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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Արդյունքներ 15–ի 1-ից 3-ը:
Էջ 75
... mess captains joined a scramble at the issuing room to get breakfast . The menu varied : sometimes it included porridge and sometimes preserved meat as well as toast . + ' It makes a pretty lively sight everyone looking out for fear of ...
... mess captains joined a scramble at the issuing room to get breakfast . The menu varied : sometimes it included porridge and sometimes preserved meat as well as toast . + ' It makes a pretty lively sight everyone looking out for fear of ...
Էջ 80
... mess captains . On the appointed day they went to the storekeeper , who carefully weighed their flour , vegetables , spices and beverages.1 Drinking water and some perishables , such as meat and butter , were given out every morning ...
... mess captains . On the appointed day they went to the storekeeper , who carefully weighed their flour , vegetables , spices and beverages.1 Drinking water and some perishables , such as meat and butter , were given out every morning ...
Էջ 112
... mess on the Alumbagh in 1875 , he noted that among his messmates were Pat Coulan and his wife , both ' agreeable Dublin people ' . Coulan , a bricklayer , had the first turn at being mess captain and was not mentioned again until the ...
... mess on the Alumbagh in 1875 , he noted that among his messmates were Pat Coulan and his wife , both ' agreeable Dublin people ' . Coulan , a bricklayer , had the first turn at being mess captain and was not mentioned again until the ...
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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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