Record Number: 24013

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I went to the Athenaeum & had a look at the English papers. There were a good many members assembled to do the same thing, it is of course quite the thing that there should not be any talking in the Reading Room. I must however admit that I find it very dreary work to keep altogether quiet & that I should like a little yarn now & then again'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

21 Aug 1874

Country:

Australia

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Melbourne
other location: Athenaeum Club

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:

John Buckley Castieau

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

15 May 1831

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

Prison Governor

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Australia

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

[n/a]

Title:

[unknown - newspaper]

Genre:

Unknown

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

read in situ

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Source Information:

Record ID:

24013

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=24013, accessed: 18 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

None