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In a message dated 2/9/2005 3:36:38 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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Hi all
I'm researching a site established in the 1870s to mine and process kerosene
oil shale in the bush in New South Wales, Australia. The mine operators
imported much of their technology from Scotland, and also encouraged hundreds of
Scottish miners and their families to migrate to Australia. The resultant
relict village [Joadja] has a number of standing buildings, chimneys and house
sites of the workers which are the subject of investigation.
I'm looking for any information on Scottish inndustrial or rural settlements
in either Scotland or elsewhere from the period 1850-1900 to get a sense of
what sorts of archaeological investigations have been undertaken.
All references are most welcome.
Denis
Hi Dennis - Linda Carnes-McNaughton at Fort Bragg, near Fayetteville NC (US)
have been doing research on rural farmsteads occupied by Scottish immigrants
and their descendants. These were mostly subsistence farmers, but they also
participated in the turpentine and naval stores industries. The sites sampled
so far date between about 1830 and 1920, but Scots began moving into the
area earlier (1740s - 1750s). Reports are in the works...
Carl Steen
The Diachronic Research Foundation
PO Box 50394
Columbia, SC 29250
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