Scrapbook
Dateafter 1850
Object numberANMS0180[005]
NameScrapbook
MediumPaper
DimensionsOverall (Closed): 400 x 285 x 10 mm,
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineAustralian National Maritime Museum Collection
DescriptionKraft paper scrapbook with newspaper clippings relating to ships, ship news and articles.
Some of the ships in the clippings include REDOUTABLE, SWIFTSURE, VICTORY, TEMERAIRE, TONNANT, GLADAN, MERCATOR, LORD OF THE ISLES, SUNBEAM, CHRISTIAN RADICH, LUTINE, NIAGARA, FRESH BREEZE, BLOODHOUND, BLUEBOTTLE, TANIA, CUTTY SARK, THE DUKE OF LANCASTER, DEXTEROUS, DIANA, HMS MARLBOROUGH, MAYFLOWER II, BAQUEDANO, Pearling Lugger ELLA, DARWIN, WILLIE SINGS, THE CREST, MONA'S ISLE, NASHWAUK, WORCESTER, CORINDA, ANDREA LORIA, WORLD CONCORD, MOYANA, ANNA-MARIA JEVOLI, IOANNIS, SIRDAR, STOCKHOLM, TADPOLE, COWESLIP, LAWHILL.
Articles related to ships and events circa 1850 onwards. Some of the articles in the scrapbook are related to Torbay to Lisbon competition, treasures salvaged from shipwrecks, Life in the Navy in the Days of sail (appreciation of Sir John Squire), Last of the Nashwauk, Mummy aboard the Titanic, Life aboard a training ship, Sail Training-ship International Race, The marshmen of Southern Iraq and their boats, an investor aiming to find Colombus' Santa Maria, Cowes Regatta Week, several shipwrecks, methods for exploring the deep.
22 January 1965