THE JOURNEY TO THE GOLDFIELDS
JASON SMITH’S DIARY
08/09/1851 My name is Jason Smith, I had six brothers and two sister, my mother died of childbirth. Everything was okay, we live happily in a small town in British until one day it was so sad you will never understand the feeling of it ------ my father died of a sudden disease when I was only sixteen ‘our sisters got 2 marry a rich men or we don’t have enough 2 eat or drink, Jason.’ my eldest brother told me. One day, the governor told everyone in Britain that someone called ‘Edward’ found gold in somewhere called ‘Australia’. ‘brothers it’s a great chance to get rich, Jason since you are the strongest come with me to the place that called ‘Australia’. The gold I already can see it shinning come on Jason come with me.’ said Edward [ my oldest brother ].
THE ARRIVAL ON THE SHIP 29/09/1851 The journey a horrible long journey started my serval brother and I bring as many food and belonging as we can we sold our house and furniture. 03/11/1851
There is nothing 2 do in this ship, I was clean my backpack today when I accidentally found my dear diary I thought I lost it 4 a while but I did not so now I can write something in it instead of hanging around in the boring ship. 29/03/1852
The arrival, we made it we made it 2 ‘Australia’ my brother told me that we should started to buy things like food or thins like that.
31/03/1852
We chose our job and our job was shaft, needing: bucket cradle Windlass pick And we brought those in the tool shop. $5.6s now we only have $14.4s.
08/04/1852 Brought a tent and a blanket 9 bags of flour 5 bags of tea permit
We brought all the things we need and now we prepared to started to digging now. There is a rumour about gold fever I am not sure what it mean exactly but I think my brother fever this fever.
MY LUCKY DAY How lucky are we in first 17 we found a gold that pond 12kg I felt confident digging and digging.
To be continues---------