Record Number: 15695
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Mr Stoddart read prayers and delivered an address to the prisoners, in my estimation I would be better to have no clergyman at all than to provide such as this gentleman. He is a hearty good natured man but rants from the pulpit nothing but noisy meaningless & uninteresting twaddle.'
Century:1850-1899
Date:23 Oct 1855
Country:Australia
Timemorning
Place:city: Melbourne
specific address: Eastern Gaol
(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Clergy (includes all denominations)
Occupation:n/a
Religion:Protestant
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:Australia
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
Prisoners
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:prayers
Genre:Other religious
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:15695
Source:Manuscript
Author:John Buckley Castieau
Title:Diaries
Location:National Library of Australia
Call No:NLA MS 2218
Page/Folio:n/a
Citation:John Buckley Castieau, Diaries National Library of Australia, p. NLA MS 2218, p. n/a, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=15695, accessed: 27 April 2024
Additional Comments:
None