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Trunk - Wood, Travelling, circa 1903
Reg. No: SH 970529
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- Summary:
- Wooden trunk owned and used by Thomas Darragh in 1903 and again in 1926. The donor surmises that this trunk travelled with Thomas from Melbourne to London and back to Melbourne. Thomas Darragh was born in Ireland in 1876, and immigrated to Australia in 1887 where he joined cousins living in Warrnambool. Training as a tailor's cutter, he also joined the militia and eventually left Melbourne for London in 1903. He returned to Melbourne in 1926 when he married for a second time and worked as a tailor's cutter in Collingwood.
- Description:
- Trunk made of wood with a brass lock and paper lined.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Dr Tom Darragh, 1997
| Discipline: | History |
| Dimensions: | 47.50 cm (Height), 48.75 cm (Width), 76.25 cm (Length) |
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| Tagged with: | shipping, luggage, shipboard travel, travel |
| Themes this item is part of: | Migration Collection, Leaving Home, Immigration Museum Exhibition, 2007-2017 |
| Primary Classification: | MIGRATION |
| Secondary Classification: | Travel - Brought Goods |
| Tertiary Classification: | luggage |
| Date Used: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1903 Believed to have been used to travel from Melbourne to London |
| Date Used: | London, England, Great Britain, 1928 Believed to have been used to travel from London to Melbourne |
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