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Journal of William John Wills: 23 April-28 June 1861
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Provenance and context

In 1909, the National Library of Australia acquired the diary kept by William John Wills from 23 April to 28 June 1861 along with the diary kept by Robert O’Hara Burke from 16 December 1860 to 20 January 1861. Both diaries were purchased from Mrs Grace Gavan Duffy for a total of £25. Mrs Gavan Duffy was the only surviving child of the original transcriber of the diaries, William Henry Archer. She married Philip, a surveyor and civil engineer, and the son of Sir Charles Gavan Duffy. Sir Charles, prominent in the Irish nationalist movement and later Premier of Victoria in 1871 and 1872, contributed £40 to the funeral of Robert O’Hara Burke.

 

 
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