Redemption of a Slave Ship The James Matthews

by Graeme Henderson AUD $45.00 HC

in the late 1970s divers discovered the wreck of the migrant transport ship James Matthews near Fremantle, Western Australia. Painstaking archaeological examination and research has uncovered a dark past for the ship.

The James Matthews had sailed under the name of Don Fransisco during the dark years of the illegal slave trade, and the wreck is the best known example of a slave ship from that time.

The Buccaneer's Bell

by Hugh Edwards      AUD $39.95  SC

In 2001 an Australian expedition of seven men set out from Western Australia for the far South Atlantic, on a journey to find the final resting places of two famous exploration vessels. The French frigate Uranie, commanded by Louis de Freycinet was lost in the Falkland Islands in 1820, and William Dampier's ship Roebuck, was wrecked at Ascension Island in 1701.

In this fascinating story of the lives of two very different captains-and the love story of Rose de Freycinet, the author skillfully places the historical context against the excitement of the successful search for the lost ships.

Marooned

by James Henderson AUD $12.95 SC

The wreck of the Vergulde Draeck (Gilt Dragon) and the abandonment and escape from the Southland of Abraham Leeman in 1658.

Shipwrecks 1656-1942 A guide to historic shipwreck sites of Perth

by Sarah Kenderdine   AUD $9.95 SC

A Windswept Coast Western Australia's Maritime Heritage between the Moore River & the Zuytdorp Cliffs

by P & J Worsley and D. Totty  AUD$34.95  SC

This book covers the area from near the northern limit of Sarah Kenderdine's Shipwrecks 1656-1942 of the Perth region, and extends northwards to the Zuytdorp Cliffs. Both historic and lesser known wrecks are covered, and also the strandings which occurred up to the cut-off date of 1945.

Unfinished Voyages Western Australian Shipwrecks 1622-1850

by Graeme Henderson   AUD $59.95  HC

The Author details stories of the countless traders, whalers, emigrants, convcrs, mutineers, slavers and pirates who had fateful encounters with Australia's notorious shipwreck coast between 1622 and 1850.

The book is lavishly illustrated with easy -to -follow charts locating each wreck as well as a wealth of information on the shipwrecks of Christmas and Cocos(Keeling) Islands.

Voyage to Disaster

by Henrietta Drake-Brockman  AUD $54.95  HC

Ten years of meticulous research resulted in this book, an historical tour de force comprising the complete journals of Francisco Pelsaert translated from the Old Dutch by E.D. Drok, together with a revealing biography of Pelsaert, a man of many dimensions- writer, historian, administrator.

Batavia's Graveyard  The true story of the mad heritic who led history's bloodiest mutiny

by Mike Dash    AUD$24.95  SC

In the autumn of 1628, the Dutch East Indiaman Batavia set sail on her maiden voyage to Java, loaded with a king's ransom in gold, silver and gems. But, in the early hours of 4 June, the ship ran aground in an unexplored chain of islands off the coast of Australia. More than 200 survivors were left stranded, at the mercy of a ruthless band of mutineers headed by a brilliant but deranged individual. By the time rescue ships arrived three months later, less than 80 people were still alive.

Carpet of Silver The wreck of the Zuytdorp

by Phillip Playford  AUD$ 45.00  HC

The Zuytdorp, one of the great ships of the Dutch East India Company, disappeared without a trace after leaving Cape Town in 1712, en route to Batavia (Jakarta). The ship was carrying a rich cargo, including some 250,000 guilders in siver coins. Two hundred and forty-two years later, young geologist Phillip Playford stood at the top of precipitous cliffs on a remote part of the Western Australian coast looking down on wooden wreckage lying scattered below. He had been drawn to the spot by tales of an elderly stockman of old Dutch coins and other relics.

He later proved the relics and the wreckage came from the long lost Zuytdorp which had crashed into these forbidding cliffs during the winter of 1712.

Islands of Angry Ghosts Murder, Mayhem and Mutiny The story of the Batavia.

by Hugh Edwards   AUD$32.95

A story in 2 parts, the first half traces the final months of the Batavia and her crew, pieced together through journals, lwtters and trial records. The second half follows Hugh Edwards and crew of divers that found, and salvaged, the treasure of the Batavia.

This edition contains etchings from the time of the Batavia, and photographs of the salvage.

The Last Voyage of the James Matthews

by W.J de Burgh and Graeme Henderson  AUD $5.50 SC

The brig James Matthews sailed out of sight of English land on April 7th 1841, bound for the Swan River. On 22nd July she sank in a violent storm on the north side of Woodman's Point in Cockburn Sound. This tale of her last voyage reproduces part of a shipboard diary kept by one of the four passengers, Henry de Burgh.

The Wreck of the Barque Stefano off the North West Cape of Australia in 1875

by Gustave Rathe    AUD$ 22.00 SC

The story begins in 1875 as the newly constructed 160 foot barque Stefano us outfitted for sea. Beset by storms for weeks, the northwest coast of Australia is sighted and the night after the ship runs aground about 9 miles offshore and sinks. Of the ren survivors, only 2 finally escape death with help from the Aborigines who lead them to the tip of the North West Cape from where a passing pearler, Captain Tuckey from Mandurah, returns them to civilisation.

One of the survivors is the the author's Grandfather Micheal Baccich, this is his story.

Doits to Ducatons The coins of the Dutch East India Company ship Batavia

by S.J. Wilson   AUD$11.00  SC

A brief history of the ship and the story of its silver coinage with an illustrated catalogue

All Hands on Deck The Restoration of the James Craig

by Michael York AUD $65.00  HC

This book tells the story of the restoration of one of the great clipper ships of a long-gone era, the only sailing ship of its kind left Australia and New Zealand waters and one of only a few in the world restored to sailing condition. The story of the salvage and restoration is told through the words of the people involved: of overwhelming and impossible tasks, the relearning of forgotten skills, and the perseverance, bloody mindedness, dedication and generosity of volunteer workers, skilled craftspeople and donors whose efforts turned a vision into reality.

Includes colour and black and white images.