Record Number: 15695

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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

Time

morning

Place:

city: Melbourne
specific address: Eastern Gaol

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Mr Stoddart

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

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

prayers

Genre:

Other religious

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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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: 16 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None