Record Number: 23847

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Polly this morning while I was getting up rushed almost breathless into the bed-room with her eyes all alight & The Argus in her hand. "Listen here Castieau" said she & straightway she read a paragraph which announced that a terrible outrage had been committed at Pentridge & an attempt made to murder the Inspector General of Penal Establishments.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

5 Aug 1872

Country:

Australia

Time

morning

Place:

city: Melbourne
location in dwelling: at home, bedroom

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary reactive unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

Polly Castieau

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Female

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

wife of Prison Governor

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Australia

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

husband, John Buckley Castieau

Additional Comments:

wife of J.B. Castieau

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Text Being Read:

Author:

[n/a]

Title:

Argus

Genre:

Law

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

23847

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=23847, accessed: 21 December 2024

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Additional Comments:

None