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Mental health – 1

Mental health – 1

November 1, 2022
by Francisco Bosch-Puche
Myrtle Broome

Author: Susan Biddle. This post is the first of two looking at the impact that the intense work and isolated living conditions at Arabah el-Madfunah…

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Sardic

Sardic

June 28, 2022
by Francisco Bosch-Puche
Myrtle Broome

Author: Susan Biddle. This post looks at “Sardic”, the head servant at Abydos, and the extraordinary range of his contributions to the success of the…

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Clearing customs at Port Said and Alexandria

Clearing customs at Port Said and Alexandria

April 5, 2022
by Francisco Bosch-Puche
Myrtle Broome

Author: Susan Biddle. Next time you negotiate the Customs channels at an airport or dock, spare a thought for Myrtle Broome and Amice Calverley dealing…

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Enjoying Marseille with Amice and Hugh Calverley, 4 October 1929

Enjoying Marseille with Amice and Hugh Calverley, 4 October 1929

March 22, 2022
by Francisco Bosch-Puche
Myrtle Broome

Author: Susan Biddle. The last post described Myrtle’s voyage from the UK to Marseilles, via Gibraltar, in 1929. There she was joined by two more…

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The voyage to Port Said – London to Marseille

The voyage to Port Said – London to Marseille

March 8, 2022
by Francisco Bosch-Puche
Myrtle Broome

Author: Susan Biddle. Myrtle Broome’s enthusiasm and interest in everything around her shines out from her description of her voyage to Port Said on the…

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