Communication, trade and steamship operation between Britain and Australia in the Mid 19th century: what were the problems faced by steamship operators on the long distance run to Australia?

This thesis examines the effect that mid 19th century steamship development had on long distance trade and communication between Britain and Australia. It takes a holistic approach, drawing together a number of diverse but related themes and using much previously unseen material to challenge many fo...

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Main Author:	Elston, Jacqueline Ann
Published:	University of Bristol 2008
Subjects:	387.5094109034
Online Access:	http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.492455

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spelling	ndltd-bl.uk-oai-ethos.bl.uk-4924552015-03-20T05:45:18ZCommunication, trade and steamship operation between Britain and Australia in the Mid 19th century: what were the problems faced by steamship operators on the long distance run to Australia?Elston, Jacqueline Ann2008This thesis examines the effect that mid 19th century steamship development had on long distance trade and communication between Britain and Australia. It takes a holistic approach, drawing together a number of diverse but related themes and using much previously unseen material to challenge many former assumptions. This thesis examines in detail the role of one particular steamship, the S.S Great Britain, as pivotal to the development of Australian trade over many years, rather than ts brief period on the trans-Atlantic run, which previous commentators have focused on.387.5094109034University of Bristolhttp://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.492455Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
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description	This thesis examines the effect that mid 19th century steamship development had on long distance trade and communication between Britain and Australia. It takes a holistic approach, drawing together a number of diverse but related themes and using much previously unseen material to challenge many former assumptions. This thesis examines in detail the role of one particular steamship, the S.S Great Britain, as pivotal to the development of Australian trade over many years, rather than ts brief period on the trans-Atlantic run, which previous commentators have focused on.
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title	Communication, trade and steamship operation between Britain and Australia in the Mid 19th century: what were the problems faced by steamship operators on the long distance run to Australia?
title_short	Communication, trade and steamship operation between Britain and Australia in the Mid 19th century: what were the problems faced by steamship operators on the long distance run to Australia?
title_full	Communication, trade and steamship operation between Britain and Australia in the Mid 19th century: what were the problems faced by steamship operators on the long distance run to Australia?
title_fullStr	Communication, trade and steamship operation between Britain and Australia in the Mid 19th century: what were the problems faced by steamship operators on the long distance run to Australia?
title_full_unstemmed	Communication, trade and steamship operation between Britain and Australia in the Mid 19th century: what were the problems faced by steamship operators on the long distance run to Australia?
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Communication, trade and steamship operation between Britain and Australia in the Mid 19th century: what were the problems faced by steamship operators on the long distance run to Australia?

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