New book about migrant ship the Conway paints vivid human picture

John Piggott
Updated January 7 2020 - 9:35am, first published December 26 2019 - 12:00am
A FOREST OF MASTS: The busy Canadian port of Saint John, New Brunswick, where the Conway was built in 1851. At the time, it was said to be one of the finest vessels ever put to sea there, according to author Harley Stanton.
A FOREST OF MASTS: The busy Canadian port of Saint John, New Brunswick, where the Conway was built in 1851. At the time, it was said to be one of the finest vessels ever put to sea there, according to author Harley Stanton.

It started as a mission to find a picture, any picture, of the ship that brought his forebears to Australia.

John Piggott

John Piggott

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