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Personal observations of an intelligent and articulate lady in her early 30's - on sailing from England in 1839 and of life in the colony of N.S.W. until her departure for Tasmania in 1844. (Libraries Australia)

Notes

  • Includes poem entitled 'The Gigantic Lily' on pp.157-158.

Affiliation Notes

  • Nineteenth-Century Travel Writing

    Louisa Anne Meredith (nee Tawmley, 1812-1895) was an artist, poet, novelist and travel writer. She first published Notes and Sketches of New South Wales in 1844 under the name Mrs. Charles Meredith; it was reprinted in 1849 and 1861, with all editions being identical. In this work, Meredith described her time in the colony from 1839 to 1844, stating in her preface that her aim was "simply to give my own impressions of whatever appeared worthy observation" (vii). Meredith chronicled the journey from England to Sydney via Spain and the Pacific, giving details of life on board ship. In Australia, she described Sydney life, the landscape, flora and fauna, as well as her internal travels through the bush. The climate, bushrangers, bush hospitality, and the Aboriginal populations all feature. The work concluded with the author's embarkation for Van Diemen's Land. Meredith also published My Home in Tasmania, during a Residence of Nine Years (1852), Travels and Stories in our Gold Colonies (1865) and Tasmanian Friends and Foes Feathered, Furred andFinned: A Family Chronicle of Country Life, Natural History, and Veritable Adventure (1881).

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      Reprinted: 1846 Ferguson 4347 , 1849 Ferguson 5110
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      Held at: State Library of Tasmania State Library of Tasmania
      Local Id: TC 919.44 MER

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      Held at: Adelaide University Barr Smith Library
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      Held at: National Library of Australia
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      Held at: Newcastle Region Libraries Newcastle Library
      Location: Information and Research Centre
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      Held at: Central Western Cooperative Public Library Orange Library
      Location: The Mary Elizabeth Byrnes Memorial Library
      Local Id: MEB/NF 919.44/MER

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      Held at: State Library of Victoria
      Local Id: RARELT 919.44 M54N

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      Held at: Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW
      Location: Dixson Library
      Local Id: 84/100

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      Held at: University of Newcastle - Auchmuty Library - Inter Library Services
      Local Id: 919.44 MERE 1844

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      Held at: University of Sydney The University of Sydney Library
      Local Id: 3865

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      Held at: University of Tasmania Morris Miller Library
      Local Id: DU 161 .M47 1844
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       John Murray ,       1844 .
      Extent: xi, 164p.p.
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      • Bound with: The Life, Voyages and Exploits of Sir Francis Drake by John Barrow. (Publisher's binding)
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No Worries Russel Doust , 2017 single work criticism
— Appears in: Unbound : The National Library of Australia Magazine , December 2017;

'Russell Doust looks at the variations—and uniformity—of Australian English, as revealed in the National Library’s published collections,'
Nation, Empire and Gender : Two Genteel English Women Writing about Australia and Hungary in the Mid-Nineteenth Century Ildikó Dömötör , 2014 single work criticism
— Appears in: Journal of the European Association for Studies of Australia , vol. 5 no. 1 2014;

This article deals with two travel narratives written in the mid-nineteenth century by genteel English women and explores issues of nation, empire and gender. These travel accounts record journeys to two different areas of the globe, namely Hungary and New South Wales, and a close reading of these texts reveals a great deal of similarity in terms of their subject matter and writing strategies. The authors were unusual young women who transgressed gender demarcations by bringing out their own publications, intruding into the public domain of men. I will argue that these travel writings, irrespective of their travel destinations, reflected a common cultural and social background that stemmed from English genteel ideals.
Early Works by Louisa Anne Meredith Victor Crittenden , 2008 single work criticism
— Appears in: Margin , November no. 76 2008; (p. 27-35)
Making Tasmania Home: Louisa Meredith's Colonizing Prose Patricia Grimshaw , Ann Standish , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies , vol. 28 no. 1 2007; (p. 1-17)
Out of England : Literary Subjectivity in the Australian Colonies, 1788-1867 Simon During , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: Imagining Australia : Literature and Culture in the New New World 2004; (p. 3-21) Modern Australian Criticism and Theory 2010; (p. 61-72) '...During traces the formation and transformation of 'modern literary subjectivity' in the distinctive conditions of nineteenth century Australia.' Source: Modern Australian Criticism and Theory (2010)
Out of England : Literary Subjectivity in the Australian Colonies, 1788-1867 Simon During , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: Imagining Australia : Literature and Culture in the New New World 2004; (p. 3-21) Modern Australian Criticism and Theory 2010; (p. 61-72) '...During traces the formation and transformation of 'modern literary subjectivity' in the distinctive conditions of nineteenth century Australia.' Source: Modern Australian Criticism and Theory (2010)
Early Works by Louisa Anne Meredith Victor Crittenden , 2008 single work criticism
— Appears in: Margin , November no. 76 2008; (p. 27-35)
Making Tasmania Home: Louisa Meredith's Colonizing Prose Patricia Grimshaw , Ann Standish , 2007 single work criticism
— Appears in: Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies , vol. 28 no. 1 2007; (p. 1-17)
One Woman's Testimony: Louisa Anne Meredith's Notes and Sketches of New South Wales Judith Johnston , 1996 single work criticism
— Appears in: Crossing Lines : Formations of Australian Culture : Proceedings of Association for the Study of Australian Literature Conference, Adelaide, 1995 1996; (p. 40-45)
"Woman's Testimony": Imperialist Discourse in the Professional Colonial Travel Writing of Louisa Anne Meredith and Catharine Parr Traill Judith Johnston , 1994 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian & New Zealand Studies in Canada , June no. 11 1994; (p. 34-55)
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