Record Number: 23830

---

Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'The Argus had no report of the meeting yesterday for the establishing of a Discharged prisoners Aid Society. The Telegraph had however a tolerably fair report & The Age came out with a sub-leader in which they expressed their gratification at seeing that Captain Standish, Mr Sturt & myself were present'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

31 Jul 1872

Country:

Australia

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Melbourne

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

---

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

---

Text Being Read:

Author:

[n/a]

Title:

The Age

Genre:

Social Science, Law

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

---

Source Information:

Record ID:

23830

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=23830, accessed: 21 December 2024

---

Additional Comments:

None