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	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : British colonization of the Americas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Britain acquired the French colony of New France and the Spanish colony of Florida in 1763.
		In 1867 the colonies of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Province of Canada (the southern portion of modern-day Ontario and Quebec) combined to form a self-governing dominion, named Canada, within the British Empire.
		New Albion, chartered in 1634, failed by 1649-50.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /British_colonization_of_the_Americas (1583 words)

	Francis Drake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Another point often claimed to be Nova Albion is Whale Cove (Oregon), although to date there is no evidence to suggest this, other than a general resemblance to a single map penned a decade after the landing.
		It is known that Drake and his men sailed north from Nova Albion in search of a western opening to the Northwest Passage, a potentially valuable asset to the English at the time.
		Unfortunately, she did such a good job on the cover-up that the location of Nova Albion and the highest latitude the expedition reached is still a source of controversy today, giving Drake and his men less credit for their great accomplishments than they probably deserve.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Francis_Drake (3059 words)

	TriviaClub: Trivial Facts: History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The reason for their opposition was that they considered uniforms to be symbols of servitude, as maids and butlers wore them in the old country.
		The earliest were New Zealand, in 1893, Australia, in 1902, and Finland, in 1906.
		Thereafter, each new state was honored with a star on the flag, a tradition that continues today.
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	PORT JACKSON (SYDNEY HARBOUR) - SHIPWRECKS
		It was, however, during the migration years of the mid to late nineteenth century that most tragic shipping incidents occurred, tragic not only in the loss of lives, but the circumstances of their loss, being so close to their new home after several months at seas.
		The fully-rigged ship Dunbar is just one example of such a tragedy, wrecked outside the Heads in 1858, with the loss of all but one of her complement.
		Left Sydney for New Zealand; when off Bradley's Head, the steamer Kanahooka, inward from Wollongong, collided with and cut the Centenial to the waterline, 23 August 1889.
	oceans1.customer.netspace.net.au /portjackson-wrecks.html (9355 words)

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