Melbourne 1-5 April 1839 -- Melbourne to the Goulburn River 6-11 April 1839 -- Goulburn River to the Murray River 12-20 April 1839 -- Murray River to the Murrumbidgee River 20-27 April 1839 -- Murrumbidgee River to Yass 28 April-3 May 1839 -- Yass to Goulburn 3-6 May 1839 -- Goulburn to the Illawarra 7-17 May 1839 -- Sydney 18.27 May 1839 -- Excursion to the Hunter River and Port Stephens 27 May-4 June 1839 -- Interlude: Sydney 4.13 June 1839 -- Excursion to the Hawkesbury 14-29 June 1839 -- Sydney again 30 June-16 July 1839 -- Voyage home
Summary
Jane Franklin's diary account of her travels from Van Diemen's Land to Port Phillip and then overland from Melbourne to Sydney in 1839 provides a detailed and colourful snapshot of colonial society recorded by a sharply observant witness -- back cover. includes brief references to Aboriginal people
