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"distinctly Australian" [BOSC]
To readers of the Sherlock Holmes stories in the late Victorian era, Australia was an exotic and dangerous place. It was not all that far removed from the days of transportation, when some criminals and the destitute were put on ships bound for the land Down Under.
Australia makes a number of appearances in the Canon. What do these have in common and what inferences can we make? These are but a Trifle...
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- Hyde Park Barracks (Sydney)
- Convict Sydney Exhibit
- I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere Episode 97: The Sydney Passengers
- Trifles Episode 27 - Rebellion!
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Performers: Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra
Publisher Info.: Washington, DC: United States Marine Band
Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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