Diary of a Welsh Swagman, 1869-1894
Author: Joseph Jenkins
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 1977
Total Pages: 244
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst published in 1975, and now reprinted from the 1992 edition, this diary records the experiences of a Welshman who arrived in Australia in 1869 at the age of 51 and spent the next 25 years working on farms in the Ballarat and Castlemaine area and as a street worker for the Maldon council. The diary has been abridged and notated by the author's grandson.