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Victorian seamen
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Paul Barton, Special Agent | Report | 1 May 2014 10:50 |
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Apparently sperm oil was used for making candles and it had may other applications too. Whalebone was of course used for making corsets. |
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MarieCeleste | Report | 30 Apr 2014 22:52 |
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Come on Paul, you know it was sperm oil!! |
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Paul Barton, Special Agent | Report | 30 Apr 2014 17:59 |
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I thought I was being subtle Margee! |
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MargaretM | Report | 30 Apr 2014 17:24 |
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Oh Paul! You naughty boy! Perhaps the title of the thread should read "Victorian semen:? |
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Researching: |
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Astra | Report | 30 Apr 2014 16:58 |
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:-D :-D :-D |
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Researching: |
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Paul Barton, Special Agent | Report | 30 Apr 2014 16:49 |
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I've just been reading an 1842 copy of the Colonial Observer in which it reports the arrival at Sydney of the Proteus, from the Whale fisheries, carrying 1350 barrels of sperm. |
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