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Title
Item 06: Geoffrey Forrest Hughes diary, 1919
Call number
MLMSS 1222/Box 6/Item 6
Level of description
item
Date

1919
Type of material
Textual Records
Reference code
999663
Physical Description
0.02 metres of textual material (1 volume)
Scope and Content
Collection comprises one black ‘T.J. & J. Smith’s One Day Diary, 1919’. Diary contains daily entries, written in pencil and ink, concerning the activities, appointments, social occasions, recreational pursuits, and travels of Geoffrey Forrest Hughes. Hughes writes about time in London during January to May, and his voyage to the United States to spend time travelling with his parents through New York, Washington DC, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. He also writes of his return voyage home to Sydney via Honolulu, returning to studies at Sydney University, ukulele lessons, golfing, and a visit to Muswellbrook in August.
Copying Conditions
Copyright status:: In copyright
Research & study copies allowed: Author has been deceased for more than 50 years
Signatures / Inscriptions

Inscribed inside front page 'Geoffrey Forrest Hughes, Capt RAF, c/o Commercial Banking Co of Sydney, 19 Buchin Lane, EC3'.
Back pages contain ledgers of personal expenses, sketches of aeroplanes, and addresses of various acquaintances.
Subject
Diaries.
Air pilots, Australian--20th century.
Voyages and travels.
College students--New South Wales--Sydney.
Place
London (England)
New York (N.Y.)
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Sydney (N.S.W.)
Muswellbrook (N.S.W.)
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