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The Resource Hell ship : the true story of the plague ship Ticonderoga, one of the most calamitous voyages in Australian history, [written and] read by Michael Veitch

Hell ship : the true story of the plague ship Ticonderoga, one of the most calamitous voyages in Australian history, [written and] read by Michael Veitch

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Hell ship : the true story of the plague ship Ticonderoga, one of the most calamitous voyages in Australian history
Title
Hell ship
Title remainder
the true story of the plague ship Ticonderoga, one of the most calamitous voyages in Australian history
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[written and] read by Michael Veitch
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Language
eng
Summary
For more than a century and a half, a grim tale has passed down through Michael Veitch's family: the story of the Ticonderoga, a clipper ship that sailed from Liverpool in August 1852, crammed with poor but hopeful emigrants, mostly Scottish victims of the Clearances and the potato famine. A better life, they believed, awaited them in Australia. Three months later, a ghost ship crept into Port Phillip Bay flying the dreaded yellow flag of contagion. On her horrific three-month voyage, deadly typhus had erupted, killing a quarter of Ticonderoga's passengers and leaving many more desperately ill. Sharks, it was said, had followed her passage as the victims were buried at sea. Panic struck Melbourne. Forbidden to dock at the gold-boom town, the ship was directed to a lonely beach on the far tip of the Mornington Peninsula, a place now called Ticonderoga Bay. James William Henry Veitch was the ship's assistant surgeon, on his first appointment at sea. Among the volunteers who helped him tend to the sick and dying was a young woman from the island of Mull, Annie Morrison. What happened between them on that terrible voyage is a testament to human resilience, and to love. Michael Veitch is their great-great-grandson, and Hell Ship is his brilliantly researched narrative of one of the biggest stories of its day, now all but forgotten. Broader than his own family's story, it brings to life the hardships and horrors endured by those who came by sea to seek a new life in Australia
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1962-
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Veitch, Michael
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not applicable
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Literary text for sound recordings
history
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Read by the author
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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  • Ticonderoga (Clipper ship)
  • British
  • Typhus fever
  • Immigrants
  • Ships
  • Ocean travel
  • Australia
Target audience
adult
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not applicable
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Hell ship : the true story of the plague ship Ticonderoga, one of the most calamitous voyages in Australian history, [written and] read by Michael Veitch
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"Warning: contains coarse language and adult themes"--Container
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digital storage
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audio disc
Carrier category code
  • sd
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rdacarrier
Configuration of playback channels
stereophonic
Content category
spoken word
Content type code
  • spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
000063961356
Dimensions
12 cm ; in container.
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
Edition
MP3 edition ; Unabridged.
Extent
1 MP3 CD (8 hr., 21 min.)
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not applicable
Isbn
9781489461476
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not applicable
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mass produced
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plastic with metal
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audio
Media MARC source
rdamedia
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  • s
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digital, stereo
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digital recording
Specific material designation
sound disc
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1.4m. per second (discs)
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MP3 cds can only be played on MP3 compatible sound systems
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not applicable
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Label
Hell ship : the true story of the plague ship Ticonderoga, one of the most calamitous voyages in Australian history, [written and] read by Michael Veitch
Publication
Copyright
Note
"Warning: contains coarse language and adult themes"--Container
Capture and storage technique
digital storage
Carrier category
audio disc
Carrier category code
  • sd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Configuration of playback channels
stereophonic
Content category
spoken word
Content type code
  • spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
000063961356
Dimensions
12 cm ; in container.
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
Edition
MP3 edition ; Unabridged.
Extent
1 MP3 CD (8 hr., 21 min.)
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Isbn
9781489461476
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
mass produced
Kind of material
plastic with metal
Media category
audio
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • s
Other physical details
digital, stereo
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
sound disc
Speed
1.4m. per second (discs)
System details
MP3 cds can only be played on MP3 compatible sound systems
Tape configuration
not applicable
Tape width
not applicable

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