The shipbuilders of Brisbane Water New South Wales
Dundon, Gwen1997
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The book profiles the lives of all known Brisbane Water shipbuilders and lists all vessels reliably recorded as built in the district from 1829 to the Second World War of 1939-1945. Includes 500 named vessels built between 1829 and 1953.
Main title:
The shipbuilders of Brisbane Water New South Wales / by Gwen Dundon
Author:
Imprint:
East Gosford NSW. : Gwen Dundon, 1997
Collation:
336 pages black and white photographs maps
Contents:
Entrance to Brisbane Water; Early cargoes for Sydney; Shells for limeburning; James Webb first settler; Explanatory notes about shipping; Vessels built at Brisbane Water 1829-1953; Details of vessels by unknown builders; Named shipbuilders of Brisbane Water; Map of Brisbane Water; Earliest shipbuilders 1829-1844; Piper shipbuilders 1844-1879; Davis brothers shipbuilders 1848-1913; Other builders 1844-1906; Beattie's (the last working shipyard) 1874-1940s; Builder's half model; There she goes! Launching the ship; From the log items from here and there; St Paul's, the shipwrights' church; Life at Gosford in the steamship era; Name index; Ship names index
ISBN:
0646280821 (hbk)
Dewey class:
994.42
Language:
English
Subject:
Gosford (NSW) -- HistoryShipping -- New South Wales -- HistoryBrisbane Water district (NSW) -- HistoryHenderson family (Brisbane Water, NSW, history)Frost family (Brisbane Water, NSW, history)Webb, James, 1780-1848Shipbuilding (Brisbane Water, NSW) -- HistoryShipyards (Brisbane Water, NSW) -- HistorySettree family (Brisbane Water, NSW, history)Beattie family (Brisbane Water, NSW, history)Davis family (Brisbane Water, NSW, history)Pioneers -- Brisbane Water (NSW) -- History
BRN:
5621
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research | History Support Collection | 994.42 SHI | Available |