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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... decks, and passengers were not allowed to take gunpowder, firearms or spirits on board. The New Zealand government ... deck and watch the sun set like a basket of fire, but also told the stories of those jealousies and feuds and, in ...
... decks, and passengers were not allowed to take gunpowder, firearms or spirits on board. The New Zealand government ... deck and watch the sun set like a basket of fire, but also told the stories of those jealousies and feuds and, in ...
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... had to wash down the decks and afterwards they set about making the ship ready for sea. Although Munro's recollections of the crew and the ship seem clear and precise, he left no impression of the migrants. As an old sea.
... had to wash down the decks and afterwards they set about making the ship ready for sea. Although Munro's recollections of the crew and the ship seem clear and precise, he left no impression of the migrants. As an old sea.
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... decks, but they were by no means a homogenous bunch: not only were they divided by religion and ethnic background but some paid their own way and conflict between those who paid and those on assisted passages caused endless anxiety to ...
... decks, but they were by no means a homogenous bunch: not only were they divided by religion and ethnic background but some paid their own way and conflict between those who paid and those on assisted passages caused endless anxiety to ...
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... deck.30 The result could be chaos when an influx of bewildered migrants, trailing friends, hucksters and holy men offering comfort and Bibles, met the jumble of an unready ship. A shipload of migrants and their entourage turned the main ...
... deck.30 The result could be chaos when an influx of bewildered migrants, trailing friends, hucksters and holy men offering comfort and Bibles, met the jumble of an unready ship. A shipload of migrants and their entourage turned the main ...
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... deck, a raised deck at the stern, for the examination. As their names were called they approached a group of three officials: the Board of Trade doctor, the ship's surgeon and the emigration officer. The emigration officer took their ...
... deck, a raised deck at the stern, for the examination. As their names were called they approached a group of three officials: the Board of Trade doctor, the ship's surgeon and the emigration officer. The emigration officer took their ...
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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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