Title Send the boy to sea : the memoirs of a sailor on the goldfields / by James Montagu Smith ; edited by Peter Cuffley

Published Noble Park, Vic. : Five Mile Press, 2001

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS	994.031092 Smith Smi/Stb		AVAILABLE

Description xiv, 322 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 24 cm Summary The factual account of the life of a troublesome boy, sent to sea at the age of 14 in 1851, and his experiences while sailing on convict ships between England and Australia. Also his love of Australia which led him to the Victorian goldfields, and finally to Maitland NSW where he settled Analysis Modern history (c 1788-1914) (Australia ) Voyages & shipwrecks Notes Includes index Bibliography Bibliography: pages 309-312 Subject Smith, James Montagu Gold miners -- Australia. Immigrants -- Australia. Sailors -- England. Sailors -- England -- Biography. Gold miners -- Australia -- Biography. Immigrants -- Australia -- Biography. Gold mines and mining -- Australia -- History. Genre/Form Biography. History. Autobiographies. Author Cuffley, Peter. ISBN 1865035661 :

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