Shipwrecks
Some of the useful books you may find on the Reference shelves of the Mitchell Library are listed below.
Many more books can be found by searching the Library's online Catalogue.
New South Wales-specific
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Destination never reached |
Mitchell Library |
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Sea adventures and wrecks on the N.S.W. south coast |
Mitchell Library |
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Shipwreck atlas of New South Wales |
Mitchell Library |
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Shipwrecks of the New South Wales central coast |
Mitchell Library |
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Shipwrecks, storms & seamen of the New South Wales coast |
Mitchell Library Reference shelves REF 1/ 910.45/ 237A |
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Wrecks on the New South Wales coast |
Mitchell Library Reference shelves REF 1/919.4404/10 |
Australia-wide
| Resource | Location |
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An atlas history of Australian shipwrecks (state-by-state, including maps and diving notes) |
Mitchell Library |
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Australia's island shipwrecks |
Mitchell Library |
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Australian shipwrecks : including vessels wrecked en route to or from Australia, and some strandings |
Mitchell Library |
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The encyclopedia of Australian shipwrecks and other maritime incidents, including vessels lost overseas, merchant ships lost at war, and those lost on inland waters, together with a bibliography of vessel entries by P Stone, 2006 |
Mitchell Library |
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Most perfectly safe : the convict shipwreck disasters of 1833-42 |
Mitchell Library |
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Murder, mayhem, fire & storm : Australian shipwrecks |
Mitchell Library |
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Sailing ships, shipwrecks & crime in the 19th century : a handbook for historians, genealogists, shiplovers and criminologists based on Supreme Court records, Criminal Sessions 1840s-1860s |
Mitchell Library |
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Shipping losses and casualties concerning Australia and New Zealand |
Mitchell Library |
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Shipwreck archaeology in Australia |
Mitchell Library |
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Shipwrecks : Australia's greatest maritime disasters |
Mitchell Library |
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Wrecks and shipping disasters |
Mitchell Library |



