Over the Mountains of the Sea: Life on the Migrant Ships 1870–1885Auckland University Press, 01 հոկ, 2013 թ. - 240 էջ Drawing upon more than 80 personal diaries and journals of those on board, this resource explores the rich experience and the trials and tribulations of hopeful Anglo-Celtic pilgrims headed to Australia and New Zealand aboard migrant ships in the late 19th century. From daily routines to matters of food, health, religion, crime, and mutiny, this history unearths the humor, scandal, and personal triumph that defined the nautical pilgrimage of hundreds. |
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... Vogel, outlined to Parliament his plan to revive the colony's flagging economy. Everyone expected him to include some form of government-assisted immigration and public works but they were astonished at the audacity of what they heard ...
... Vogel, outlined to Parliament his plan to revive the colony's flagging economy. Everyone expected him to include some form of government-assisted immigration and public works but they were astonished at the audacity of what they heard ...
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... Vogel's large measures were part of a great diaspora that saw 60 million people pour out of Europe between 1840 and ... Vogel's large measures ushered in a 15-year period during which 169,000 people migrated to New Zealand from Britain.5 ...
... Vogel's large measures were part of a great diaspora that saw 60 million people pour out of Europe between 1840 and ... Vogel's large measures ushered in a 15-year period during which 169,000 people migrated to New Zealand from Britain.5 ...
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... Vogel period, generally taken to be 1870–85, accounted for about 30 per cent of the net immigration between 1860 and 1950, making it the most influential factor in determining the ethnic mix of Anglo-Celtic New Zealand.6 If the ...
... Vogel period, generally taken to be 1870–85, accounted for about 30 per cent of the net immigration between 1860 and 1950, making it the most influential factor in determining the ethnic mix of Anglo-Celtic New Zealand.6 If the ...
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... Vogel migration by hundreds of years and preserve the names of their vessels as key identity markers to this day. The importance of the great transition in most people's lives is testified by the work of an old newspaperman, Henry Brett ...
... Vogel migration by hundreds of years and preserve the names of their vessels as key identity markers to this day. The importance of the great transition in most people's lives is testified by the work of an old newspaperman, Henry Brett ...
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... Vogel migration began, he wrote an article explaining that the correct way to measure the duration of a voyage was port to port rather than land to land. The difference was important in the days of sail because contrary winds could ...
... Vogel migration began, he wrote an article explaining that the correct way to measure the duration of a voyage was port to port rather than land to land. The difference was important in the days of sail because contrary winds could ...
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Enemies easily made | |
Disorder crime and punishment | |
Mutinies and Hyde Park meetings | |
The virgins cage | |
Birth death and the doctor | |
Land fever | |
So here ends my journey | |
Bibliography | |
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Over the Mountains of the Sea: Life on the Migrant Ships, 1870-1885 David Hastings Հատվածի դիտում - 2006 |
Over the Mountains of the Sea: Life on the Migrant Ships, 1870-1885 David Hastings Հատվածի դիտում - 2006 |
Over the Mountains of the Sea: Life on the Migrant Ships 1870-1885 David Hastings Դիտել հնարավոր չէ - 2013 |
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