Historical information

John Owens (1831-1892) was a Welshman who spent 1853-1863 in Australia, predominantly on the Bendigo goldfields.He was a miner who also initially set up a horse drawn puddling machine, although he sold this in 1857. He gave first hand insight into life on the goldfields through letters he wrote home to his parents. He returned to Wales in 1863 and in 1864 he married his uncles widow, Jane Davis. Jane died in 1872 and John then married Mary Ellen Jackson.

Physical description

Letter fromCharles Patersonaccompanying donation of two books
5316.1 Letters from Bendigo
5316.2 Letters from the Bendigo Diggings
Both books spiral bound and contain coloured prints & maps.
Books enclosed in plastic sleeve.

Inscriptions & markings

John Owens