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Amphitrite

Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:13:04
Publish Date: 2021-01-25 06:40:12
Description:

This episode is about a convict transportation ship named the Amphitrite that was shipwrecked on its journey out to Australia.  We delve into what life was like on the voyage and how it all went horribly wrong.


SOURCES

The Convict Ships, 1787 – 1868, by Charles Bateson

Most Perfectly Safe: the convict shipwreck disasters of 1833-42 by G.A. Mawer

Music by Ahjay Stelino


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THANK YOU

Special thanks to Chris Twemlow, Robert Twemlow, Stacey Plim, Mark Blakey & Anne-Marie Lamb.



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