Shipping book containing details of shipped items from Dennys, Lashelles Limited on various ships from 1920.Shipping book containing details of shipped items from Dennys, Lashelles Limited on various ships from 1920.wool - transportation, dennys, lascelles limited

The Merchant Shipping Act 1854 and The Merchant Shipping Reeal Act 1854 Publisher: Government Printer Melbourne Date: 1854warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, shipwrecked-artefact, book, the merchant shipping act 1854 and the merchant shipping reeal act 1854, the merchant shipping act

A good pictorial record of early shipping on the Gippsland Lakes Red plastic covered Photograph album containing sixty four postcards, nine black and white photographs and a newspaper cutting depicting scenes of and shipping on the Gippsland Lakes VictoriaPhotographs tourism, ships and shipping, jetties, wharfs

The letter indicates that after several years (from 1916 to 1920) working for this company, Arthur Oswald Dixon resigned because of "private affairs".Typewritten letter in blue ink with signature on printed business letterhead from the New Zealand Shipping Company.Top left corner printed in black: The New Zealand Shipping Co. Ld (Incorporated in New Zealand)/ Telegraphic address: "Delectable, Led, London"/Telephone No 4258 Avenue/ All letters to be addressed to the manager Under is printed a round stamp with a crown and the Union Jack in the center and around "National Scheme for Disabled Men" Top right corner printed: 138 Leadenhall Street, London, EC3arthur oswald dixon, seafarers, officers, seamen, seamanship, merchant navy, new zealand, england, sailors, crew

Ninety-page magazine printed on glossy paper. Front cover is red with a ship outlined in black. All printing is white. Back cover advertises the Maersk shipping line,is predominantly blue with a photo of a container ship and the Maersk logo of a white seven-point star set in a blue square.This is the second edition of this magazine published by Lloyd's List Australia and produced by Informa Australia Pty Ltd. It contains the stories of twenty-five shipping industry representatives as well as some advertisements. lloyd's list australia

Hard cover book. Lloyds Register of Shipping Vol 1 1955-56 Author: Institutional publication Publisher: Lloyds Registry ,71 Fenchurch Street, London, E.C.3 Date: 1955 Further Information: Red Leather bound with gilt lettering and embossed leather patterns around edge to front cover. non-fictionThe subject volume is a Lloyd's Register of Shipping, specifically for the registration of shipping, and is published by Lloyd's Register of Shipping, London; these volumes are produced annually. The Register of Ships is a snapshot of virtually every seagoing merchant vessel over 100 tons worldwide at that time; the book is genuinely useful for maritime historians, ship researchers and genealogists tracing ancestors' vessels.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, lloyds register of shipping 1955-56 vol 1, book

Hard cover book. Lloyds Register of Shipping Vol 1 1951-52 Author: Institutional publication Publisher: Lloyds Registry ,71 Fenchurch Street, London, E.C.3 Date: 1951 Further Information: Blue Leather bound with gilt lettering and embossed leather patterns around edge to front cover. non-fictionThe subject volume is a Lloyd's Register of Shipping, specifically for the registration of shipping, and is published by Lloyd's Register of Shipping, London; these volumes are produced annually. The Register of Ships is a snapshot of virtually every seagoing merchant vessel over 100 tons worldwide at that time; the book is genuinely useful for maritime historians, ship researchers and genealogists tracing ancestors' vessels.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, lloyds register of shipping 1951-52 vol 1, book, lloyds register of shipping

Hard cover book. Lloyds Register of Shipping Vol 1 1956-57 Author: Institutional publication Publisher: Lloyds Registry ,71 Fenchurch Street, London, E.C.3 Date: 1956 Further Information: Red Leather bound with gilt lettering and embossed leather patterns around edge to front cover. non-fictionThe subject volume is a Lloyd's Register of Shipping, specifically for the registration of shipping, and is published by Lloyd's Register of Shipping, London; these volumes are produced annually. The Register of Ships is a snapshot of virtually every seagoing merchant vessel over 100 tons worldwide at that time; the book is genuinely useful for maritime historians, ship researchers and genealogists tracing ancestors' vessels.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, lloyds register of shipping 1955-56 vol 1, book

Hard cover book. Lloyds Register of Shipping Vol 1 1957-58 Author: Institutional publication Publisher: Lloyds Registry ,71 Fenchurch Street, London, E.C.3 Date: 1957 Further Information: Red Leather bound with gilt lettering and embossed leather patterns around edge to front cover. non-fictionThe subject volume is a Lloyd's Register of Shipping, specifically for the registration of shipping, and is published by Lloyd's Register of Shipping, London; these volumes are produced annually. The Register of Ships is a snapshot of virtually every seagoing merchant vessel over 100 tons worldwide at that time; the book is genuinely useful for maritime historians, ship researchers and genealogists tracing ancestors' vessels.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, lloyds register of shipping 1955-56 vol 1, book

Hard cover book. Lloyds Register of Shipping Vol 1 1958-59 Author: Institutional publication Publisher: Lloyds Registry ,71 Fenchurch Street, London, E.C.3 Date: 1958 Further Information: Red Leather bound with gilt lettering and embossed leather patterns around edge to front cover. non-fictionThe subject volume is a Lloyd's Register of Shipping, specifically for the registration of shipping, and is published by Lloyd's Register of Shipping, London; these volumes are produced annually. The Register of Ships is a snapshot of virtually every seagoing merchant vessel over 100 tons worldwide at that time; the book is genuinely useful for maritime historians, ship researchers and genealogists tracing ancestors' vessels.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, lloyds register of shipping 1955-56 vol 1, book

Hard cover book. Lloyds Register of Shipping Vol 1 1959-60 Author: Institutional publication Publisher: Lloyds Registry ,71 Fenchurch Street, London, E.C.3 Date: 1959 Further Information: Red Leather bound with gilt lettering and embossed leather patterns around edge to front cover. non-fictionThe subject volume is a Lloyd's Register of Shipping, specifically for the registration of shipping, and is published by Lloyd's Register of Shipping, London; these volumes are produced annually. The Register of Ships is a snapshot of virtually every seagoing merchant vessel over 100 tons worldwide at that time; the book is genuinely useful for maritime historians, ship researchers and genealogists tracing ancestors' vessels.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, lloyds register of shipping 1955-56 vol 1, book

Hard cover book. Lloyds Register of Shipping Vol 1 1952-53 Author: Institutional publication Publisher: Lloyds Registry ,71 Fenchurch Street, London, E.C.3 Date: 1952 Further Information: Blue Leather bound with gilt lettering and embossed leather patterns around edge to front cover. non-fictionThe subject volume is a Lloyd's Register of Shipping, specifically for the registration of shipping, and is published by Lloyd's Register of Shipping, London; these volumes are produced annually. The Register of Ships is a snapshot of virtually every seagoing merchant vessel over 100 tons worldwide at that time; the book is genuinely useful for maritime historians, ship researchers and genealogists tracing ancestors' vessels.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, lloyds register of shipping 1951-52 vol 1, book, lloyds register of shipping

Hard cover book. Lloyds Register of Shipping Vol 1 1953-54 Author: Institutional publication Publisher: Lloyds Registry ,71 Fenchurch Street, London, E.C.3 Date: 1953 Further Information: Blue Leather bound with gilt lettering and embossed leather patterns around edge to front cover. non-fictionThe subject volume is a Lloyd's Register of Shipping, specifically for the registration of shipping, and is published by Lloyd's Register of Shipping, London; these volumes are produced annually. The Register of Ships is a snapshot of virtually every seagoing merchant vessel over 100 tons worldwide at that time; the book is genuinely useful for maritime historians, ship researchers and genealogists tracing ancestors' vessels.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, lloyds register of shipping 1951-52 vol 1, book, lloyds register of shipping

Hard cover book. Lloyds Register of Shipping Vol 1 1954-55 Author: Institutional publication Publisher: Lloyds Registry ,71 Fenchurch Street, London, E.C.3 Date: 1954 Further Information: Blue Leather bound with gilt lettering and embossed leather patterns around edge to front cover. non-fictionThe subject volume is a Lloyd's Register of Shipping, specifically for the registration of shipping, and is published by Lloyd's Register of Shipping, London; these volumes are produced annually. The Register of Ships is a snapshot of virtually every seagoing merchant vessel over 100 tons worldwide at that time; the book is genuinely useful for maritime historians, ship researchers and genealogists tracing ancestors' vessels.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, lloyds register of shipping 1951-52 vol 1, book, lloyds register of shipping

Hard cover book. Lloyds Register of Shipping Vol 1 1933-34 Author: Institutional publication Publisher: Lloyds Registry ,71 Fenchurch Street, London, E.C.3 Date: 1933 Further Information: Green Leather bound with gilt lettering and embossed leather patterns around edge to front cover. non-fictionThe subject volume is a Lloyd's Register of Shipping, specifically for the registration of shipping, and is published by Lloyd's Register of Shipping, London; these volumes are produced annually. The Register of Ships is a snapshot of virtually every seagoing merchant vessel over 100 tons worldwide at that time; the book is genuinely useful for maritime historians, ship researchers and genealogists tracing ancestors' vessels.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, lloyds register of shipping 1951-52 vol 1, book, lloyds register of shipping

Hard cover book. Lloyds Register of Shipping Vol 2 1955-56 Appendix Author: Institutional publication Publisher: Lloyds Registry ,71 Fenchurch Street, London, E.C.3 Date: 1955 Further Information: Blue Leather bound with gilt lettering and embossed leather patterns around edge to front cover. non-fictionThe subject volume is a Lloyd's Register of Shipping, specifically for the registration of shipping, and is published by Lloyd's Register of Shipping, London; these volumes are produced annually. The Register of Ships is a snapshot of virtually every seagoing merchant vessel over 100 tons worldwide at that time; the book is genuinely useful for maritime historians, ship researchers and genealogists tracing ancestors' vessels.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, lloyds register of shipping 1951-52 vol 1, book, lloyds register of shipping

Hard cover book. Lloyds Register of Shipping Vol 2 1956-57 Appendix Author: Institutional publication Publisher: Lloyds Registry ,71 Fenchurch Street, London, E.C.3 Date: 1956 Further Information: Blue Leather bound with gilt lettering and embossed leather patterns around edge to front cover. non-fictionThe subject volume is a Lloyd's Register of Shipping, specifically for the registration of shipping, and is published by Lloyd's Register of Shipping, London; these volumes are produced annually. The Register of Ships is a snapshot of virtually every seagoing merchant vessel over 100 tons worldwide at that time; the book is genuinely useful for maritime historians, ship researchers and genealogists tracing ancestors' vessels.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, lloyds register of shipping 1951-52 vol 1, book, lloyds register of shipping

Hard cover book. Lloyds Register of Shipping Vol 2 1974-75 /A-L Author: Institutional publication Publisher: Lloyds Registry ,71 Fenchurch Street, London, E.C.3 Date: 1974 Further Information: Red Leather bound with gilt lettering and embossed leather patterns around edge to front cover. non-fictionThe subject volume is a Lloyd's Register of Shipping, specifically for the registration of shipping, and is published by Lloyd's Register of Shipping, London; these volumes are produced annually. The Register of Ships is a snapshot of virtually every seagoing merchant vessel over 100 tons worldwide at that time; the book is genuinely useful for maritime historians, ship researchers and genealogists tracing ancestors' vessels.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, lloyds register of shipping 1951-52 vol 1, book, lloyds register of shipping

Hard cover book. Lloyds Register of Shipping Vol 2 1951-52 /M-Z Author: Institutional publication Publisher: Lloyds Registry ,71 Fenchurch Street, London, E.C.3 Date: 1951 Further Information: Green Leather bound with gilt lettering and embossed leather patterns around edge to front cover. non-fictionThe subject volume is a Lloyd's Register of Shipping, specifically for the registration of shipping, and is published by Lloyd's Register of Shipping, London; these volumes are produced annually. The Register of Ships is a snapshot of virtually every seagoing merchant vessel over 100 tons worldwide at that time; the book is genuinely useful for maritime historians, ship researchers and genealogists tracing ancestors' vessels.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, lloyds register of shipping 1951-52 vol 1, book, lloyds register of shipping

Hard cover book. Lloyds Register of Shipping Vol 2 1952-53 /M-Z Author: Institutional publication Publisher: Lloyds Registry ,71 Fenchurch Street, London, E.C.3 Date: 1952 Further Information: Green Leather bound with gilt lettering and embossed leather patterns around edge to front cover. non-fictionThe subject volume is a Lloyd's Register of Shipping, specifically for the registration of shipping, and is published by Lloyd's Register of Shipping, London; these volumes are produced annually. The Register of Ships is a snapshot of virtually every seagoing merchant vessel over 100 tons worldwide at that time; the book is genuinely useful for maritime historians, ship researchers and genealogists tracing ancestors' vessels.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, lloyds register of shipping 1951-52 vol 1, book, lloyds register of shipping

Hard cover book. Lloyds Register of Shipping Vol 2 1953-54/M-Z Author: Institutional publication Publisher: Lloyds Registry ,71 Fenchurch Street, London, E.C.3 Date: 1953 Further Information: Green Leather bound with gilt lettering and embossed leather patterns around edge to front cover. non-fictionThe subject volume is a Lloyd's Register of Shipping, specifically for the registration of shipping, and is published by Lloyd's Register of Shipping, London; these volumes are produced annually. The Register of Ships is a snapshot of virtually every seagoing merchant vessel over 100 tons worldwide at that time; the book is genuinely useful for maritime historians, ship researchers and genealogists tracing ancestors' vessels.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, lloyds register of shipping 1951-52 vol 1, book, lloyds register of shipping

Hard cover book. Lloyds Register of Shipping Vol 2 1954-55/M-Z Author: Institutional publication Publisher: Lloyds Registry ,71 Fenchurch Street, London, E.C.3 Date: 1954 Further Information: Green Leather bound with gilt lettering and embossed leather patterns around edge to front cover. non-fictionThe subject volume is a Lloyd's Register of Shipping, specifically for the registration of shipping, and is published by Lloyd's Register of Shipping, London; these volumes are produced annually. The Register of Ships is a snapshot of virtually every seagoing merchant vessel over 100 tons worldwide at that time; the book is genuinely useful for maritime historians, ship researchers and genealogists tracing ancestors' vessels.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, lloyds register of shipping 1951-52 vol 1, book, lloyds register of shipping

Hard cover book. Lloyds Register of Shipping Vol 2 1933-34 Vol 1 Author: Institutional publication Publisher: Lloyds Registry ,71 Fenchurch Street, London, E.C.3 Date: 1933 Further Information: Blue Leather bound with gilt lettering and embossed leather patterns around edge to front cover. non-fictionThe subject volume is a Lloyd's Register of Shipping, specifically for the registration of shipping, and is published by Lloyd's Register of Shipping, London; these volumes are produced annually. The Register of Ships is a snapshot of virtually every seagoing merchant vessel over 100 tons worldwide at that time; the book is genuinely useful for maritime historians, ship researchers and genealogists tracing ancestors' vessels.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, lloyds register of shipping 1951-52 vol 1, book, lloyds register of shipping

Hard cover book. Lloyds Register of Shipping Vol 3 1955-56 (List of Ship Owners) Author: Institutional publication Publisher: Lloyds Registry ,71 Fenchurch Street, London, E.C.3 Date: 1955 Further Information: Blue Leather bound with gilt lettering and embossed leather patterns around edge to front cover. non-fictionThe subject volume is a Lloyd's Register of Shipping, specifically for the registration of shipping, and is published by Lloyd's Register of Shipping, London; these volumes are produced annually. The Register of Ships is a snapshot of virtually every seagoing merchant vessel over 100 tons worldwide at that time; the book is genuinely useful for maritime historians, ship researchers and genealogists tracing ancestors' vessels.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, lloyds register of shipping 1951-52 vol 1, book, lloyds register of shipping

Hard cover book. Lloyds Register of Shipping Vol 3 1956-57 (List of Ship Owners) Author: Institutional publication Publisher: Lloyds Registry ,71 Fenchurch Street, London, E.C.3 Date: 1956 Further Information: Blue Leather bound with gilt lettering and embossed leather patterns around edge to front cover. non-fictionThe subject volume is a Lloyd's Register of Shipping, specifically for the registration of shipping, and is published by Lloyd's Register of Shipping, London; these volumes are produced annually. The Register of Ships is a snapshot of virtually every seagoing merchant vessel over 100 tons worldwide at that time; the book is genuinely useful for maritime historians, ship researchers and genealogists tracing ancestors' vessels.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, lloyds register of shipping 1951-52 vol 1, book, lloyds register of shipping

Hard cover book. Lloyds Register of Shipping Vol 3 1957-58 (List of Ship Owners) Author: Institutional publication Publisher: Lloyds Registry ,71 Fenchurch Street, London, E.C.3 Date: 1957 Further Information: Blue Leather bound with gilt lettering and embossed leather patterns around edge to front cover. non-fictionThe subject volume is a Lloyd's Register of Shipping, specifically for the registration of shipping, and is published by Lloyd's Register of Shipping, London; these volumes are produced annually. The Register of Ships is a snapshot of virtually every seagoing merchant vessel over 100 tons worldwide at that time; the book is genuinely useful for maritime historians, ship researchers and genealogists tracing ancestors' vessels.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, lloyds register of shipping 1951-52 vol 1, book, lloyds register of shipping

Hard cover book. Lloyds Register of Shipping Vol 3 1958-59 (List of Ship Owners) Author: Institutional publication Publisher: Lloyds Registry ,71 Fenchurch Street, London, E.C.3 Date: 1958 Further Information: Blue Leather bound with gilt lettering and embossed leather patterns around edge to front cover. non-fictionThe subject volume is a Lloyd's Register of Shipping, specifically for the registration of shipping, and is published by Lloyd's Register of Shipping, London; these volumes are produced annually. The Register of Ships is a snapshot of virtually every seagoing merchant vessel over 100 tons worldwide at that time; the book is genuinely useful for maritime historians, ship researchers and genealogists tracing ancestors' vessels.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, lloyds register of shipping 1951-52 vol 1, book, lloyds register of shipping

Hard cover book. Lloyds Register of Shipping Vol 3 1959-60 (List of Ship Owners) Author: Institutional publication Publisher: Lloyds Registry ,71 Fenchurch Street, London, E.C.3 Date: 1959 Further Information: Blue Leather bound with gilt lettering and embossed leather patterns around edge to front cover. non-fictionThe subject volume is a Lloyd's Register of Shipping, specifically for the registration of shipping, and is published by Lloyd's Register of Shipping, London; these volumes are produced annually. The Register of Ships is a snapshot of virtually every seagoing merchant vessel over 100 tons worldwide at that time; the book is genuinely useful for maritime historians, ship researchers and genealogists tracing ancestors' vessels.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, lloyds register of shipping 1951-52 vol 1, book, lloyds register of shipping

Hard cover book. Lloyds Register of Shipping Vol 3 1962-63 (List of Ship Owners) Author: Institutional publication Publisher: Lloyds Registry ,71 Fenchurch Street, London, E.C.3 Date: 1962 Further Information: Blue Leather bound with gilt lettering and embossed leather patterns around edge to front cover. non-fictionThe subject volume is a Lloyd's Register of Shipping, specifically for the registration of shipping, and is published by Lloyd's Register of Shipping, London; these volumes are produced annually. The Register of Ships is a snapshot of virtually every seagoing merchant vessel over 100 tons worldwide at that time; the book is genuinely useful for maritime historians, ship researchers and genealogists tracing ancestors' vessels.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, lloyds register of shipping 1951-52 vol 1, book, lloyds register of shipping

The following information is taken from the PROV (Public Records Office of Victoria) website - "In Victoria regulation of the engagement and discharge of seamen was initially subject to New South Wales legislation. An Act to amend and consolidate the Laws relating to Seamen in the Merchant Service of the Colony of New South Wales, and for keeping a Register of Seamen belonging to Ships registered in the said Colony (13 Vic., No.28) of 1849 introduced requirements for ships masters to enter into written agreements with seamen engaged by them as crew, specifying wages and provisions, the capacity in which they would serve and the nature of the voyage. It also required masters to issue to seamen certificates of discharge upon their discharge or upon payment of their wages. The 1849 Act applied only to ships registered in the Colony. In 1854 the Imperial Merchant Shipping Act was passed, which had application to all British ships except those registered in the Colony. Consolidation of the separate laws occured with the passing of the Seamen Statute 1865 (28 Vic.,No.245) which adopted Part III of the Merchant Shipping Act 1854 (17 & 18 Vic, C 104) (see Parliamentary Debates, Session 1, 22 February 1865). The Imperial Act, like the New South Wales Act before it, required the master or owner of every British ship, over a certain tonnage, to enter a written agreement for the engagement and discharge of seamen. The Articles of Agreement (VPRS 566) were to be made at the start of a particular voyage, although running agreements were able to be made for a defined period in which short and frequent voyages would be made. At the end of the voyage the discharge and release of the crew was recorded. The date, place and reason for leaving the ship, and the balance of wages paid upon discharge, were recorded in the articles of agreement. Under the Merchant Shipping Act 1854 each seaman discharged was also to be issued with a certificate of discharge (this series) giving particulars of the ship, period of service and the seamans capacity, ability and conduct. No seaman could be engaged to work on a ship unless he delivered to the person engaging him a discharge from his last ship or a permit to sign articles. In the articles of agreement and in the Release Books (VPRS 945) the crew were required to sign their release of the ship, master or owner from any claims to wages or otherwise in respect of the voyage. In the release books the master also signed a release of the crew from all claims. It appears that in Victoria licensed shipping agents were initially able to facilitate the engagement and discharge of seamen. From 1 April 1859, however, the function was to be performed entirely in the Government Shipping Office (Government Gazette, 29 March 1859). In 1869, the names of Shipping Offices were changed to Mercantile Marine Offices and Shipping Masters to Superintendents of Mercantile Marine Offices. The role of the Shipping Office/Mercantile Marine Office was to facilitate and oversee the engagement and discharge of seamen and apprentices to the sea service. The facilities provided were subject to fees payable by ships masters. The Offices were located within the Department of Trade and Customs (VA 606) until 1901 and then within the Chief Secretarys Department (VA 475) to 1922. Responsibility for attesting master and seamen engagements and discharges transferred to the Commonwealth under Parts II and III of the Commonwealth Navigation Act 1912, which became effective on 1 March 1922 when the Navigation (Master and Seamen) Regulations were passed. Seamens Discharge Certificates 1882 to 1922 This series comprises counterfoils (or stubs) of Certificates of Discharge issued to seamen upon their discharge or upon payment of their wages between 1882 and 1922. The Certificates were signed by the Master of the ship and authorised by the Mercantile Marine Office. The counterfoils record details about the ships, the birthplaces and ages of the seamen, the dates of engagement and discharge, and the capacity, conduct and ability of the seamen." This particular set of Certificates of Discharge belonged to a seaman called John F. Brown. Little is known about him but information taken from the cerificates tell us that John F. Brown was born in Greenock, Scotland in about 1868 and that his rank was "Able Bodied Seaman". All of his cerificates describe his conduct and ability as "V. G. (Very Good). During the period from April 1895 to August 1908, he worked on about twenty two different ships - sailing on several Liverpool to New York voyages in 1895 and 1896. In September 1896 he began working on Australian coastal steamers - travelling up and down the coast of Australia (between the ports of Melbourne, Sydney, Newcastle, Adelaide and Brisbane) until August 1908. There is an eleven year gap in his records and his final certificate was issued in September 1919. Some of the ships he worked on include the "Arno", "Melbourne", "Burrumbeet", "Kalgoorlie", "New Guinea", "Buninyong", "Pilbarra", "Oakworth", "Cintra", "Lady Musgrave", "Dawn", "Moorabool", "Colac", "Ramazon", 'Brisbane", "City of Lincoln", "Peregrine" "Mareeba" and "Wear".Theses certificates are significant examples of the legal paperwork generated by the British and Australian governments in the day to day regulation of working seamen in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. They are also significant as they document the career of a working seaman at that time.This is a set of twenty three "Certificates of Discharge" issued to seaman John F. Brown primarily between the years 1895 and 1908 (although the last one is dated 1919). They have been issued by the Shipping Masters at U.K. Mercantile Marine Office (abroad), the Port of Melbourne Victoria, the Port of Sydney N.S.W., the Port of Newcastle N.S.W. and the Port of Brisbane. They are all of a similar size and layout with slight differences in their crests (depending on the port of issue) and the fonts used over the preceding years. They give a good overview into the career of John F. Brown as they list his place and date of birth, his voyages (places of engagement and discharge and the dates of the voyages), the ships he served on (with their tonnage, horsepower, official number and place of registry) plus his ranking, conduct and ability. All certificates are signed by the Master and authenticated by the Shipping Officer. Eight of the certificates have a purple circular stamp on the back with "S. F. 19 SEPT 1908 GLASGOW""CERTIFICATE OF DISCHARGE" "FOR SEAMEN DISCHARGED BEFORE THE SUPERINTENDENT OF A MERCANTILE / MARINE OFFICE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, A BRITISH CONSUL, OR A SHIPPING/OFFICER IN BRITISH POSSESSION ABROAD" Headings filled out include - "Name of Ship", "Official number", "Reg. Tonnage", "Horse power of Engine (if any)", "Description of Voyage or Employment", "Name of Seaman", "Age", "Place of Birth", "No. of R.N.R. Commission or Certificate", "Capacity. If mate or Engineer. No of certificate (if any)", "Date of Engagement", "Place of Engagement", Date of Discharge", "Place of Discharge", "I certify that the above particulars are correct and that the abovenamed Seaman was discharged accordingly* and that the character described herein is a true copy of the report concerning the said seaman." "Dated this .... day of ... " , "Authenticated by ...." "Character for Conduct" , "Character for Ability".flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, certificate of discharge for j.f.brown, certificate of discharge, certificate, discharge, discharge for j.f.brown, john f. brown, arno, s.s. melbourne, s.s. burrumbeet, s.s. kalgooli, s.s. new guinea, s.s. buninyong, s.s. pilbarra, s.s. oakworth, s.s. lady musgrave, s.s. dawn, s.s. moorabool, s.s. colac, s.s. city of lincoln, s.s. mareeba, s.s. wear, s.s. ramazon, s.s. peregrine