| Description | Daily records of the tides at Port Arthur, with columns for the date and time [morning and afternoon], with the observed times of high and low tides, with tidal heights, the range of tides, with wind direction and force. There is a general remarks column, but this is rarely completed.
Each monthly return is headed: 'Register of Tides kept at Port Arthur Van Diemen's Land by Deputy Assistant Commisary General Lempriere for the month of....'. Endorsed [p.24]: 'Tidal register Port Arthur 1841'. |
| Place origin | Port Arthur, Van Diemen's Land [Tasmania, Australia] |