Record Number: 23822

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'in the evening went to the Club, read for a time & then came home ... Was reading at the Club some of the Articles in "Public Opinion", one especially which lamented the decadence of "the Turf" from the want of honor among the owners of horses. Horses said the writer now win if it suits their owners' pockets to let them do so, the Derby it is predicted will soon be shorn of all the national importance once attached to it & will soon be the ordinary common place affair that other races have become.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

28 Jul 1872

Country:

Australia

Time

evening

Place:

city: Melbourne
other location: Yorick Club

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

John Buckley Castieau

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

15 May 1831

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

Prison Governor

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Australia

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

[n/a]

Title:

Public Opinion

Genre:

Sport / Leisure

Form of Text:

Print: Serial / periodical

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

read in situ

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Source Information:

Record ID:

23822

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

John Buckley Castieau

Title:

Diaries

Location:

National Library of Australia

Call No:

NLA MS 2218

Page/Folio:

n/a

Additional Information:

n/a

Citation:

John Buckley Castieau, Diaries, National Library of Australia, NLA MS 2218, n/a, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=23822, accessed: 21 December 2024

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Additional Comments:

None