Over the Mountains of the Sea: Life on the Migrant Ships, 1870-1885Auckland University Press, 2006 - 294 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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... sailors ' work that it was said a good song was worth ten men and a ship that sang right sailed right . " The benefits to cost - cutting owners were obvious but the songs were not controlled by the officers . On the contrary , they were ...
... sailors ' work that it was said a good song was worth ten men and a ship that sang right sailed right . " The benefits to cost - cutting owners were obvious but the songs were not controlled by the officers . On the contrary , they were ...
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... sailors . Diarists on the Palmerston in 1872 and the Hindostan in 1874 reported that single women had been found in the forecastle with the sailors . Christen Christensen stated bluntly that two women were found in bed with the sailors ...
... sailors . Diarists on the Palmerston in 1872 and the Hindostan in 1874 reported that single women had been found in the forecastle with the sailors . Christen Christensen stated bluntly that two women were found in bed with the sailors ...
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... sailors . They stole a railway locomotive for a joyride but once they got going they found they could not stop and ended up at a siding out in the country only when it ran out of steam . A general alarm was raised and the sailors hid in ...
... sailors . They stole a railway locomotive for a joyride but once they got going they found they could not stop and ended up at a siding out in the country only when it ran out of steam . A general alarm was raised and the sailors hid in ...
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A great wrench at the heart | 16 |
The mountains of the sea | 43 |
A time to every purpose | 73 |
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