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The Story of The Port of Launceston See details
The Story of The Port of Launceston
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A history of the Port of Launceston Authority and the development of shipping on the Tamar in northern Tasmania, by Sir Raymond Alfred Ferrall CBE (1906–2000) — a prominent Launceston businessman and Warden of the Port of Launceston Authority, for which he was made CBE in 1969.

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Cargo for the Colony - used See details
Cargo for the Colony - used
Wrecked in 1797 while on a journey from Calcutta to Port Jackson, the Sydney Cove was the first merchant vessel lost in Australian waters after the establishment of the colony of New South Wales.
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Coast - Tasmania, used See details
Coast - Tasmania, used
Coast – Tasmania, photographic seascapes from the Roaring Forties, presents an innovative and dramatic view of the island of Tasmania, its freshness, its wildness and its beauty.
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Commodore Sir John Hayes: His Voyage and Life 1767-1831 – Ida Lee (1912) [RESEARCH COPY – Missing Chart] See details
Commodore Sir John Hayes: His Voyage and Life 1767-1831 – Ida Lee (1912) [RESEARCH COPY – Missing Chart]

An original 1912 first-edition maritime history detailing Commodore Sir John Hayes’ Pacific expeditions and his early mapping of southern Tasmania. Please note: This volume is missing the primary folded chart facing page 24 and is offered strictly as a working research copy.

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Cruising North East Tasmania - a guide to the waterways and anchorages of North Eastern Tasmania from Wineglass Bay to Port Dalrymple See details
Cruising North East Tasmania - a guide to the waterways and anchorages of North Eastern Tasmania from Wineglass Bay to Port Dalrymple
This book was produced in conjunction with the Cruising Yacht Club of Tasmania as a cruising and anchorage guide to the beautiful waterway and anchorages of North East Tasmania, from Coles Bay to Beauty Point including the Furneaux Islands.
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Cruising Southern Tasmania - cruising & anchorage guide to waterways of the Derwent River, D'Entrecasteaux Channel, Huon River & tributaries See details
Cruising Southern Tasmania - cruising & anchorage guide to waterways of the Derwent River, D'Entrecasteaux Channel, Huon River & tributaries
This book was produced in conjunction with the Motor Yacht Club of Tasmania as a cruising and anchorage guide to the beautiful waterways of the Derwent River, D'Entrecasteaux Channel, Huon River and their tributaries.
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CSIRO at Sea See details
CSIRO at Sea
A history covering fifty years of marine science, encompassing: the field station Tasmania - Stowell - trout in Tasmania - Roy Downie - Derwent Hunter.
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David Howie - Devil or Saint? A biography See details
David Howie - Devil or Saint? A biography
A biography of David Howie, a man who became a household name in Australia in 1845 as a result of his involvement in the rescue of survivors of the shipwreck of the Cataraqui on King Island - Australia's worst sea tragedy on record.
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Death at Sea – The Bass Strait Ferry Tragedy | Gregory Wane | 2021 | Signed by Author [NEW – SC] See details
Death at Sea – The Bass Strait Ferry Tragedy | Gregory Wane | 2021 | Signed by Author [NEW – SC]

On Christmas Eve 1903 the ferry Coogee, travelling from Launceston to Melbourne, collided with the sailing barque Fortunato Figari in Bass Strait. The collision sank the Coogee and killed most of those aboard.

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Echoes of the Past - The Story of Shipping Disasters on King Island - 3rd edition See details
Echoes of the Past - The Story of Shipping Disasters on King Island - 3rd edition

A small booklet, undated but appearing to date from the 1930s, documenting the many shipping disasters that have occurred on King Island in Bass Strait — among the worst of which is the Cataraqui, which claimed over 400 lives in 1845, Australia's worst civil maritime disaster.

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Excella - Jewel of the Derwent passenger ferry |Suzanne Smythe| See details
Excella - Jewel of the Derwent passenger ferry |Suzanne Smythe|

The Excella was a Hobart-built passenger and excursion vessel, launched in 1912, carrying up to 647 passengers on the River Derwent. She was a popular vessel for regattas and race days on the harbour.

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