tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post2066961580005941035..comments2024-03-25T15:02:25.695+11:00Comments on oz.Typewriter: When Hemingway Travelled to Australia (In His Fertile Young Imagination)Robert Messengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04366507489948676594noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-28767613824727826282021-07-12T06:54:53.874+10:002021-07-12T06:54:53.874+10:00I also forgot to add that Captain Hancock that was...I also forgot to add that Captain Hancock that was the foreman of the fire brigade was Captain Albert Hancock...Alexander's brother.<br /><br />All the best<br /><br />Allen Goodwin-HancockAllGood65https://www.blogger.com/profile/01075818140133030982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5248447883714712696.post-87701213029678511872021-07-11T23:13:29.014+10:002021-07-11T23:13:29.014+10:00A few corrections:
The Elizabeth was a Barque, no...A few corrections:<br /><br />The Elizabeth was a Barque, not a Schooner, and was built in 1847 on Prince Edward Island. <br /><br />Alexander was born in Bristol, not Wedmore. His father John was a bottled liquor merchant there on King street. They later moved to Wedmore.<br /><br />The publisher of "The Tropical Times" was actually Alexander's nephew Henry Churchill, son of his sister Harriet. <br /><br />Only one brother had died earlier (prior to 1864) in Australia and that was brother Captain Albert Hancock. He died from a boiler explosion on his farm in 1862.<br /><br />The Elizabeth was wrecked on the Barrier Reef in 1854 under the command of Captain Henry Churchill. <br /><br />Let me know if you would like sources. <br /><br />Great article by the way!<br /><br />Cheers<br />Allen Goodwin-Hancock<br />AllGood65https://www.blogger.com/profile/01075818140133030982noreply@blogger.com