| Evidence: | 'In the evening I tried the reading powers of Walter & Godfrey with a chapter in the testament, both of the boys have lost their front teeth & were not able to speak plainly in consequence. Harry & Sissy then read a chapter, Sissy cannot pronounce the hard words very well but for all that reads very nicely.' |
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| Century: | 1850-1899 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 15 Feb 1874 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Australia | ||||||||||
| Time: | evening | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Melbourne location in dwelling: at home |
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| Reading Group: | Castieau children |
| Age | Child (0-17) |
| Gender | Unknown |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder |
| Occupation: | children of Prison Governor |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | Australia |
| Country of experience: | Australia |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
father, John Buckley Castieau |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | [n/a] |
| Title: | Bible |
| Genre: | Bible |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | owned |
| Record ID: | 23943 | |
| 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/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=23943, accessed: 18 April 2024 | |
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