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High seas and high teas : voyaging to Australia / Roslyn Russell ; Foreword by Kerry O'Brien
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70554
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387.542 RUS
Author:
Russell, Roslyn
Publisher:
Canberra: National Library of Australia
Year:
2016
Description:
234 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims., maps on endpapers ; 28 cm.
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Isbn:
9780642278852
Notes:
In the foreword, Kerry O'Brien writes about his Irish ancestors' perilous voyages to Australia in the nineteenth century - as both free settlers and guests of Her Majesty.
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Book
Contents:
1: Sailing under servitude -- 2: Beginning the journey -- 3: Crewing the Ship -- 4: Accommodation on board -- 5: Provisioning -- 6: Passing the time -- 7: From the deck -- 8: Entertainment and ceremonies -- 9: Shipboard newspapers -- 10: Misfortune and
misbehaviour -- 12: Arrivals. List of diarists.
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