Call Number |
MN 725 |
Physical description |
7 cm |
Notes |
Title devised by cataloguer. |
Access advisory |
Available for reference; not for loan. |
Cite As |
State Library of Western Australia, MN 725, John Acton Wroth papers, ACC 2816A, 5110A. |
Additional formats |
Diary also available on microfilm. |
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A digital reproduction of John Wroth's diary, and typescript transcription are available online. |
Rights advisory |
Copyright or other restrictions may apply. For public use, contact the State Library of Western Australia. |
Biography/history |
Arrived in Western Australia as a convict on board the "Mermaid" in 1851. His sentence was for a period of 10 years for forging an order for goods. He was granted a ticket of leave in 1857 and a conditional pardon in 1853. He later settled at Toodyay. |
Finding Aids |
Detailed listing available (MN 725) |
Summary |
Copies of court and goal records of his trial; diary kept on voyage to W.A. as a convict on the "Mermaid" and subsequently in the Colony (1851-1853); also his baptismal certificate (1830), birth certificate for James Lyons Wroth (1862) and certificate of membership of the United Grand Lodge (1898) |
Subjects |
Wroth, John Acton, 1830-1876 -- Archives.
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Wroth, John Acton, 1830-1876 -- Diaries.
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Wroth, John Acton, 1830-1876 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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Ipswich Gaol.
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Mermaid (Bark)
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Trials -- England -- Suffolk.
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Convicts -- Western Australia -- Archives.
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Convicts -- Western Australia -- Diaries.
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Trials -- England -- Suffolk.
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Swan River Settlement (W.A.) -- History.
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Genre/Form |
Diaries.
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Related item |
Wroth family papers MN 118
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