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Ship Scrapbook

Date1880-1966
Object numberANMS0180[009]
NameScrapbook
MediumPaper
DimensionsOverall (Closed): 448 x 327 x 15 mm,
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineAustralian National Maritime Museum Collection
DescriptionKraft paper scrapbook of newspaper clippings related to CUTTY SARK, PARMA, PASSAT, TERRA NOVA, NELEBEE, PAMIR, ADONIS, ORONTES, SS ROME, VICTORIA AND ALBERT, WASHINGTON, NORTHWIND, GOODWILL, MURRABIT, CYPRUS, YOUNG LACHLAN, ENDURANCE, ROYAL OAK, GEM, ROSNY, HMS HOOD, BRIER HOLME, INGRID, FREE CHINA, PAVANA, FALLS OF HALLADALE, WHYALLA, DISCOVERY, RINADENNA, QUEEN ELIZABETH, KARATTA, MINNIPA, ESMERALDA, DEWARUTJI, HOBART STAR, SANTA MARIA, EDINA, SANTHIA, LAWHILL, CORONA, ORION, BELTANA, STRATHMORE, ORONSAY, HMS CHALLENGER, HMS BUFFALO, CHANGSA, FERNSTREAM, MAORI, SS INDEPENDENCE, KANIMBLA, SIRIUS, HMS DART, ORION, SS SUNNING, HMS MEGARA, KARATTA, METHANE PRINCESS.

Some of the newspaper articles included are plans on sailing CUTTY SARK, Phantoms of the Seven Seas (sightings of FLYING DUTCHMAN), Long hard fight for Outer Harbour in Adelaide, Convict Pirates in stolen ships, The white hell of Antarctica (the ENDURANCE and Shackleton Expedition), Shipwreck (Oskar Larsen and BRIER HOLME), several shipwrecks and sailing accidents, Mrs Mabel Winnall sailing solo at 75 years, Christmas on Cape Horner (LAWHILL), The Story of two Castaways in South Australia (Alexander Hay and Thelma Bennet), Ships in bottles, Sinking of WILHELM GUSTLOFF, Sinking of Coffin Ship exploded at Navy Scandal (SS MEGARA).