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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... Port Chalmers. Not even the fastest clipper could match such sustained speed, so it is no wonder that even before the fifteen-year Vogel period was over bigger, noisier, dirtier and faster steamships were taking over the passenger trade ...
... Port Chalmers. Not even the fastest clipper could match such sustained speed, so it is no wonder that even before the fifteen-year Vogel period was over bigger, noisier, dirtier and faster steamships were taking over the passenger trade ...
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... port to port rather than land to land. The difference was important in the days of sail because contrary winds could delay a ship for days within sight of its destination. Competition was fierce, against other sailing ships as well as ...
... port to port rather than land to land. The difference was important in the days of sail because contrary winds could delay a ship for days within sight of its destination. Competition was fierce, against other sailing ships as well as ...
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... Port Chalmers aboard the Wild Deer, a 1000-ton clipper with a carving of the goddess Diana for a figurehead. His recollection of that first assignment as an apprentice includes a vivid picture of a New Zealand migrant ship being ...
... Port Chalmers aboard the Wild Deer, a 1000-ton clipper with a carving of the goddess Diana for a figurehead. His recollection of that first assignment as an apprentice includes a vivid picture of a New Zealand migrant ship being ...
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... Port Chalmers. CAPTAIN D. J. MUNRO, THE ROARING FORTIES AND AFTER, LONDON, 1929, FACING P. 4 The drunken crew settled in their quarters under the forecastle as a paddle tug towed the Wild Deer down river towards the Tail of the Bank ...
... Port Chalmers. CAPTAIN D. J. MUNRO, THE ROARING FORTIES AND AFTER, LONDON, 1929, FACING P. 4 The drunken crew settled in their quarters under the forecastle as a paddle tug towed the Wild Deer down river towards the Tail of the Bank ...
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... Port Chalmers – had already assembled at the depot and his orders were to join them as soon as possible. He arrived on the evening of 18 December to be greeted by the depot master who had 700 migrants in his care – as well as the ...
... Port Chalmers – had already assembled at the depot and his orders were to join them as soon as possible. He arrived on the evening of 18 December to be greeted by the depot master who had 700 migrants in his care – as well as the ...
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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 |
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Over the Mountains of the Sea: Life on the Migrant Ships 1870-1885 David Hastings Դիտել հնարավոր չէ - 2013 |
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