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Abeona & the Hawson Family
Abeona and the Hawson Family
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A history of the Hawson family and the vessel 'Abeona', a brigantine which Henry Hawson became one of the registered owners.
Captain Bligh's Second Chance
Captain Bligh's Second Chance: An Eyewitness Account of his Return to the South Seas
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Here is the intriguing and unfamiliar story of Captain Bligh's second voyage to the South Pacific, commenced in 1791, only one year after his return to England following the infamous mutiny on the 'Bounty'.
Captain Cook: Life, Death & Legacy
Captain Cook: The Life, Death and Legacy of History's Greatest Explorer
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In three epic journeys, Captain Cook discovered more of the earth's surface  than any other man. Yet James Cook himself has become shrouded in myth and his  legacy has been ...
Ill-Starred Captains: Flinders & Baudin
Ill-Starred Captains: Flinders and Baudin
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Amid the Napoleonic Wars (1793-1815), France and Britain dispatched rival voyages of discovery to complete the mapping of Australia and 'advance the limits of science'. Led by naval captains Nicolas ...
Master Mariner: The Story of Captain Harold Chesterman
Master Mariner: The Story of Captain Harold Chesterman
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Captain Harold Chesterman was one of the many quiet contributors to our society – heroes, really – who have lived amongst us without widespread recognition. ‘Master Mariner’ follows this remarkable man’s professional association with the sea ...
Richard Siddins of Port Jackson
Richard Siddins of Port Jackson
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'Richard Siddins of Port Jackson' is a well researched account of the part  played by one of the early (and best known) merchant sea captains sailing out of  ...
Brothers Taylor: Tasmanian Maritime
The Brothers Taylor: A Tasmanian Maritime History
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Last century shipping was the life-blood of the Tasmanian colony. It was the  means by which local production was distributed around the island as well as to mainland and wider ...
Cape Horn Breed
The Cape Horn Breed: My Experience As An Apprentice in Sail in the Full-Rigged Ship 'British Isles'
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Captain William Herbert Sidney Jones was born in England in 1889. He went to sea  as an apprentice in 1906 at the age of 15, on the full-rigged ship ...
Minerva Journal of John Washington Price
The Minerva Journal of John Washington Price: A Voyage From Cork, Ireland, to Sydney, New South Wales, 1798-1800
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John Washington Price was the surgeon of the transport Minerva which sailed from Cork for Sydney in 1799 carrying 200 convicts. Many of them were United Irishmen transported for their ...
Voyage to Aust & the Pacific 1791-93
Voyage to Australia and the Pacific 1791-1793
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In 1791 Admiral Bruny d'Entrecasteaux sailed with two ships from France to search for his compatriot, the explorer La Pérouse, who was missing in the Pacific.P  Although d'Entrecasteaux failed to discover ...
   
 
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