>>13419145>tristan da cunhahmmn
>After years of hardship since the 1880s and an especially difficult winter in 1906, the British government offered to evacuate the island in 1907. >be 1907>children are used to mine the coal face>almost everyone on earth is malnourished in some way>50% infant mortality among the Working Classes>Tristan da Cunha is so bad, even the British are evacuating civilians from itseems like a bad idea. The only thing that grows on that rock is misery
>On November 27, 1885, the island suffered one of its worst tragedies after an iron barque named West Riding approached the island, whilst en route to Sydney, Australia from Bristol.[28] Due to the loss of regular trading opportunities, almost all of the island's able-bodied men approached the ship in a lifeboat attempting to exchange with the passing vessel. The boat, recently donated by the British government, sailed despite rough waters and, although the lifeboat was spotted sailing alongside the ship for some time, it never returned. Various reports were given following the event, with rumours ranging from the men drowning,[29] to reports of them being taken to Australia and sold as slaves.[30] In total, 15 men were lost, leaving behind an island of widows. A plaque at St. Mary’s Church commemorates the lost men.[31]I don't need Victorian ghosts mucking up my harem.
