Shipwrecks

Australian Shipwrecks – Volume 4 – (1901-1987) – Jack Loney (Signed by the Author)

Volume 4 of this cornerstone Australian wreck series. Loney’s update and extension to the period 1901- 1986 and the standard is maintained.

Small quarto, 284 pages, heavily illustrated from period photographs.

Published in 1987 and signed by the author on the Title Page. A bit foxed on the page edges, other than that it is a bright copy in a complete and unmarked dust jacket.

Essential Australian Shipwreck

$50.00

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Australia’s Shipwreck Coast (and Other Stories) – Jack Loney

Square octavo,soft cover 103 pages including the index. Some signs of use but still in very good condition.

Jack Loney published this soft cover in 1986 focusing on the many wrecks along the coast of Victoria. As always with his work well researched and magnificently illustrated.

Victorian Coast littered with wrecks.

$20.00

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Kangaroo Island Shipwrecks – Gifford Chapman

An excellent Roebuck production (No 6) published in 1973 a second printing updated with the story of the Amber Star. Very good near fine condition.

Large octavo, 109 pages with soft covers. Heavily illustrated with great end paper maps of the Island with the positions of the many wrecks. Good photographic images and well researched

Kangaroo Island more than its fair share

$35.00

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Saved – Tony Bullimore

Published by Little Brown in London in 1997. Octavo, 237 pages well illustrated from coloured photographs. Fine condition.

A first edition of … “an extraordinary tale of survival and rescue in the Southern Ocean”.

Bullimore was an entrant in the, only for the daring, Vendee Globe round the world challenge .. just look at the route to see why daring!

Bullimore got into severe trouble capsized and was trapped inside his upside down hull. He was a bit out the way … his resulting rescue produced one of the happiest faces ever photographed.

Bullimore survived the worst …

$25.00

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Australian Sea Mysteries – Jack Loney

Self published to a good standard in 1983.

Limited hard bound edition of 500 this numbered 206 and signed nicely by Loney.

Small quarto, 111 pages with dust jacket. Some ageing to page edges and ownership signature on free end paper. Still a very good copy.

Another thoroughly well researched book by Jack Loney. Excellent narrative and illustrations about what happened to the Madagascar, the Loch Maree (what a beautiful ship), the Kobenhavn, the extraordinary mystery of the Mahogany Ship (can it be found?), the twin screw steamer Rosedale and the little Christina Fraser … Loney’s usual unusual presentation … which we like

Sought after signed hard cover … Aussie Sea Mysteries

$40.00

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117 Days Adrift (In the Pacific) – Maurice & Maralyn Bailey – First Australian Edition 1974

Published by The Australasian Publishing Co, Hornsby a first edition 1974. Large octavo, 192 pages with endpaper maps, further charts and numerous excellent illustrations

This story is up there with Apollo 13.

Maurice and Maralyn Bailey give up their lives as a clerk and a tax officer in the South of England sell their house to live life at sea. They had the Auralyn built to meet their own needs and finally sailed for New Zealand in June 1972.

The made the Atlantic and through the Panama without notable incident. However North East of the Galapagos it all went wrong when they were hit by a whale and the boat began to sink. All attempts to save her were in vain and they had to abandon the Auralyn for their inflatable raft and dinghy. Meagre supplies were recovered.

Along the way we have storms, capsizing, numerous sightings of ship that did not see them … the first on day 8! They captured fresh water but not without difficulty and caught fish and turtles for food. Eventually rescued by a Korean fishing vessel “Weolmi 306” drifting further north having already crossed the main shipping route.

Their remarkable story and their survival among the marine life of Pacific area known as the “Tropical convergence” warranted foreword by Sir peter Scott

Incredible story of survival in the Pacific

$30.00

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Australian Shipwrecks – Volume 4 – (1901-1987) – Jack Loney (Signed by the Author)

Australia’s Shipwreck Coast (and Other Stories) – Jack Loney

Kangaroo Island Shipwrecks – Gifford Chapman

Saved – Tony Bullimore

Australian Sea Mysteries – Jack Loney

117 Days Adrift (In the Pacific) – Maurice & Maralyn Bailey – First Australian Edition 1974

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