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A Study of the Riverine and Underwater Archaeological Landscapes of Rocky Bay, North Fremantle, Western Australia
Maritime Archaeology Reports | Updated 3 Jun 2015
The Swan River has been poorly researched with respect to underwater archaeological sites. To date, no systematic archaeological survey has been undertaken of the riverbed, and only one volume collating sunken vessels has been compiled. ...
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Wilyah Miah an archaeological study of the history of the Shark Bay pearling industry 1850–1930
Maritime Archaeology Reports | Updated 3 Jun 2015
This report deals with the pearling insustry that operated in Shark Bay from 1850-1930. Pearling in Western Australia was an important part of the European colonisation of the North West . Although it was never considered a permanent part of the state ...
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From Beef to Reef The Maritime Cultural Landscape of Robb Jetty
Maritime Archaeology Reports | Updated 3 Jun 2015
This report investigates the maritime cultural landscape of Robb Jetty, south of Fremantle in Western Australia—an area that began predominantly with an industrial focus associated with the meat trade before evolving into a recreational beach. A maritime ...
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Health and Disease on the Dutch High Seas: An Analysis of Medical Supplies from the Batavia, Vergulde Draeck and Zeewijk
Maritime Archaeology Reports | Updated 3 Jun 2015
This report explores the education, career, and status of ship surgeons employed in the VOC and provide an in-depth analysis of the artifacts recovered from Batavia , Vergulde Draak and Zeewijk that are associated with the surgeon’s daily practices. As th ...
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An Archaeological Study of Zuytdorp Lead Ingots
Maritime Archaeology Reports | Updated 3 Jun 2015
Archaeologically, metal ingots derive much of their value and from the context in which they are discovered. A known shipwreck, such as that of Zuiddorp, not only provides a terminal date for the ingots, but tells us from which port they came, as well as ...
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A Medical Study of Health and Hygiene on board the Swan River Colony’s Private Merchant Vessels of the Nineteenth Century
Maritime Archaeology Reports | Updated 3 Jun 2015
This research attempts to provide insights into the medical practices and health- and hygiene-related issues on board nineteenth century Swan River Colony merchant ships by using a functional analysis approach of archaeological artefacts selected for this ...
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The Analysis of a Boiler Safety Valve Recovered from SS Xantho
Maritime Archaeology Reports | Updated 3 Jun 2015
Only limited archaeological research has been conducted on boiler safety valves of mid nineteenth-century steamships. As a result, this lack of knowledge has led to assumptions that spring-loaded valves were used in this era because they were more suitabl ...
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Their Majesties' Ship Roebuck 1689 - 1701
Maritime Archaeology Reports | Updated 3 Jun 2015
No portrait, plans, or dockyard model of the Roebuck have ever been found, and two views of a battle scene which must include the vessel as a fireship are too small to yield useful information. Nevertheless, with access to primary documents already gather ...
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Immerse: Subsea Technology The Chaellenge of Working Below the Oceans
Maritime Archaeology Reports | Updated 3 Jun 2015
Report describes the 'Immerse' exhibition brief which showcased the subsea industry. The exhibition provided a unique opportunity to tell for the first time, the story of Western Australian marine utilisation. The exhibition aimed to inspire you ...
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Translationof Relations de Divers Voyages Curieux by Thévenot
Maritime Archaeology Reports | Updated 5 Mar 2017
A Translation into English of a section of the first edition of Relations deDivers Voyages Curieux published in 1663 by Melchisédech Thévenot ...
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