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Ah , now this is an interesting post John. I have long argued on various sites about just how inaccurate these observations could be. I remember when
I vaguely recall that originally the refineries did not want to be lumbered with all that sludge, but when the oil prices were rising they suddenly realised
I done two trips with Booth Line, 1965 twice up the Amazon from Liverpool to Lisbon, Belem and Manaus. Grate crew, on both trips on the Boniface.
On one ship I was on, the elderly short sighted Master always insisted on taking noon sights, and who was going to argue!! alas he never ever corrected
And from a navigators point of view very unlikely in the real world, even with today's technology never mind in 1900, but would impress those who don't
R.i.p gjb
A bloke has jut been arrested here in NSW for having sex with children he was supposed to look after in Kindergarten's,. It' was a sickening report, his
With ref to the post a great story , it would indeed in that year and at that time it could be proved satisfactory that it was indeed true, but the chances
I’ve been searching for records of my grandfather Fred Jones. Born 5th February 1914 in Stockport, Cheshire, England. He joined the Merchant Navy around
Our flag bears the stars that blaze at night, In our southern skies of blue, And the little old flag in the corner, That’s part of
Hello all. I have joined on behalf of my late Father David John Turner, I know he was an engineer on board SS Aden in the 1960's.
The passenger steamer SS Warrimoo was quietly knifing its way through the waters of the mid-Pacific on its way from Vancouver to Australia.
