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Tuesday, October 18. 2022

The sailing route to Australia


Europe counted on Australian grain through the 1800s to early 1900s, and later. The great square-rigged ships continued the grain trade through the 1940s.


Their route took advantage of the westerly winds to circle the globe in the Roaring Forties around the Cape of Good Hope, to Australia, then east around Cape Horn. 11 months or so.


Posted by The News Junkie in History at 12:38 | Comments (5) | Trackbacks (0)

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Freedom will be in the forest or out on the waves as society is driven insane by gaslight psyops and vulture culture trivia.
The "elites" have luxury cruise ships in mind after they burn it all down by any means necessary.
#1 Screwtapes's Insane Maniacal Laughter on 2022-10-18 13:28 (Reply)
May they discover their cruise ships
are floating versions of "The Shining" 's hotel.
#2 B on 2022-10-18 13:37 (Reply)
Whoops.

The Raft of the Medusa(1819) post (downpage)beat me to it:

http://www.yankeefarm.net/archives/38002-The-Raft-of-the-Medusa-1819.html
#2.1 B on 2022-10-18 13:51 (Reply)
Alan Villiers is always a great read. One of his best is "Falmouth for orders" about the last grain race between Australia and England
#3 John Henry on 2022-10-18 16:28 (Reply)
The really fast way is straight South down the Atlantic, skirt Antarctica, and up to Melbourne from due South. Watch out for ice.
#4 Grungle on 2022-10-18 23:31 (Reply)

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