Boats were not a problem, were they Tony, when hundreds of ships carried tens of thousands of your ancestors to Australia as assisted migrants?
But then that was a period during which hundreds of thousands were emigrating from Europe to build new lives in Australia, Canada and the United States.
How strange how quickly island nations forget their longstanding maritime history. While spinning into a frenzy about small boats, we forget that our naval and civil fleets once conquered the world.
Last modified: 18 August 2023
