Ramsdale, Harry Hayter (fl. 1860)
- Date:
- 1859-1862
- Manuscripts
About this work
Description
Diary of H H Ramsdale, mainly compiled while serving at Naples with the English Brigade supporting Giuseppe Garibaldi, 1860 (ff. 4-10), and on board the Clifton, an emigrant ship bound from London to Queensland, Australia, 1861-62 (ff. 10-54, 136-143).
Publication/Creation
1859-1862
Physical description
143 ff. (55-135 blank).
1 volume: 151 ? 100 mm.
1 volume: 151 ? 100 mm.
Biographical note
Although not medically qualified, Ramsdale had training or experience which allowed him to assume medical practice for part of the Clifton's voyage after the ship's surgeon had cut his throat. Ramsdale settled at Allora, Queensland.
Related material
Cf. Helen Woolcock, 'Medical supervision on nineteenth-century emigrant vessels: the voyage of the Clifton, 1861-62', in John Pearn, ed., Pioneer medicine in Australia (Brisbane, 1988), pp. 65-76.
Creator/production credits
Harry Hayter Ramsdale, fl. 1860
Language note
In English.
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesMS.5324