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  3. Key Dates

    Find out more about the key dates for the River Flow 2024 Conference.

  5. Simone Durr

    School of Biological and Environmental Sciences

  6. Barry Fowler interview – Elder Dempster

    Barry Fowler joined King Edward the Seventh Nautical College, London in May 1952. Barry spent four years as an apprentice and eventually rose to the position of captain at Elder Dempster Lines.

  7. James Ohman

    School of Biological and Environmental Sciences

  8. Barry Groombridge interview – Elder Dempster

    Barry Groombridge joined Elder Dempster Lines aged 16. Barry’s first voyage was from London to the United States, via West Africa. The voyage lasted nine months. Listen to Barry’s interview to hear about the Christmas he spent with nuns in Madeira and what life was like as a purser at Elder Dempster Lines.

  9. Olu Olaseinde

    Olu Olaseinde was a passenger on the Elder Dempster lines. Read his story.