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[January] September 5th [No Meeting] David Muil [2] 
Crooks & Coffins Ships - The Southern Ocean - The Perils of 19th Century Emigration.- By the middle of the 19th century improvements in conditions for emigrants on board ship, begun at the end of the Napoleonic Wars, continued to be made. Stricter regulations for the safety of life at sea were introduced and larger vessels were constructed. But the single most important change came when gold was discovered in Australia and the Colonial Governments were intent in attracting both skilled and unskilled labourers alike to support a growing population of administrators ,military,convicts and prospectors. David Muil will discuss the newer perils that presented themselves over the longer voyages to the antipodes , crossing the southern ocean , often aboard faster clipper ships. David Muil a member of MLFHS for over 16 years,is an experienced researcher of maritime-related family and local history archives. An Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute [Marine] with a Diploma in Scottish Family History Studies at the University of Stirling, he is able to speak with authority on the subject of mass emigration in the days of sail.
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