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The Dryad, from Liverpool to St. Jago de Cuba, was totally wrecked on the 10th November on a reef of... Read More
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Before online dating websites like Tinder or Match.com, how did our lonely ancestors find love? They placed advertisements in Matrimonial... Read More
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On the evening of 27 July 1827, 23-year-old Susannah Poole left her sister’s house at 3 Caroline Street near Commercial... Read More
London Emigration Committee Between the years of 1833 and 1837, a total of fourteen ships sponsored by the London Emigration... Read More
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In July of 1851, Victoria’s first gold rush began and before the end of the year, gold fever had spread across... Read More