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These volumes primarily record observations of weather and sea conditions and of passing shipping traffic, including details of those vessels arriving and leaving Eden harbour. Some of the volumes record details of the lighthouse operation including time of lighting, time of extinguishing, oil consumed, number of cylinders, number of wicks used.
The earliest volume contains more detailed accounts of events in the harbour including pilotage, interactions with ships' captains and building work on the lookout house. Towards the back of the volume is a list of Rules and Regulations to be observed in the shipping stock from the old yards at Eden, Twofold Bay and copies of correspondence sent by Bourn Russell, Harbour Master. In the very back of the volume is a record of the oil consumed in the running of the Eden light and a list of vessels arriving and leaving Eden including the following details: date, name, from, to, tons, rigs and master.
Aug 1860-Nov 1896 (incomplete) (6/5129-31), Mar 1901-Jun 1912 (6/5147-48). 5 vols.
Created: 1860-08-01 to 1912-06-30
Data time period: 1860-08-01 to 1912-06-30
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