Claudia Hull talks about her ancestors the Holmes family who were successful shipbuilders and shipwrights in County…
GSV Webcasts
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This presentation explores the lives of five Royal Navy Surgeon/Superindents charged with the onboard welfare of…
This talk outlines the development of the early colonial ports of the western district of Victoria. The sources of…
The presentation discusses the development of intra-colonial shipping between the ports in Tasmania and outward to…
Dr Prideaux discusses the onboard conditions of passengers travelling in close confinement to Australia in the 19th…
This talk explores the lives of a group of London needlewomen who migrated to Melbourne in 1850 under the auspices…
Jenny discusses the 19th century shipwrecks on the coastline of Victoria through the lens of three vessels, the…
John Wroe describes the conditions onboard the immigrant vessels travelling to Victoria. He discusses the length of…
In this presentation Liz Rushen describes the life of John Marshall, an extremely active emigration agent, who…
Stephen Hawke examines the factors that contributed to the emigration of many people from the south-west of England…
Claire Johnson describes the records available to assist you to research your ancestor’s voyage to Australia.
Carmel McEvey introduces the topic before Claire Dunlop's talk on ship newspapers. Graham Thorley gives an account…