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This is an iconic, well-performing radio from the early 1930s; it was built into a Queensland Maple case, and is a ‘must have’ for any serious collector of Australian electronic technology. However, it’s a nightmare to work on. by Ian Batty
Submitted by Philip Power In the British West Indies much of the early capital to finance White slavery came from Sephardic Jews from Holland. They provided credit, machinery and shipping facilities. In the 1630s Dutch Jews had been deeply involved in the enslavement of the Irish, financing their transport to slave plantations in the tropics. By the 1660s, this combination of Jewish finance and White slave labor made the British island colony of Barbados the richest in the empire. The island’s value, in terms of trade and capital exceeded that of all other British colonies combined. (John O...