Extensive account of the genealogy, life and career of Captain James Campbell, Balemartine (1900-1978), by Noni Brown, Australia, 2020. James Campbell left Tiree at 15 years old and worked on ships around the world before settling in Australia where he worked his way up the ranks of the Australian Coastal Shipping Companies. His parents were Neil and Isabel Campbell, Balemartine. The account includes photos, family histories and compositions.
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Account of a supernatural event in 1979 witnessed at the scattering of the ashes of Captain James Campbell, skipper of the sunken ship ‘MacDhui’. James Campbell (1900-1978), Tiree emigrated to Australia in 1926.
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Photocopy of an Australian certificate of exemption from pilotage dues dated 1935.
Certificate of exemption from pilotage dues made out to James Campbell for the port of Cairns in Queensland, Australia dated 1935.
Photocopied, short biography of Captain James Campbell (1900-1978), Tiree, and the sinking of the `MacDhui`.
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