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Author Binks, Chris, author

Title Julie Burgess : the story of a Bass Strait fishing ketch / Chris Binks
Published Devonport : Devonport City Council
Devonport, TAS : Devonport City Council, [2012]
©2012

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 MELB  387.204309946 Bli/Jbt  AVAILABLE
Description viii, 55 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
Summary "The Julie Burgess is the last of a fleet of small sailing vessels that traded and fished in the waters of Bass Strait for well over a century. They were the work-horses of early coastal settlements, carrying timber, farm produce and other cargoes along the coast and across Bass Strait before there were ports, roads, railways and bridges. She represents generations of seafaring families such as the Burgesses, who braved the stormy seas and strong currents of the Strait to buld the seccessful crayfishing industry."--Back cover
Analysis Australian
Notes Coloured map on endpapers
Bibliography Bibliography: page 55
Subject Burgess family.
Julie Burgess (Ketch)
Julie Burgess Restoration Project (Devonport, Tas.)
Crayfish industry -- Australia -- Bass Strait (Vic. and Tas.)
Historic ships -- Conservation and restoration -- Australia -- Devonport (Tas.)
Sailing ships -- Australia -- Tasmania -- History.
Sailing ships -- Conservation and restoration -- Australia -- Devonport (Tas.)
Wooden boats -- Australia -- Tasmania -- History.
SUBJECT Bass Strait (Vic. and Tas.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88001473
ISBN 9780646580463 (paperback)
Other Titles Story of a Bass Strait fishing ketch