The author has concentrated on segments of the lesser known shipping history such as shipwrecks of the following: Duncan Dunbar, Walter Hood, Paul Jones, Glaneuse, Errol, Tahiti, Wahine, Sygna, Lake Illawarra, and escapes from disaster of the following: Chimborazo, Sorata, Collaroy, Bancoora, Strathgryfe, Vincennes, Hinemoa, E.R. Sterling, Oceanic Sterling.
Contents:
Introduction
1. Shipwreck
- Duncan Dunbar
- Walter Hood
- Paul Jones
- Glaneuse
- Errol
- Tahiti
- Wahine
- Sygna
- Lake Illawarra
2. Escape From Disaster
- Chimborazo
- Sorata
- Collaroy
- Bancoora
- Strathgryte
- Vincennes
- Hinemoa
- E.R. Sterling
- Oceanic Grandeur
3. Ben Boyd's Shipping Empire
4. Preserving Our Maritime Heritage
5. The Other Side of the Coin
6. Flotsam and Jetsam
- Cannibal Fodder
- The 'Lightening'
- Adventures with Icebergs
- The Last of the Sealers
- Heroes of the Lifeboats
- The Collision Specialists
- The Greatest Disasters
- Merchant Ships at War
- Death on the Rivers
- Post War Immigration Problems
- Small Boat Hazards
Appendices
Bibliography
Ships Mentioned
Index
