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- Title
- Death Ships
- Author
- Limbrick, Doug
- Publisher
- Doug Limbrick
- Publication year
- 2021
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1922594008
- ISBN 13
- 9781922594006
- Item weight
- 562 grams
This is the account of what took place on the Death Ships during the journey to the colonies...
In 1851, the discovery of gold in Australia had a huge and almost immediate impact on the colonies, as many went to seek their fortune. Shiploads of gold seekers sailed in from the United Kingdom and from around the world. Melbourne was inundated and thus became the world's busiest port...
In the colonies, industry and commerce came to a halt. The mills in Lancashire were forced to close due to a lack of Australian wool. And a desperate call was made to Britain for replacement labour...
British authorities located suitable emigrants, but normal transport ships were no longer available. Many ships were engaged in making money transporting gold seekers to Australia, while others lay abandoned in Port Phillip following desertion by the crew.
Out of Liverpool, the solution emerged.
Six very large North American-built ships became accessible; Wanata, Beejapore, Marco Polo, Shackamaxon, Ticonderoga and Bourneuf. They were quickly commissioned and departed in 1852 with nearly 5000 passengers on board.
This is the account of what took place on each vessel during the journey to the colonies...
"A work of veritable integrity and valued history that needed to be recorded concisely and honestly. A great piece of work..." Richard, Indiebook Reviewer.
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About the Author
As a history writer he has focused on nineteenth-century Australian colonial history. A particular research interest has been exploring the reasons people emigrated with a focus on disadvantaged groups and the social and economic changes in Britain that prompted so many people to emigrate to the colonies. In his books he has written extensively about the impact of the emigration process on the people, the ships they sailed in, the passage to the colonies and the arrival process.
He is a member of the Australian Association for Maritime History.
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