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The 50-year-old  mystery of an Australian ship that capsized, killing three crew members, has been solved. The CSIRO said today it had found the wreck of the MV Blythe Star, a coastal freighter that disappeared off Tasmania five decades ago...

Hello, Everyone, I'm after some titanic books which I can buy here in Australia I don't like reading fiction books I prefer Non-Fiction Books about Titanic it has been 13 years since I first read my first Titanic Book I was 11

Hello all, I am trying to determine the exact relationship of my family to CHL. We know there is a relationship, as my grandmother met him when she was a child, and could recall sitting listening to his stories (and referred to him as "Uncle Charlie" or something similar). She was born in...

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Hello all I am planning two events here: * An Engineering Reappraisal of Titanic - from a systems engineering view and to include all disciplines. Event will be at Engineers Australia in April 2012. See Nov 2011 Shipbuilding mag from Engineers Australia * Titanic Through the Movies - I will...

Does anyone have, or know of, a largish scale Titanic model (somewhere in the 3 - 4 metre range or more) that would be available to loan for exhibition? Preferably as close to Sydney as possible because of budgetary constraints...any help appreciated!

The Argus, Melbourne, 5 February 1927 Retrieved from the National Library of Australia web site, http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper PERSONAL *** Making the round trip from Liverpool to Australia and back to escape the rigours of the British winter, Captain A. E. S. Hambelton arrived at...

The West Australian, Perth, 14 December 1900 Retrieved from the National Library of Australia web site, http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper THE BRITANNIC AT FREMANTLE --- ARRIVAL OF IMPERIAL TROOPS --- TO BE PARADED TO-DAY --- The White Star liner Britannic, with the Imperial troops for...

The West Australian, 12 December 1925 Retrieved from the National Library of Australia web site, http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper VEDIC AT ALBANY --- Albany, Dec. 11 --- The White Star liner Vedic arrived at noon to-day from Liverpool via Capetown. The vessel is the first of the line...

MAB notes: Until I found one of these articles a few weeks back, I had never encountered Capt. Musgrave before and know nothing about him except what's in these articles. 2. To the extent that the Herald article seems to say that Musgrave was Southland's commander when she was sunk, that...

MAB Note: As far as I can tell, the fact that Bovic, one of White Star's North Atlantic cattle carriers, spent about four years on the Australia service is not mentioned in any of the standard works (Bonsor, Haws, Oldham, Anderson, de Kerbrech, etc.) about the line or its ships. And yet, from...

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The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 July 1899 Retrieved from the National Library of Australia web site, http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ THE WHITE STAR LINE TO AUSTRALIA --- SHIPS OF THE EARLY FIFTIES FROM LIVERPOOL --- A CONTRAST BETWEEN PAST AND PRESENT --- NEW DEPARTURE IN THE PASSENGER...

This upcoming exhibition was announced in Melbourne today. http://museumvictoria.com.au/about/media-releases/titanic-the-artefact-exhibition/ Titanic The Artefact Exhibition 14 May - 17 Oct 2010 Journey back to 1912 and experience the Titanic's maiden voyage. Explore detailed...

MAB Note: The following may (or may not) be related to the discussion of Gothic and the Aberdeen White Star Line which appears in this thread. The Times, 23 October 1911 EMIGRATION TO VICTORIA-The S.S. Gothic left Tilbury on Saturday with a party of 1,500 emigrants for the State of...

I noticed that a small cruise ship called Athena is going to operate out of Port Adelaide this summer. Just to find out a bit about her, I looked her up on Wikipedia. I was amazed to find out her original name. She was once Stockholm and she sank Andrea Doria. http://tinyurl.com/ah3ttc...

Quick question - I've just been asked who has the Australian distribution rights for ANTR. Can't check my copy here - does anyone know offhand?

Hi everyone! I'm looking for information about the WSL and the passenger service to Australia. Where can I find information about this route of the WSL? Where are the origins and which sources can I use? Thank you Dustin Kaczmarczyk [Moderator's Note: This thread, originally posted to...

Has anybody lost a ship? http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200603/s1600796.htm

There is an interesting Titanic dinner theatre in Australia. Check their web site at http://www.titanic.com.au/ They have a well-stocked gift shop, too!