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Admiral Aldrich and lasting mystery of the Arctic’s lost ships
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: In 1849, the Admiralty sent out two ships, the Erebus and Terror, on a mission to find the North West Passage. The mystery of what happened to the ships of the Franklin Expedition has never been entirely solved. … Continue reading
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Tagged Admiral Robert Dawes Aldrich, Bathurst Island, Canada, David Morgan, HMS Erebus, HMS Resolute, HMS Terror, President Donald Trump, President Rutherford B Hayes, Qausuittuq National Park, Queen Victoria, Sir John Franklin, The North West Passage, The Resolute Desk, The White House, Washington DC
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Surrey Street’s Pightling holds unique place in WWI memorials
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: As we approach Remembrance Day next month, DAVID MORGAN outlines details of the life of one of the names on Croydon Minster’s Roll of Honour For the casual visitor, the list of names of soldiers on the Roll … Continue reading
Struggle for survival of sawmill school and wilderness church
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: This week, DAVID MORGAN meanders across Canada to chart the founding and decline of another Croydon community, this time in British Columbia Some memories are still visible. The gravestones in the little cemetery provide reminders of folk who … Continue reading
Tough pioneer spirit took Croydon name to the Great Lakes
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: The global reach of settlers from what was then a market town in Surrey extends more than 3,000 miles to a small farming village in Canada, as DAVID MORGAN explains Jump aboard a flight bound for Toronto Pearson … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, Croydon, Croydon Ontario, David Morgan, Henry Addington, Ontario, Toronto
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