The Convict Ships 1787-1868
Charles Bateson reconstructs the voyages of the ships transporting convicts to Australia and also the administrative system under which the ships were selected, manned, provisioned and despatched with their miserable human freight to face a 13,000 mile voyage over tempestuous and largely uncharted seas.
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The Diary of Philip Thomas Smith
The diary of lawyer Philip Thomas Smith, on board the Royal Admiral en route for Van Diemen’s Land, 27 November 1831 to 8 April 1832.
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The Forgotten Islands - a personal adventure through the islands of Bass Strait
Between mainland Australia and Tasmania lie the islands of Bass Strait - cold, dark, pounded by atrocious weather and hardly ever visited. But they have long fascinated adventurer, bird watcher and media personality Michael Veitch.
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The History of Newnham Hall
A history of Newnham Hall to the north of Launceston, built around 1836 under the ownership of Lieutenant Matthew Curling Friend, and subsequently home to the Australian Maritime College. This is an out-of-print book in USED condition.
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The History of The Australian Maritime College
A history of the AMC in Tasmania - Australia's national centre for maritime education, training and research.
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The James Craig Story
The James Craig Story - a booklet about the history, recovery from the bottom of Recherche Bay and restoration of the old iron barque sailing ship.
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The James of George Town
A colonial maritime, mercantile and family correspondence in northern Tasmania, 1813-1857.
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The Last Lighthouse Keeper
A memoir from John Cook, one of Tasmania's last kerosene lighthouse keepers. A story about madness and wilderness, shining a light onto the vicissitudes of love and nature.
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The Last of the Sail Whalers
Whaling off Tasmania and Southern New Zealand as described by Captain William McKillop (1865-1938).
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The Set of the Sails - autobiography
Maritime history author Alan Villiers writes of his life as a Cape Horn seaman, describing the days of a sailing ship seaman both at sea and ashore in the last days of commercial sailing ships.
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