Arose at 6 am and went on deck as soon as I could. The ship was tossing a little and a good many were sick, practically all of the women and most of the men. Most of the fellows in my room were sick, but I had had a good […]
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AB Steele’s Shipboard Journal – 1 April 1886
I awoke at 5.30 got washed and went on Deck, and took a sharp walk round the ship to get warm, for I had had a dreadful night being nearly starved to death, whilst some of the passengers had been howling like wolves all night – this makes things look […]
AB Steele’s Shipboard Journal – 31 March 1886
Arose rather late, partook of a hurried breakfast, procured a cab as quickly as possible and booted down to Fenchurch Street Station just in time to catch the special train for the pier – arriving safe at the Royal Albert Dock we got our luggage on board as soon as […]
AB Steele’s Shipboard Journal – 30 March 1886
From the hamlet of Wildboarclough I proceeded on my journey to the market town of Macclesfield, taking leave of my friends and relations, I secured a ticket for the 8.14 for London and was soon travelling on at a good pace, leaving the old country far behind – only stopping […]
The Shipboard Journal of AB Steele
It was one hundred and twenty six years ago, to this very day, that AB Steele, a young man at the tender age of 21 said farewell to family and friends in a little village in East Cheshire and began the journey that would eventually see him make a home […]
Designing Women
It’s March, so it’s Women’s History Month! The Australian Women’s History Forum relaunched its new web site today which incorporates Women’s History Month. The new site aims to “enhance understanding of the role of women in the history of Australia” by providing resources and a gateway to online information on […]
Sister Kathleen Kinsella
Valentine’s Day – a day filled with thoughts of love and that special someone, but for Cora Lynn’s Kathleen Kinsella on Valentine’s Day 1942 there was probably no time for such trivial thoughts. She and 64 other Australian nurses were aboard the Vyner Brooke desperately trying to avoid Japanese […]
Trove and The Geelong Advertiser
Anyone with family history interests in the Geelong area knows (or should know) Suzie Zada’s name and be familiar with her website and blog. Yesterday’s blog post was in her words ‘a bit of a rant’ about why the Geelong Advertiser is not included in Trove. And it’s a darn […]
Shropshire births, marriages and deaths
Excellent news for those researching family in Shropshire! Shropshire BMD has just come online as part of the UK BMD sites. Now before you get too excited, the site came online on the 9th December and has just over 25,000 marriage records – no births or deaths yet. While you’re […]