The Australian Women's Register

MS 2733 comprises the diary, inscribed “Clotilda Bayne, The Rectory, Orlestone”, covering the period 29 December, 1889 to 31 December, 1890. Entries describe Miss Bayne’s journey from England to Australia via Italy, and the first few months of her life in Adelaide, where she arrived on 3 June. On 5 June she married an Anglican minister. The diary includes details of daily life in Adelaide, many references to local church affairs and several references to Cecil Sharp, the expert on English folk songs and dancing who then held a legal post in Adelaide. There are several words and quotations in Greek recorded on the opening pages (1 folder).