Heberley, James, 1809-1899 : Reminiscences

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Title

Heberley, James, 1809-1899 : Reminiscences

Content partner

Alexander Turnbull Library

Collection

TAPUHI

Description

The early section of the diary recounts Heberley's experiences as a captain's apprentice and cabin boy on vessels sailing out of London to many destinations including Hamburg, Sydney and the West Indies. Much of the later narrative describes whaling and the life of a whaler in Cook Strait and the Marlborough Sounds. Also describes life with local Maori which includes comments on Maori tribal wars, his experiences with Te Rauparaha, the taking of slaves and conflict with Europeans. In 1831 Heb...

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Format

Manuscript

Date created

Jan 1809-Jun 1843

Creator

Heberley, James, 1809-1899 / Andersen, Johannes Carl, 1873-1962

URL

http://natlib.govt.nz/records/22852835

Locations

Chatham Islands / Te Koko-o-Kupe / Cloudy Bay / Cook Strait / Kapiti Island / Mount Taranaki or Mount Egmont / Nelson-Marlborough Region / Port Underwood / Wellington Region / Worser Bay / Cloudy Bay

Related subjects

Barrett, Richard, 1807-1847 / Chaffers, Edward Main, 1806-1845 / Dieffenbach, Johann Karl Ernst, 1811-1855 / Guard, John, 1792-1857 / Ironside, Samuel, 1814-1897 / HMS Rattlesnake (Ship : 1822-1860) / Te Rauparaha, 1770?-1849 / Tory (Ship) / Wakefield, William Hayward, 1801-1848 / Waterloo (Ship) / Cannibalism / Land tenure / New Zealand / Māori (New Zealand people) / Wellington Region / Mountaineering / Taranaki Region / Pakanga / Pilots and pilotage / Shipping / Slavery / Whaling / Marlborough Region / Chatham Islands / Te Koko-o-Kupe / Cloudy Bay / Cook Strait / Kapiti Island / Mount Taranaki or Mount Egmont / Nelson-Marlborough Region / Port Underwood / Worser Bay

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