Murder, Mayhem, Fire, & Storm: Australian Shipwrecks

by Max Jeffreys

Genres: History, Australia

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[David Vernon · Rating 3 out of 5]

A workman like tour of Australia's major and best know shipwrecks. I really would like to have read about some of the lesser known wrecks. As an introduction to Australian ship wrecks it's a good read. I appreciated his sceptical examination of some of the more absurd claims about HMAS Sydney (especially now it has been found) and the Mahogany Ship.

[Susan Wight · Rating 3 out of 5]

This covers all the major Australian shipwrecks and provides a good jumping off point for further reading on ones of interest. The stories are arranged chronologically with each told as a narrative followed by information about discovery and salvage operations. The final story is of the fabled Mahogany ship as it can't be placed chronologically with any accuracy. What a find it will be if it still lies there awaiting discovery!