They Kept this State Afloat: Shipbuilders and Shipwrights 1829-1929
Hesperian Press
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- HES118
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Media: BOOK - hardcover, 346 pages
Author: R. Dixon
Year: 1998
ISBN: 0859052141
Other: b&w photos, sketches, bibliog, indexes
Publisher: Hesperian Press
This history of the shipbuilders, boatbuilders and shipwrights of Western Australia presents personal and business details on over 300 artisans and the myriad of vessels. Also included are over 200 photos, letters and documents to illustrate their endeavours.
Contents:
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Details of the Shipbuilders and Their Ships
Supplementary Listing
Bibliography
Newspaper and Periodicals
Archival and Research Sources
Index to Vessels
Demographic Index
