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the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

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 √ Century of ExperienceEvidenceName of Reader / Listener / Reading GroupAuthor of TextTitle of TextForm of Text
 
1850-1899'Went to the Mechanics & read the papers home by nine o clock'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'After muster I went to the Mechanics read the papers & got some Blackwood's Magazines ... when I got home Polly had gone out so I read my magazines by myself & smoked a ...John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'In the evening went to the Mechanics & read the papers'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'Went to the Mechanics & read the papers in the afternoon'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'Went into town after Muster & read the papers at the Mechanics, did not see any very great news in fact never remember there being so little after the arrival of the Eng...John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'After muster I went into town to the Mechanics & read the Papers, saw that the verdict against Draper had been upheld by the Judges & that his sentence would have to be ...John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'After tea did Harry's sums & then went to the Mechanics a second time skimmed the Weeklys'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'Went to the Mechanics & read the papers between muster & Tea time.'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'after tea I went to the Mechanics & read the papers'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'I went to the Mechanics this evening & read the papers then took a stroll & came home.'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'I read the papers at the Mechanics in the evening & brought home a book'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'After Muster went into Town & read the papers at the Mechanics ... I stayed at home & finished “The Giraffe Hunters” then I smoked & drank gin & water'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'Went to the Mechanics & read the papers before tea, went again after tea & exchanged some books, came home & read till I was tired then smoked away & talked to Polly til...John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'After Muster I went to the Mechanics & read the papers then strolled through the town ... Did not go out on Saturday evening but stopped at home & read the Australasian'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'In the afternoon I mustered & then sat reading till tea time. In the evening I went as usual to the Mechanics & read the papers'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'After Muster went into town & read the Papers at the Mechanics'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'Went to the Mechanics in the evening & read the papers. Mr Gordon a well known sporting man & a poet of some pretensions blew his brains out yesterday. This suicide ha...John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'After muster although it was raining & the weather was exceedingly unpleasant I went into town & read the papers at the Mechanics'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'Received newspaper from Beechworth nothing much except that Sixpenny nobblers are now general in the township.'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper
1850-1899'In the evening after Muster I went into Melbourne & read the papers. The English ones were on the table. Got home before nine o clock'John Buckley Castieau [n/a][unknown - newspaper]Print: Newspaper


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