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EASTERN VOYAGES – Book Launch
The Book Launch for Eastern Voyages was held in front of the ‘Windjammers Statue’ at the Australian National Maritime Museum with the 1874 barque James Craig in the background. Commodore Christopher Rynd kindly performed the honours and below is the … Continue reading
Alfred Street Press
Alfred Street Press is the publishing arm of Ian Burnet Books and was established to publish the book Joseph Conrad’s EASTERN VOYAGES – Tales of Singapore and an East Borneo River. This book tells the story of Joseph Conrad’s life … Continue reading
Fact from Fiction – A Review of Conrad’s EASTERN VOYAGES
For many of us, Joseph Conrad is a famous English author known for such books as Lord Jim and Heart of Darkness, on which the films of the same name are based. Those of us who live in Sydney may, … Continue reading
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Tagged Almayers Folly, An Outcast of the Islands, Berau River, ianburnet, Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim, Macassar, singapore, Tanjung Redeb, The Rescue, Vidar
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Joseph Conrad’s EASTERN VOYAGES – Tales of Singapore and an East Borneo river
The life of Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski reads like an adventure story, an adventure story written by somebody like Joseph Conrad. During the twenty years from the time that he left Poland in October 1874 until he signed off his … Continue reading
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Tagged Almayers Folly, An Outcast of the Islands, Berau River, ian burnet, Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim, Tanjung Redeb, The Rescue
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The Kitchen Table – Spice – an ABC Radio National podcast
When we think of the history of spice we often start with the protection rackets, piracy, and massacres of the East India companies. But the world trade in spices is not something that begins with the European age of sail … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, banda, cloves, ian burnet, ianburnet books, nutmeg, spice islands, ternate
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Marvellous map in marble is one of NSW’s great treasures
Mike Scanlon – Newcastle Herald MANY people pass by it today without a second glance. I was going to write that people walk over it, but that’s wrong, as it’s usually roped off. What I’m referring to is a rather … Continue reading
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Tagged abel tasman, bonaparte tasman map, ian burnet, Mitchell Library, the tasman map
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Schouten Island – Van Diemens Land – A Tragic Story
Abel Tasman and his ships Heemskerck and de Zeehaen encountered what he named as Van Diemens Land (Tasmania) on 24 November 1642. As the Governor-General of the Dutch East India Company based in Batavia (Jakarta) it was Anthony van Diemen … Continue reading
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Tagged abel tasman, anthony van diemen, francois visscher, ian burnet, schouten, tasmania, the tasman map, van diemens land
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Jan Pieterszoon Coen and the township of Coen (N.Qld)
Your Honours should know by experience that trade in Asia must be driven and maintained under the protection and favour of your Honour’s own weapons, and that the weapons must be paid for by the profits from the trade; so … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape York Peninsula, Coen, Coen River, ian burnet, jan carstensz, jan pieterszoon Coen
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‘The Tasman Map’ – Interview
Follow this link to watch the ‘Tasman Map’ interview with Ian Burnet (12) Facebook
The Duyfken replica vessel docks at the Australian National Maritime Museum
The Australian National Maritime Museum has announced that following negotiations with the Duyfken 1606 Replica Foundation in Western Australia, the museum will take over the ownership and management of the replica Duyfken. ‘We are pleased and honoured that the Duyfken Foundation approached us to take … Continue reading
