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Why some British Indian Army officers migrated to Australia to become farmers

A total of 93 officers left India and settled in Australia with significant plots of land.

Karen Stapley
· Nov 20, 2022 · 07:30 pm
In the 1760s, a sailor from Bengal was sentenced to death after a string of robberies in England

The lascar from India was nabbed after a man who ran a boarding house in London suffered frequent break-ins in 1767.

Karen Stapley
· Dec 29, 2021 · 07:30 pm
How Seringapatam inspired the name of an English official’s family for 260 years

The story begins with Captain John Norris taking charge of fortification reforms in the town.

Karen Stapley
· May 24, 2020 · 08:30 pm

How a Russian musician ended up building Calcutta’s first drama theatre in the 18th century

Gerasim Lebedev taught himself Hindi, Sanskrit and Bengali, before translating plays and becoming a theatre pioneer.

Karen Stapley
· Aug 18, 2019 · 01:30 pm
The British tried growing Syrian tobacco in Bombay Presidency – but the plan went up in smoke

The experiments had very mixed results.

Karen Stapley
· Mar 03, 2019 · 08:30 pm
How to transport swords and scabbards from England to India, according to an 18th-century letter

The arms were being packed for shipping on board the East India Company’s ships to be used by regiments in the East Indies.

Karen Stapley
· May 26, 2018 · 09:30 pm

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A total of 93 officers left India and settled in Australia with significant plots of land.

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The lascar from India was nabbed after a man who ran a boarding house in London suffered frequent break-ins in 1767.

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