Australian Sea Heritage Number 73, Summer 2003 Cover - The James Craig crew man the yardarms as part of the centenary celebrations for Lady Hopetoun and Waratah. Photo: Bob Fildes
Australian Sea Heritage Number 74, Autumn 2003 Cover - The AHF vessel John Oxley in Pittwater during 1973. Photo: Bob Fildes
Contents of Issue 74:-
News From All Ports
Navy Around Australia (new regular feature)
A Sailor's Experiences on the John Oxley. On only one occasion did we refuse to take the boat away. This was a particularly bad night, with an easterly gale blowing, mountainous seas and torrential rain falling.
The Tanker. Oil in various kinds is the largest single commodity carried by sea today . .
A selection of sail (colour photographs).
Bourke Rediscovers Its Maritime Heritage. The original Jandra was built in 1894, being much the same length as the new Jandra.
National Maritime Festival at Newcastle. The Newcastle port/city waterfront walkway provided a perfect spot to watch the festival activities . .
Ships Library
Waimana A Ship with a Long and Varied Career. The Waimana, Pakeha and Mamari were all . . converted into decoy warships at Belfast. This required the aid of wood, canvas and not a little ingenuity.
Longitude: Part Two of "Navigation - A Historical Perspective". " . . . this global ignorance caused havoc on a grand scale. . . It took a marine disaster to force the English parliament to act."
Navy Around Australia (new regular feature)
Ping Wo's Golden Secret. " . . . a rusty, old, flat-bottomed Chinese riverboat seems an unlikely vessel to be carrying a gold shipment, especially when towing a disabled [Australian] destroyer."
A Sailor's Tools - Marlinespike Seamanship.
The Container Ship. " . . . the first long haul container service began in 1906."
Australian Sea Heritage Number 75, Winter 2003 Cover - The Columbus Line container ship Columbus America (1971/19146grt) Photo: Columbus Line/David Moore
Australian Sea Heritage Number 76, Spring 2003 Cover - The upper deck of the passenger liner Himalaya (1949/27989 grt) Insets Royal Viking Sea and Oronsay.
Contents of Issue 76:-
News From All Ports
Navy Around Australia
Trinity Bay Goes North. "Many passengers take the round five night trip, and several on our voyage were having a second go at it ."
Kilroy's Stoking Indicator. " . . firemen learned to stoke as the bow plunged down, slamming the furnace door shut as the ship rose again, so as to avoid a shower of red hot coal on their feet."
The Passenger Ship Since 1945. "Increasing prosperity brought about a demand for sea cruises."
Paddle Steamer Enterprise. "The reason for the Enterprise surviving such a long period is that all of her owners have maintained her in excellent condition and readily adapted to new phases in her life as circumstances changed."
David Finch's Photo Files
Ship's Library
The Royal Tar. "The captain and mate died a few days later and most of the crew were so incapacitated that it was left to the second mate and two crew members to work the [three masted barque] to San Fransisco."
