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Wraps. 4to, wraps, colour illus, pp 32. Fine. Accompanient the Journeys of Enlightenment exhibition at the Western Australian Museum - Maritime, in 2008-2009.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. Fremantle, Australian National Centre of Excellence for Maritime Archaeology, 2000. Quarto; laminated colour pictorial card covers; an excellent copy. Not least, the Batavia Mutiny. Australian National Centre of Excellence for Maritime Archaeology Special Publications Number 5.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. Built as the Baltic trading ship Berwick in 1780-81, the HMS Sirius is known to most Australians as the principal naval consort to the First Fleet. Her epic voyage to Botany Bay completed, her career ended abruptly when she struck a reef in Sydney Bay off Norfolk Island on the first stages of a voyage to China for much needed supplies. In 1983 maritime archaeologists began to dive on the wreck site. 167pp illustrated in colour. Signed by both authors and with a letter from one thanking the assistance of the Assistant Keeper of the Museum in Docklands Project, London. Signed by Author(s).…

Softcover. Zustand: Near Fine. FISHES West Australiana - 75 p. : 37 ill., maps, plans ; 23 cm. #010526 SCARCE Norwegian Bay Whaling Company -- History Nor' West Whaling Company -- History Whaling -- Western Australia -- Norwegian Bay -- History -- 20th century Point Cloates Whaling Station (W.A.) -- History Norwegian Bay is located on Ningaloo Station through the sand dunes south of Lefroy Bay. Offshore sit the wrecks of the SS Fin, The Zvir and the SS PerthÂand on the coastline remain the remnants of what was once the Norwegian Bay Whaling Station that operated periodically from 1915 until 1957.âOriginally built in 1915 and owned by the Norwegian Whaling Company, the whaling station was used as a shore baseÂfor its steam powered whale chasers until 1920.ÂIt was then purchased by the Australian North West Whaling Company who ran the station and its three ships, with a mainly north European crew until it was no longer viable to run the station and it was closed in 1929.âFollowing World War II, the station was revamped and brought back into operation.ÂAt the time being one of the most advanced whaling stations of the period with state of the art steam powered processing facilities, permanent housing, two jetties,Âslipways and flensing decks. During this timeÂit once again operated from 1949 until 1957 when operations moved to a Carnarvon based station.âTodayÂthe foundations of the many buildings still remain at the site amongst the rusted and twisted remains of the oil holding tanks, various boilers and machinery used for Âprocessing ofÂthe whale oil. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. …

Paperback. Zustand: Fine. First Edition. Fremantle/ Adelaide, Australian National Centre of Excellence for Maritime Archaeology/ Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology, 2003. Quarto; laminated coloured pictorial card covers; a fine copy. Australian National Centre of Excellence for Maritime Archaeology Special Publication Number 6, Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology Special Publication Number 13.…

stiff wraps. Quarto, stiff illustrated wraps, pp xv, 233, light wrinkling to cover and pages. Good condition. "The wreck of the 462-ton barque Eglinton off the coast of Wanneroo, some 50 north of Perth in Western Australia, on 3 September 1852, was the sensation of the year. Not only did it add to the list of unfortunate maritime incidents for which the Western Australian coast had become well known, but also deprived a very bare colonial market of a large portion of valuable cargo." (WA Museum) This book is a very detailed report on the maritime archaeological survey of the barque. It includes many illustrations of of the items found on the ship, and a substabtial bibliography.…

xv+234pp. 4to. Original pictorial wrappers. Black and white illustrations. A near fine copy.

Soft cover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. Unpaginated. 4to. Fine, spotless copy of this special publication N0.3 Australian National Centre of Excellence for Maritime Archaeology.

Fremantle, Australian National Centre of Excellence for maritime archaeology, 1998. XIII,171 pp. B./w. ills. Orig. softcover. 8vo. - Stamp on verso of the title-page.

Libro vintage. Copertina illustrata a colori. Testo in inglese. Immagini a colori nel testo. Lieve usura da scaffale.

stiff wraps. Quarto, stiff illustrated wraps, pp xv, 233. Presentation copy (to John Bannister, Director of WA Museum), signed by the editor. Previous owner's bookplate. Near-fine condition. "The wreck of the 462-ton barque Eglinton off the coast of Wanneroo, some 50 north of Perth in Western Australia, on 3 September 1852, was the sensation of the year. Not only did it add to the list of unfortunate maritime incidents for which the Western Australian coast had become well known, but also deprived a very bare colonial market of a large portion of valuable cargo." (WA Museum) This book is a very detailed report on the maritime archaeological survey of the barque. It includes many illustrations of of the items found on the ship, and a substabtial bibliography.…

Paperback. 4to. Very good condition. B/W photos and illus. 166pp. ISBN-10 1876465247. ISBN-13: 9781876465247.