New Zealand Vacations
NEW ZEALAND The Bremen, a German ship captured during the war, was lying in Plymouth Sound when I joined her. The steerage quarters were pretty rough, with bunks rigged …
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Marlborough, Wiltshire Travel Destinations
My dormitory prefect was Edmonds and once, after he had beaten me (unfairly as I thought), his bed and bedding were completely missing the following night. Naturally, I knew …
Marlborough, Wiltshire Guide for Tourist
Towards the end of my time at Marlborough, a new idea was introduced into the school, of having the senior boys specialise in some subject. I chose mathematics. All …
Marlborough, Wiltshire Map
Marlborough College was a fearsome shock after the Old Ride; it seemed like entering a prison. ‘A’ House, which was stuffed with small boys newly arrived, was grim; the …
Marlborough, Wiltshire Map Tourist Attractions
I used to take the field days very seriously, and even wore two pairs of spectacles so that I could shoot off my blank cartridges more accurately at the …
New Zealand Travel Destinations
I had read some old novels of my father’s about Australia by Ralph Boldrewood. Two of them were Miners Right and The Squatter’s Dream, and there was another about …
Australia Administrative Map
‘Salvage everything saleable, I suppose, and wait till the steamer calls.’ I had a feeling of resignation about the wreck that was suspiciously like relief, for the seaplane had …
New Zealand Guide for Tourist
One of the first excitements at the Old Ride was a visit from HMS Eclipse, a cruiser training ship for Osborne cadets. We played cricket against them and, after …
Australia Flag
I swung round and headed for the middle of the island. I recalled the warning of the Admiralty Sailing Directions that ships passing within a mile and a half …
Flag Of Australia
Looking ahead I could see dark grey rain-clouds squatting on the horizon – bad weather. That seemed more than I could bear. I felt empty of any courage. I …