Diary of a voyage on the sailing ship Concordia from the United States to Melbourne. The voyage is described, with details of weather; vessels seen; winds; speeds; sails used; position; passtimes; fish and birds seen; Christmas festivities and songs sung; approaching Cape Otway; Arriving in Melbourne. This is followed by an account of his time in the goldfields, with descriptions of the diggings; people living in tents beside the Yarra River; price of goods; digging for gold; applying for licences; Mount Macedon; Loddon River and Campbell's Creek., The diary is interspersed with sketches of land seen during the voyage, and sketches of the trip to the diggings, machinery and tents pitched en route.