| New life ? Free land, interested ? 14:50 - Sep 21 with 2414 views | KeithHaynes |
British territory looking for people to move there to increase the population.
A bit of history.
HMS Bounty and Mutiny on the Bounty
In 1790, nine of the mutineers from the Bounty, along with the native Tahitian men and women who were with them (six men, 11 women, and a baby girl), settled on Pitcairn Island and set fire to the Bounty. The inhabitants of the island were well aware of the Bounty's location, which is still visible underwater in Bounty Bay, but the wreckage gained significant attention in 1957 when documented by National Geographic explorer Luis Marden. Although the settlers survived by farming and fishing, the initial period of settlement was marked by serious tensions among them. Alcoholism, murder, disease and other ills took the lives of most mutineers and Tahitian men. John Adams and Ned Young turned to the scriptures, using the ship's Bible as their guide for a new and peaceful society. Young eventually died of an asthmatic infection.
Ducie Island was rediscovered in 1791 by Royal Navy captain Edwards aboard HMS Pandora, while searching for the Bounty mutineers. He named it after Francis Reynolds-Moreton, 3rd Baron Ducie, also a captain in the Royal Navy.
The Pitcairn islanders reported it was not until 27 December 1795 that the first ship since the Bounty was seen from the island, but it did not approach the land and they could not make out the nationality. A second ship appeared in 1801, but made no attempt to communicate with them. A third came sufficiently near to see their house, but did not try to send a boat on shore. Finally, the American sealing ship Topaz, under Mayhew Folger, became the first to visit the island, when the crew spent ten hours on Pitcairn in February 1808.[15] Whalers subsequently became regular visitors to the island. The last recorded whaler to visit was the James Arnold in 1888.[16] |  |
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| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 15:59 - Sep 21 with 1562 views | Lohengrin |
Pitcairn has had a grotesque recent history of endemic child sexual abuse, Keith.
All-in-all I think I’d sooner move to Canton. |  |
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| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 16:20 - Sep 21 with 1534 views | KeithHaynes |
| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 15:59 - Sep 21 by Lohengrin |
Pitcairn has had a grotesque recent history of endemic child sexual abuse, Keith.
All-in-all I think I’d sooner move to Canton. |
It was always going to be with the mixed families, direct descendants most from of a diseased ship. Overall though, a good move for some who are looking to make the complete move. Make a difference etc. Canton ? Is that nearby ? | |
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| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 16:56 - Sep 21 with 1507 views | onehunglow |
| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 15:59 - Sep 21 by Lohengrin |
Pitcairn has had a grotesque recent history of endemic child sexual abuse, Keith.
All-in-all I think I’d sooner move to Canton. |
Rather like Connemara then,or Sligo or Laois . |  |
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| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 17:00 - Sep 21 with 1505 views | Lohengrin |
| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 16:56 - Sep 21 by onehunglow |
Rather like Connemara then,or Sligo or Laois . |
Connemara? Now that is a beautiful part of the world. | |
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| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 17:03 - Sep 21 with 1500 views | onehunglow |
| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 17:00 - Sep 21 by Lohengrin |
Connemara? Now that is a beautiful part of the world. |
And quite exceptional sexual abuse ,sponsored by State and Church
Beautiful lands have often sinister matters underfoot | |
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| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 17:14 - Sep 21 with 1486 views | Lohengrin |
| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 17:03 - Sep 21 by onehunglow |
And quite exceptional sexual abuse ,sponsored by State and Church
Beautiful lands have often sinister matters underfoot |
Which is why the grip of the Church of Rome hasn’t so much slackened as evaporated in the Southern Republic. | |
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| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 17:20 - Sep 21 with 1479 views | Lohengrin |
| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 16:20 - Sep 21 by KeithHaynes |
It was always going to be with the mixed families, direct descendants most from of a diseased ship. Overall though, a good move for some who are looking to make the complete move. Make a difference etc. Canton ? Is that nearby ? |
Canton. 
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| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 17:46 - Sep 21 with 1460 views | lifelong |
I visited Pitcairn during my sea faring days..fascinating place because of the history. |  | | |
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| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 17:54 - Sep 21 with 1458 views | Lohengrin |
| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 17:46 - Sep 21 by lifelong |
I visited Pitcairn during my sea faring days..fascinating place because of the history. |
What did you make of the locals? | |
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| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 18:12 - Sep 21 with 1440 views | onehunglow |
| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 17:54 - Sep 21 by Lohengrin |
What did you make of the locals? |
Always interesting to reflect on what Geldhof and Bono have opined over the Emerald Isle. Geldofs autobiography is an eye opener | |
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| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 18:16 - Sep 21 with 1437 views | lifelong |
| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 17:54 - Sep 21 by Lohengrin |
What did you make of the locals? |
We anchored off the Island and the locals came out in long boats and came aboard our ship, which was a large cargo vessel, named the Port Vindex which was a aircraft carrier during WW2 and converted to a cargo vessel after the war. They were in possession of a number of items of souvenirs that they were attempting to sell.
A few of us went across to the island in one of our lifeboats and spent a couple of hours there, the locals seemed ok.
We had facilities on the ship for 12 passengers and we had left Auckland and stopped in Pitcairn to drop off a doctor there and oddly enough his surname was Christian. | | | |
| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 18:21 - Sep 21 with 1430 views | onehunglow |
Recently Zgriff Rhys Jones did a prog going coastvto coast Canada.
In Alberta ,incredible to think free land was given to those who used the railroad of the company who owned the vast expanses of the Prairie .
Not for me.
Incredibly lonely existence but many from Ukraine went there . | |
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| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 19:16 - Sep 21 with 1418 views | howenjack |
I read a great book a few years ago about Captain Blighs voyage . He has had a bad press in recent years especially in Hollywood's portrayal . After the mutiny he was set adrift in an open boat with some loyal crew members. His outstanding sea manship ensured that most of the people in that boat made it out alive after a journey of around 3000 miles navigating via the stars.. It was a constant battle of the intense sunshine with no shade disease sharks and little to eat or drink. Each person's daily ration was a musketballs weight of sustenance. The coconut shell halves he used as his weighing scale can still be seen in the Greenwich maritime museum .It was and still is a feat of unparalleled seamanship and endurance. | | | |
| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 19:22 - Sep 21 with 1403 views | Dr_Winston |
| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 19:16 - Sep 21 by howenjack |
I read a great book a few years ago about Captain Blighs voyage . He has had a bad press in recent years especially in Hollywood's portrayal . After the mutiny he was set adrift in an open boat with some loyal crew members. His outstanding sea manship ensured that most of the people in that boat made it out alive after a journey of around 3000 miles navigating via the stars.. It was a constant battle of the intense sunshine with no shade disease sharks and little to eat or drink. Each person's daily ration was a musketballs weight of sustenance. The coconut shell halves he used as his weighing scale can still be seen in the Greenwich maritime museum .It was and still is a feat of unparalleled seamanship and endurance. |
Considering the size and importance of the Royal Navy of that era, you didn't get command of anything more substantial than a rowing boat unless you really knew what you were doing. |  |
| Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or f*cking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back. |
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| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 19:33 - Sep 21 with 1370 views | swan65split |
| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 18:16 - Sep 21 by lifelong |
We anchored off the Island and the locals came out in long boats and came aboard our ship, which was a large cargo vessel, named the Port Vindex which was a aircraft carrier during WW2 and converted to a cargo vessel after the war. They were in possession of a number of items of souvenirs that they were attempting to sell.
A few of us went across to the island in one of our lifeboats and spent a couple of hours there, the locals seemed ok.
We had facilities on the ship for 12 passengers and we had left Auckland and stopped in Pitcairn to drop off a doctor there and oddly enough his surname was Christian. |
Interesting little read on Wiki about her. |  | | |
| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 19:35 - Sep 21 with 1362 views | 1462jack |
| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 18:16 - Sep 21 by lifelong |
We anchored off the Island and the locals came out in long boats and came aboard our ship, which was a large cargo vessel, named the Port Vindex which was a aircraft carrier during WW2 and converted to a cargo vessel after the war. They were in possession of a number of items of souvenirs that they were attempting to sell.
A few of us went across to the island in one of our lifeboats and spent a couple of hours there, the locals seemed ok.
We had facilities on the ship for 12 passengers and we had left Auckland and stopped in Pitcairn to drop off a doctor there and oddly enough his surname was Christian. |
Was you Royal Navy ? My father in law was and some of the places he went to during his time makes me so envious |  | | |
| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 19:42 - Sep 21 with 1348 views | lifelong |
| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 19:33 - Sep 21 by swan65split |
Interesting little read on Wiki about her. |
I did 2 6 months trips on her, the second trip was the last one before she went for scrap to Taiwan.
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| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 19:43 - Sep 21 with 1344 views | lifelong |
| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 19:35 - Sep 21 by 1462jack |
Was you Royal Navy ? My father in law was and some of the places he went to during his time makes me so envious |
No, Merchant Navy. | | | |
| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 19:46 - Sep 21 with 1344 views | 1462jack |
| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 19:43 - Sep 21 by lifelong |
No, Merchant Navy. |
Ah rite , how long ? I bet you have been to some cracking places with some great stories, I have seriously enjoyed my time in the army had some great times and also terrible times , i do however think to my self being at sea would have been amazing | | | |
| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 19:58 - Sep 21 with 1331 views | KeithHaynes |
| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 17:20 - Sep 21 by Lohengrin |
Canton.
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A lot of my family from there and beyond.
Great restaurants mind. | |
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| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 19:58 - Sep 21 with 1327 views | onehunglow |
Good thread folks.
Really good stuff | |
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| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 19:58 - Sep 21 with 1327 views | lifelong |
| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 19:46 - Sep 21 by 1462jack |
Ah rite , how long ? I bet you have been to some cracking places with some great stories, I have seriously enjoyed my time in the army had some great times and also terrible times , i do however think to my self being at sea would have been amazing |
From 1967 to 1972, so not long really, did 2 years with Fyffes on the banana boats out of Southampton, Caribbean and Central American ports, sub contracted to the United Fruit Company so supplying North American ports. Then 2 years with Blue Star Port Line general cargo.to New Zealand, Oz, South Africa and a variety of European ports. | | | |
| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 19:59 - Sep 21 with 1327 views | KeithHaynes |
| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 17:03 - Sep 21 by onehunglow |
And quite exceptional sexual abuse ,sponsored by State and Church
Beautiful lands have often sinister matters underfoot |
Jesus Christ 🤪 | |
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| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 20:01 - Sep 21 with 1317 views | onehunglow |
| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 19:59 - Sep 21 by KeithHaynes |
Jesus Christ 🤪 |
….has a lot to answer for.
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| (No subject) (n/t) on 20:16 - Sep 21 with 1299 views | 1462jack |
| New life ? Free land, interested ? on 19:58 - Sep 21 by lifelong |
From 1967 to 1972, so not long really, did 2 years with Fyffes on the banana boats out of Southampton, Caribbean and Central American ports, sub contracted to the United Fruit Company so supplying North American ports. Then 2 years with Blue Star Port Line general cargo.to New Zealand, Oz, South Africa and a variety of European ports. |
God knows what happened there , anyway it’s something I’m thinking about when I finish with the forces [Post edited 21 Sep 2022 20:22]
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