter's resignation from position of Porter, 1888 September 18; Property valuation assessment addressed to John Currie from the Shire of Warragul, 1888 March 7.

Dates: 1886 - 1890
Found in: Australian Manuscripts Collection, State Library Victoria / MS 10886, Diaries of Catherine Currie and papers of the Currie family / Series 1: Diaries of Catherine Currie

Diary of Catherine Currie : Volume 4, 1890 - 1894 Digital Link to digital version

 Item — box-folder: MS BOX 4624
Identifier(s): MS10886/pr0137
Scope and contents

Fourth of seven farm diaries kept by Mrs. Currie. The diary contains accounts of life and work on family farms at Lardner 1890-1894. Contains daily accounts of the weather.

Dates: 1890 - 1894
Found in: Australian Manuscripts Collection, State Library Victoria / MS 10886, Diaries of Catherine Currie and papers of the Currie family / Series 1: Diaries of Catherine Currie