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| TLM-P's diary ends shortly before he returns to England to be reunited with Nora and the children. It appears to have been an aide memoir when writing to them and for business matters, as well as a means of relieving his loneliness while away from his family. It is valuable for its glimpses of travel and life in 1888 as well its insights into his character - particularly his insatiable curiosity along with the self-confidence to talk to all manner of people on their expertise. For more on this diary, click [[1888]] to read Judith Godden, 'Glimpses of 1888 - the diary of T.L. Murray Prior', //Australia 1888 Bulletin//, vol. 4, 1980, pp.60-65.\\ | TLM-P's diary ends shortly before he returns to England to be reunited with Nora and the children. It appears to have been an aide memoir when writing to them and for business matters, as well as a means of relieving his loneliness while away from his family. It is valuable for its glimpses of travel and life in 1888 as well its insights into his character - particularly his insatiable curiosity along with the self-confidence to talk to all manner of people on their expertise. For more on this diary, click [[1888]] to read Judith Godden, 'Glimpses of 1888 - the diary of T.L. Murray Prior', //Australia 1888 Bulletin//, vol. 4, 1980, pp.60-65.\\ |
| Shipping records shows that he left for London in November 1888 on the ship //Ballaarat// [[Find My Past Australia, Inward, Outward & Coastal Passenger Lists 1826-1972]]. | Shipping records shows that he left for London in November 1888 on the ship //Ballaarat//.((Find My Past Australia, Inward, Outward & Coastal Passenger Lists 1826-1972)) |
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