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West India Docks c1862

published by artist William Parrott


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Blog: Thursday 18th April 1878
Date: April 18th 2010

Diary kept during my voyage to Australia and back, a journey I undertook for the benefit of my health, and as a cure (light and inexpensive) for headaches. I left England on Thursday 18th April 1878 and got back to London 28th June 1879. Started for Melbourne. The ship “Mermerus” a full rigged ship was to have started nearly a month ago, but for some cause or other its sailing was delay ... read more


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