Softcover, 127 pages. Ocean image with text in whitenon-fictionFrom blub - "It remains the greatest act of theft in Australian history. On a moolit night in 1852, the barque Nelson, was riding at anchor in Hobson's Bay in the then young colony of Victoria. Aboard the vessel was an 8,000 ounce gold consignment bound for London. In an audacious assault, a band of heavily armed pirates took possession of the ship, shooting her chief officer and imprisoning her crew. The pirates then helped themselves to the gold. In today's money, their heist would be worth more than 35 million dollars. This makes the value of their theft three times greater than the famed Eugowra Gold Robbery. The ramifications of the Nelson piracy were enormous. It was an incident that capped widespread lawlessness throughout Victoria during the early gold rush years. With crime rampant, and the government held accountable, it was perhaps the final straw that saw a hapless Governor Charles La Trobe resign his tenure. And it was the main factor in instigating the end of convict transportation - at least to Tasmania. The author of this boook is the great-grandson of Captain Walter Wright, the commander of the Nelson at the time of the piracy.hms nelson, nelson gold robbery, piracy, transportation, gold rush, hobsons bay, gold heist

James Duncan was tried for his involvement in the Nelson Robbery in 1852. The robbery of the barque 'Nelson' is one of the most notorious crimes of the 1850s. Duncan, along with James Morgan, John James, Stephen Fox and John Roberts , robbed the ship of over cash and gold nuggets at gun point while she was anchored at Hobsons Bay, off Melbourne. One of the victims of the robbery identified Duncan to police by his voice. Duncan was sentenced by the notorious Justice Redmond Barry to 15 years hard labour on the roads. Black and white photograph mounted on card.duncan, morgan, james, fox, roberts, nelson, nelson robbery, gold rush, redmond barry

This journal provides the reader with glimpses of the adventures and hardships of a seaman's life. Many of the stories are of sailing ships.First issue of the magazine published during the war Contributes to our knowledge of the importance of shipping and places on record those stories of the sea which would otherwise be lost.sailing ships, steamships, shipping, seafaring life, shiplovers' society of victoria, dog watch, ww2, hms jervis bay

p.284.fictionCoketown is dominated by the figure of Mr Thomas Gradgrind, school headmaster and model of Utilitarian success. Feeding both his pupils and family with facts, he bans fancy and wonder from any young minds. As a consequence his obedient daughter Louisa marries the loveless businessman and 'bully of humanity' Mr Bounderby, and his son Tom rebels to become embroiled in gambling and robbery. And, as their fortunes cross with those of free-spirited circus girl Sissy Jupe and victimized weaver Stephen Blackpool, Gradgrind is eventually forced to recognize the value of the human heart in an age of materialism and machinery. english fiction, charles dickens 1812-1870