Talk:Lascar

Latest comment: 3 years ago by Tradimus in topic Lascars in Australia

The Asiatic Articles

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I believe something should be mentioned about the Asiatic Articles, to complete this section. I would do it myself but my expertise is limited. I'm referencing Ewald (2000) in her article Crossers of the Sea. --Valerie (talk) 21:15, 9 December 2007 (UTC)Reply

Australian Aboriginal

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Australian Aboriginal sailors have long been associated with The pearling and fishing industry. There may be some evidence that Australian Aboriginal persons served as lascar men [1][2] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tradimus (talkcontribs) 01:58, 18 December 2020 (UTC)Reply

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Lascars in Australia

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There are thousands of references to Lascars in Australian newspapers, sometimes derided as Mohammedan or prophet worshippers [1] and later as Koepangers (Dutch spelling for people of Kupang, British Borneo or Indonesia broadly)Tradimus (talk) 14:34, 27 June 2021 (UTC)Reply

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  1. ^ "LASCAR DESERTER". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. XCI, , no. 26, 224. South Australia. 27 April 1926. p. 9. Retrieved 28 June 2021 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)