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James Ivory diary, 1881 - 1883, Ipswich (2013)
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TitleJames Ivory diary, 1881 - 1883, Ipswich (2013)Date Created1881-1883CreatorJames Ivory (1820-1887)Tanya JenAcknowledgementTranscription of original diaries held at the Mitchell Library, Sydney
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DescriptionThird volume of a series of diaries kept by James Ivory written between 1863 and 1885. Ivory owned Eskdale (Esk) in 1843. He acquired land at Bundamba and by 1879 he owned 18,000 acres. He grew sugar cane and invested in the cotton boom. He bought the Bremer Mills property in 1868. He kept a diary of a squatter's life from 1862-1883, that is held at the Mitchell Library in Sydney and a copy is also held with the Ipswich Libraries. References (offline)Australian Dictionary of Biography, v. 4, 1975
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BusinessesBremer MillsChurches & CemeteriesSt Stephen'sPeople & FamiliesJames Ivory (1820-1887)PlacesEskdaleSubjectsIndexesMiningJournalsBusinesspeopleSquattersCottonDiariesCurated CollectionsJames Ivory DiariesChinese Community in IpswichTaxonomy19th Century | 1880s
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Reference IDivory_1881-1883.pdfAsset TypeDocument - PDFDocument TypeDiaries & JournalsCopyright NoticeReproduction rights remain with Ipswich City Council. Please contact Picture Ipswich for use of the transcriptions or part thereof.CopyrightPicture Ipswich Copyright Information
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Tanya Jen, James Ivory diary, 1881 - 1883, Ipswich (2013). Picture Ipswich, accessed 24/05/2025, https://www.pictureipswich.com.au/nodes/view/8532