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Saved: ‘national treasure’ is found on rubbish dump

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Simon Pipe

A journal written by one of St Helena’s most important historical figures has been found on the island’s rubbish tip. Historian Nick Thorpe has described the hand-written book by 19th Century engineer John Charles Melliss as “something of a national … Continue reading →

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Revealed: plan to tunnel through to Rupert’s Valley

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Simon Pipe

Records found abandoned on St Helena’s rubbish tip reveal how the island’s administrators considered digging a tunnel between Upper Jamestown at Rupert’s Valley. When John Charles Melliss was the Colonial Engineer on St Helena, the only path leading into Rupert’s … Continue reading →

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