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    Twenty-Eight Pounds Ten Shillings

    By Tony Fairweather

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    After World War Two England was on her knees, so the call went out to the British Empire for volunteers to help rebuild the 'Mother Country'. Young men and women from different Caribbean islands were quick to respond, paying the considerable sum of £28.10s to board HMT Empire Windrush - the 'ship of dreams'

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHopeRoad Publishing.com
    Release dateMay 16, 2022
    ISBN9781913109943

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