Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
Arrr me hearties, shiver me timbers or I will keelhaul the lot of ye! Learn to speak like a pirate, using the Glossary below.
Bahamas - A group of islands in the west Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Florida and north of Cuba. The Bahamas was held as a British colony in the eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
Booty […]
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Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Australian National Maritime Museum Events
M’Andrew’s Hymn - marine steam, men and machines
9-10.30 am Thursday 24 July at the museum
Join us to explore the way steam engines revolutionised shipping aroundthe world and led to the demise of sailing ships. Learn about steamengine history from Newcomen’s engine of 1712, developing through theVictorian era to the tripleexpansion engines […]
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Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
Walk around historic Garden Island
Graeme Wong is a Lieutenant Commander in the RAN. There is an opportunity for naval history fans to participate in a guided walkaround Garden Island in Sydney on Sunday 13 July. This walk is part of the fundraising efforts of the NSW Variety Bash Team. All proceeds from the event will […]
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