Wrecks along the Great Ocean Road;: Shipwrecks on the west coast from Point Lonsdale to Portland, by Jack Kenneth Loney - 1973-01-01

Paperback. Very Good.

Melbourne, Australia, 1983. Book. Good. Paperback. Eighth Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback, Eighth Edition, 200gms, 138 pages. The standard of navigation on most sailing ships was usually very poor and many ships approaching Melbourne from the west were often more than 50 miles away from their calculated position. Book is in good condition with mild general wear and tear, mild page discolouration to pages, some smudging to some of the writing, otherwise no other pre-loved marks. Attached picture is of actual book. Purchase more than 1 item and save money with combined postage. And if you can't find the title you're looking for - why not ask us direct. With over 30,000 books in stock we can't list them all!.

The Author, Geelong, 1979. Seventh Edition. Softcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. V, 112 pages, acknowledgements, foreword by author, 10 appendices, index of ships, index of places and index of persons The text is illustrated with numerous photographs, maps and the occasional black and white illustrations. Photographic front cover, showing a portion of the Great Ocean Road with blue titles to the front panel and back strip. A little rubbing and creasing to the book corners and to the head and to the heel of the back strip. Both the front and back covers have a crease running the full length of the panel. Light browning to the text block edges and there is even lighter brown into the internal pages and in few foxing spots to the top right-hand corner of the free front in paper. An updated version of a book first published in 1967 dealing with the shipwrecks along the great Ocean Road. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.… Read More

J. K. Loney. paperback. Very Good. 8x5x0. Minimal wear. The binding is tight. Pages are free of markings.

J. K. Loney, 1973. Good.

Australia: The Author -10th edition. Good. Paperback. 1996. tidy copy .

J. K. Loney. Fine. 2003. Tenth Edition. Card Covers. 0959985387 . With illustrations & maps, A fine copy. ; 220 x 150mm; 142 pages .

In good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.Although many fine ships were lost along Victoria's western coastline soon after the Hentys settled at Portland in 1834, evidence suggests a number of unidentified wrecks many years earlier.The most fascinating wreck, the "MAHOGANY SHIP" is supposed to still lie hidden under sand between Port Fairy and Warrnambool, but further to the east heavy seas along the wild precipitous coastline soon destroyed the remains of other early disasters.Last century settlers made some interesting discoveries. In the forties, a farmer sinking a well near Portland discovered a bunch of keys many feet underground and far from any habitation. A similar discovery was made at Limeburners' Point near Geelong, while an oar was unearthed near Point Lonsdale in 1851. Remains of cannon were also found near Warrnambool and a ship's boat of unknown origin lay in the sand at Skenes Creek for many years. All of these… Read More

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.