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Joseph Conrad – The Voyages of the Otago

The Otago was a three-masted iron barque of 348 tons built in Glasgow in 1869 for Captain Angus Cameron, who sailed her to Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand in 1871. This was her maiden voyage, and she reached Port Chalmers … Continue reading

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24 November 1642, Van Diemens Land

In the late afternoon of 24 November 1642, and thankfully still in daylight, the Dutch East India Company ships Heemskerk and the Zeehan sighted distant mountains. An overnight storm could dash them onto this unknown coast and they prudently decided … Continue reading

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