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Jun 18, 2012 · Drawing upon a wealth of diaries and contemporary records, Don Charlwood evokes their experiences: the physical dangers, stress, boredom and personalities of travellers on their way to a new life. ‘An excellent and highly readable book about the experiences of free immigrants on the long voyage.’.
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Feb 26, 2022 · The long farewell. by. Charlwood, D. E. Publication date. 1981. Topics. Ocean travel, Sailing ships, Australia -- Emigration and immigration -- History, Great Britain -- Emigration and immigration -- History. Publisher. Ringwood, Vic., Australia : Allen Lane.
The Long Farewell: A history of the first migrations to Australia. Kindle Edition. Winner of NSW Premier’s Literary Award. During the nineteenth century more than a million people, many of whom had never ventured beyond their homes in Britain, sailed to the new colonies of Australia.
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The Long Good-bye is a novel by Raymond Chandler, published in 1953, his sixth novel featuring the private investigator Philip Marlowe. Some critics consider it inferior to The Big Sleep or Farewell, My Lovely , but others rank it as the best of his work. [1]
Aug 9, 2018 · The Long Farewell: A history of the first migrations to Australia Kindle Edition. by Don Charlwood (Author) Format: Kindle Edition. 205. See all formats and editions. Winner of NSW Premier’s Literary Award.
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This new edition of The Long Farewell returns to the format and illustrations of the 1981 first edition. The author read more than 120 diaries kept by immigrants on the long sailing ship voyages to Australia, and numerous letters the settlers wrote home.
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The Long Farewell. Don Charlwood. Penguin Books, 1993 - History - 324 pages. Reprint of a well-received historical account, first published in 1981, of the sea voyages from Britain to...
