Download or read book Diary of a Welsh Swagman, 1869-1894 written by Joseph Jenkins and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1977 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1975, and now reprinted from the 1992 edition, this diary records the experiences of a Welshman who arrived in Australia in 1869 at the age of 51 and spent the next 25 years working on farms in the Ballarat and Castlemaine area and as a street worker for the Maldon council. The diary has been abridged and notated by the author's grandson.