31 Mar 2015A Brief Timeline of Dampier's Life Monday 3 April 2017 Below is a revised and corrected version of the Dampier timeline by M. McCarthy, from Dampier’s accounts and a number of sources, notably Baer, 1966; George 1999; Gill, 1997; Marchant, 1988; McCarthy, 2002; Mitchell, 2010; Preston and Preston, 2004, Rogers, 1925. Published in The Great Circle vol.37. no.1 2015. VI-XII. 1651 Born the second son of a tenant farmer at East Coker, Somerset, England. 1658 His father George dies.Read more Blog entry Western Australian Museum
Department of Fisheries files held at the State Records OfficeDepartmental resources | Updated 1 decade agoThis page links to a resource developed by the Maritime History department which lists all records from the Department of Fisheries that are currently held at the State Records Office. This list can be used for research purposes, and to browse by topic and subject. The resource is available as either a CSV file, Excel file, or a web page table:More information
4 Nov 2011Setting sail for the OlympicsSally May, Curator of Maritime History In the lead up to the ISAF World Championships in 2011, an event used to select Olympic sailors for the 2012 Games in London, learn about WA’s yachting and sailing history. Including WA’s role in the America’s Cup and the technological innovations that have aided generations of competitive and weekend sailors. Read more Video Danny Murphy
Maritime history boats and watercraftCollections | Updated 6 months agoThe Museum’s Watercraft Collection comprises of around eighty watercraft, ranging from a freezer lid that was used as a life raft to an Oberon submarine, HMAS Ovens. The collection is one of the largest in Australia and has been loosely classified into four main collecting areas:More information
Maritime History Immigration and Migration CollectionCollections | Updated 6 months agoThe Maritime History department maintains an extensive Immigration Collection that documents maritime immigration into Western Australia. This collection includes artefacts such as: documents, on board images, clothes, shipboard newsletters, posters and postcards of ports visited during the voyage, crossing the line certificates, menus, tableware, table and bathroom linen, memorabilia, personal souvenirs, commercially produced souvenirs, cabin luggage, trunks and suitcases and shipboard games.More information
Maritime history oral historiesCollections | Updated 6 months agoThe Maritime History department focuses on Western Australian maritime history within the context of the Indian Ocean. The Maritime History department’s Oral History Collection holds over two hundred interviews with people who are directly associated with the department’s collections, or who are associated with a specific area of research undertaken for publication or exhibitions. Maritime History staff mostly conduct these interviews, however, sometimes volunteers from relevant fields perform the interviews on behalf of the Museum.More information
Maritime History - introductionCollections | Updated 6 months agoThis page introduces the Maritime History department which specialises in the research, documentation and collection of the State’s maritime history and heritage, including watercraft, images, and (non-archaeologically obtained) artefacts offered for donation by the public.More information
Marine engine, science and technology collectionCollections | Updated 6 months agoThe Marine Engine, Science and Technology Collection comprises of marine steam machinery, pumps and generators used on ships that operated off Western Australia’s coast. The collection includes combustion engines made in Western Australia, and Australian engines with a strong Western Australian provenance. The Maritime History department also collects imported marine engines that have a strong Western Australian marine history or represent major trends in the history and development of marine engineering in this State.More information
Maritime History artworksCollections | Updated 6 months agoThe Maritime History Art Collection comprises of paintings, etchings, watercolours and other art works representing maritime scenes and subjects, particularly ship portraits, that relate to Western Australian maritime history, or Western Australian maritime history in the context of the Indian Ocean.More information