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Of Maritime Interest

(1793 - 1829) Francis Farewell - settlement at Port Natal 1838 Under Sail to Natal From Inception in 1839 Haven Meesters and Port Captains at Port Natal/Durban 1849 (June 1) An Emigrant's Letter Home - by Thomas Phipson 1850 (June) Byrne's Emigrant's Journal - Picture 1850 (October 10) William Lister's Voyage to South Africa in 1850 What were the Ships like? The Aliwal Shoal 1850 (July 4) The Wreck of the Minerva 1854 (June 14) Engraving Natal entrance 1858 Calendar of Annandale Emigration, Scotland 1859 Hints for Emigrants' Wives - by a Lady ca 1860 Bay of Natal and town of D'Urban 1861 (April 6) Natal Witness - voyage of the Norman 1863 (November 3) Natal Mercury - voyage of the Silvery Wave 1865 Extract from Natal Almanac and Yearly Directory 1867 (August 13) The White Cross Line 1867 (August 20) Little Bess, Gales along the Coast 1871 (February 28) Beethoven and other Shipping 1872 Keeper of the Bluff Light, Port Natal, South Africa 'To Guard this Light from all Eclipse':Lightkeeper Ancestors in South Africa A Fatal Accident at the Bluff Lighthouse 1898 1872 (June 11) Wreck of the Jane Davies 1879 Anglo-Zulu War - maritime stories 1876 Drama off Great Paternosters Reef and William Mitchell's Story 1876 Bandmaster Robert William Sweeney's Story 1880 James Donaldson and The Lotus 1880 (January 8) Tragedy on Conway Castle 1880 (September 6) The Wreck of the Luna 1880 (September 21) Dunkeld trip Natal to Cape Town and back 1880 (September 20) Immigrants to Natal under Free Passages The Natal Direct Line 1850-97 Shipwrecks at Natal Kirkham Family - Natal and Australia Ships called Natal 1895 (February 7) The Wreck of the Fascadale 1909 (July 25) Was your ancestor on the Waratah? The Waratah Lists The Waratah - photographs Passengers from Durban to Cape Town and London Passengers disembarked Durban Waratah Crew Waratah News Snippets Heave ho me hearties! How about a sea shanty for the Maritime Pages, then? This midi clip has evocative sounds of the sea and the elements in general followed by the traditional shanty 'What shall we do with the Drunken Sailor?' You can see - and hear - this and a whole lot more sea songs at http://www.musicanet.org/robokopp/shanty.html