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'This looks more like a register of deaths than a journal…'
October's item of the month is a personal journal written by Gilbert James Inglis. He served as purser on board the convict ship Duchess of Northumberland and kept a diary on a voyage from London to Hobart, November 1852 to April 1853
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William Edward Parry final North-West Passage expeditions 1821–25
William Edward Parry was a key figure in the discovery of the North-West Passage. He made three voyages to find it and his research was invaluable.
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Stories and Sensory Activities: Scott's Journey
Enjoy sensory activities as you listen along to Olivia Armstrong's story of Scott's journey on the Terra Nova
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SS Canberra in the Falklands – recollections from 'The Great White Whale'
P&O assistant purser Sally Goodman recalls her service on board the cruise liner that became a symbol of the Falklands conflict