Shipwreck Mail
This is a list of the articles I have written for various journals over the years regarding Shipwreck Mail.
| Date | Ship/Article | Publication | Volume | Published | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1622 May 25 | Shipwreck Mails - Tryal | BSAP | V 28/10 | 1974 Jan | 68 |
| 1622 May 25 | Australasian Disaster Mail - Tryal | BSAP | V 44/5 | 1989 Oct | 166 |
| 1806 May 20 | Earliest Australian Wreck Mail? | Catastrophe | V 15/54 | 2009 Jun | 13-14 |
| 1832 Jun | The Wreck of the Science 1832 | BSAP | V 62/3 | 2007 Jun | 68 |
| 1835-1840 | The Barque Hero in 1835-1840 | BSAP | V 79/4 | 2024 Aug | 129-130 |
| 1836 Mar 12 | 1836 Wreck of the Hercules: Two More Letters | Catastrophe | V 20/76 | 2014 Dec | 9-11 |
| 1837 Mar 13 | Ship Struck by Lightning in Port in 1837 | BSAP | V 64/4 | 2009 Aug | 59 |
| 1837 Mar 13 | Ship Struck by Lightning in Port in 1837 | Catastrophe | V 15/56 | 2009 Dec | 19-20 |
| 1837 Mar 13 | Early Colonial Covers | ASP | V 4/4 | 2010 May | 33-34 & 43-44 |
| 1837 Sep 25 | Second Recorded Wreck Cover from the Medora Appears in Auction | Catastrophe | V 21/79 | 2015 Sep | 17-18 |
| 1840 Jun 26 | Wreck of the Brigantine Maria - Murder of all on Board by Aborigines and Recovery of Mails | Catastrophe | V 30/114 | 2024 Jun | 9-11 |
| 1841 Jan 03 | Shipwreck Mails - Clonmel | BSAP | V 29/11 | 1975 Feb | 115 |
| 1842 Apr 20 | Ship Dismasted and Returned to Sydney with Mails | BSAP | V 65/2 | 2010 Apr | 25 |
| 1842 Apr 20 | The Middlesex Wreck 1842 | ASP | V 6/5 | 2012 Oct | 63 |
| 1842 Aug 30 | The Middlesex Wreck 1842 | ASP | V 6/5 | 2012 Oct | 62-65 |
| 1842 Jun 25 | Nine Months in Transit - What Happened? | Postscript | V 74/2 | 2024 Jun | 87 |
| 1844 Jun 22 | The 1844 Wreck of the Isabella | Catastrophe | V 1/1 | 1995 Jan | 6-10 |
| 1845 Aug 04 | The 1845 Wreck of the Cataraqui | Catastrophe | V 19/70 | 2013 Jun | 7-8 |
| 1845 Feb 14 | SA Wreck Mail - Yare | BSAP | V 47/5 | 1992 Oct | 146-147 |
| 1845 Jul 04 | The 1845 Wreck of the Tyne - A Contemporary Letter | Postscript | V 73/4 | 2023 Dec | 229-230 |
| 1845 May 24 | Wreck of the Ship Mary in the Bass Strait in 1845 | Catastrophe | V 15/55 | 2009 Sep | 12-13 |
| 1845 Nov 12 | Loss of Mail Boat off Tasmania in 1845 | BSAP | V 66/3 | 2011 Jun | 53 |
| 1847 Feb 20 | SA Wreck Mail - Brechin Castle | BSAP | V 47/5 | 1992 Oct | 147 |
| 1847 Feb 20 | 1847 Wreck of the Brechin Castle and Loss of All on Board | Catastrophe | V 30/116 | 2024 Dec | 14-15 |
| 1848 Oct | 1848 Toulmin Packet Delayed at New Zealand | Catastrophe | V 13/1 | 2007 Mar | 13-14 |
| 1851 Apr | SA Wreck Mail - George Home | BSAP | V 47/5 | 1992 Oct | 147 |
| 1851 May | SA Wreck Mail - Royal Shepherdess | BSAP | V 47/5 | 1992 Oct | 147 |
| 1851-1852 | George Home / Elizabeth / Margaret Brock | LP | V 126/1444 | 2017 Apr | 125-127 |
| 1852 Jul | Constable Saves Mail from 1852 Wreck of Schooner | BSAP | V 63/5 | 2008 Oct | 113 |
| 1852 Jun | Rescued Wreck Mail 'Delivered' into the Sea by Natives in 1852 Escape Drama | ASP | V 1/6 | 2007 | 37-39 |
| 1852 Jun | Mail Thrown into Sea by Natives in 1852 | BSAP | V 62/4 | 2007 Aug | 84-85 |
| 1852 Nov 23 | SA Wreck Mail - Margaret Brock | BSAP | V 47/5 | 1992 Oct | 148 |
| 1852 Oct 23 | First Mail Contract by Steam Packet was a Disaster | BSAP | V 63/4 | 2008 Aug | 70-73 |
| 1853 Feb | SA Wreck Mail - Australian | BSAP | V 47/5 | 1992 Oct | 148-149 |
| 1853 Jul 24 | French Ship Delayed at Tahiti then Quarantined at Sydney in 1853 | Catastrophe | V 16/59 | 2010 Sep | 14-15 |
| 1853 Jul 24 | A Protracted Voyage from San Francisco to Adelaide | Postscript | V 74/2 | 2024 Jun | 91 |
| 1854 Mar 28 | Shipwreck Mails - Australian | BSAP | V 29/11 | 1975 Feb | 116 |
| 1854 Mar 28 | SA Wreck Mail - Australian | BSAP | V 47/5 | 1992 Oct | 149 |
| 1854 Mar 28 | Ill-Fated Ship with Aussie Ties Lost - but Mail Survives | ASP | V 3/6 | 2009 Dec | 54-55 |
| 1854 Mar 28 | Mails Saved but Passengers Baggage Plundered | Catastrophe | V 17/64 | 2011 Dec | 12-14 |
| 1855 Dec 27 | Wreck of the Schomberg Cape Ottway Victoria 1855 | BSAP | V 39/6 | 1984 Dec | 63-64 |
| 1855 Dec 27 | The Wreck of the Schomberg | BSAP | V 44/1 | 1989 Feb | 14-16 |
| 1855 Dec 27 | Australasian Disaster Mail - Schomberg | BSAP | V 44/5 | 1989 Oct | 166-167 |
| 1855 Dec 27 | SA Wreck Mail - Schomberg | BSAP | V 47/5 | 1992 Oct | 149-150 |
| 1855 Jan 30 | SA Wreck Mail - Sanspareille | BSAP | V 47/5 | 1992 Oct | 149 |
| 1857 Mar | Shipwreck Mails - Oneida | BSAP | V 28/10 | 1974 Jan | 69 |
| 1857 Oct | Shipwreck Mails - Emeu | BSAP | V 28/11 | 1974 Feb | 71 |
| 1857 Oct | SA Wreck Mail - Emeu | BSAP | V 47/5 | 1992 Oct | 151 |
| 1858 Nov | Shipwreck Mails - Victoria | BSAP | V 28/10 | 1974 Jan | 68 |
| 1858 Nov 13 | Australasian Disaster Mail - Victoria | BSAP | V 44/5 | 1989 Oct | 167 |
| 1859 Aug 06 | SA Wreck Mail - Admella | BSAP | V 47/5 | 1992 Oct | 151-154 |
| 1859 Aug 06 | The Wreck of the Admella | BSAP | V 52/6 | 1997 Dec | 157-158 |
| 1859 Aug 20 | Shipwreck Mails - Northam | BSAP | V 28/11 | 1974 Feb | 72 |
| 1859 Aug 20 | SA Wreck Mail - Northam | BSAP | V 47/5 | 1992 Oct | 154-155 |
| 1859 Mar | Shipwreck Mails - Emeu | BSAP | V 28/10 | 1974 Feb | 72 |
| 1862 Nov 19 | Shipwreck Mails - Colombo | BSAP | V 28/12 | 1974 Mar | 81-82 |
| 1862 Nov 19 | Colombo | LP | V 86 | 1977 May | 56-57 |
| 1862 Nov 19 | Colombo | P from A | V 39/4 | 1987 Dec | 78-79 |
| 1862 Nov 19 | Australasian Disaster Mail - Colombo | BSAP | V 44/5 | 1989 Oct | 167-168 |
| 1862 Nov 19 | SA Wreck Mail - A New Colombo Cover | BSAP | V 47/6 | 1992 Dec | 198 |
| 1862 Nov 19 | SA Wreck Mail - Colombo | BSAP | V 47/5 | 1992 Oct | 156-160 |
| 1862 Nov 19 | Voyage Past Colombo Wreck Site 146 Years On | BSAP | V 64/1 | 2009 Feb | 4-6 |
| 1862 Nov 19 | Colombo | Catastrophe | V 27/104 | 2021 Dec | 10-11 |
| 1862 Nov 5 | SA Wreck Mail - City of Sydney | BSAP | V 47/5 | 1992 Oct | 155 |
| 1862 Sep 01 | Shipwreck! Massacre Fear as Maoris Vent their Anger | ASP | V 7/1 | 2013 Feb | 62-65 |
| 1866 Jan 19 | Two Mail Steamers Stuck in the Mud at Launceston Tasmania | Catastrophe | V 22/83 | 2016 Sep | 10-12 |
| 1866 Jan 19 | Two Mail Steamers Stuck in the Mud at Launceston | Courier | No 75 | 2023 Oct | 18-19 |
| 1867 Nov 04 | SA Wreck Mail - Surat | BSAP | V 47/6 | 1992 Dec | 181 |
| 1867 Nov 20 | Mail Boxes Recovered after Nearly One Year under Water | BSAP | V 66/4 | 2011 Aug | 95 |
| 1870 Apr 13 | Two Mail Steamers Stuck in the Mud at Launceston Tasmania | Catastrophe | V 22/83 | 2016 Sep | 10-12 |
| 1870 Apr 13 | Two Mail Steamers Stuck in the Mud at Launceston | Courier | No 75 | 2023 Oct | 18-19 |
| 1871 Nov 01 | Rangoon | P from A | V 39/4 | 1987 Dec | 77-78 |
| 1871 Nov 01 | Australasian Disaster Mail - Rangoon | BSAP | V 44/5 | 1989 Oct | 169 |
| 1871 Nov 01 | SA Wreck Mail - Rangoon | BSAP | V 47/6 | 1992 Dec | 181-183 |
| 1875 Feb 24 | SA Wreck Mail - Gothenburg | BSAP | V 47/6 | 1992 Dec | 183 |
| 1875 May 07 | The 1875 Wreck of the Schiller - Where are These Covers? | Catastrophe | V 22/84 | 2016 Dec | 16 |
| 1875 May 07 | The 1875 Wreck of the Schiller (Part 2) | Catastrophe | V 24/92 | 2018 Dec | 7-10 |
| 1875 May 07 | Steamer Schiller's Transatlantic Tragedy (Part 2) | ASP | V 12/5 | 2018 Nov | 40-43 |
| 1875 May 07 | Steamer Schiller's Transatlantic Tragedy (Part 1) | ASP | V 12/4 | 2018 Sep | 32-37 |
| 1875 May 07 | The 1875 Wreck of the Schiller (Part 1) | Catastrophe | V 24/91 | 2018 Sep | 5-9 |
| 1875 May 07 | The 1875 Wreck of the Schiller (Part 6) | Catastrophe | V 25/96 | 2019 Dec | 9-11 |
| 1875 May 07 | Steamer Schiller's Transatlantic Tragedy (Part 3) | ASP | V 12/6 | 2019 Jan | 37-39 |
| 1875 May 07 | The 1875 Wreck of the Schiller (Part 4) | Catastrophe | V 25/94 | 2019 Jun | 8-10 |
| 1875 May 07 | The 1875 Wreck of the Schiller (Part 3) | Catastrophe | V 25/93 | 2019 Mar | 5-7 |
| 1875 May 07 | The 1875 Wreck of the Schiller (Part 5) | Catastrophe | V 25/95 | 2019 Sep | 11-13 |
| 1875 May 07 | The 1875 Wreck of the Schiller (Part 7) | Catastrophe | V 26/97 | 2020 Mar | 7-9 |
| 1878 Feb 13 | SA Wreck Mail - Kafir | BSAP | V 47/6 | 1992 Dec | 183-184 |
| 1880 Sep 03 | SA Wreck Mail - Sorata | BSAP | V 47/6 | 1992 Dec | 184-185 |
| 1880 Sep 03 | The Wreck of the Steamer Sorata | BSAP | V 54/6 | 1999 Dec | 189-190 |
| 1881 Apr 29 | Shipwreck Mails - Tararua | BSAP | V 29/9 | 1974 Dec | 93-95 |
| 1881 Apr 29 | Australasian Disaster Mail - Tararua | BSAP | V 44/5 | 1989 Oct | 169-170 |
| 1881 Apr 29 | SA Wreck Mail - Tararua | BSAP | V 47/6 | 1992 Dec | 185-187 |
| 1881 Apr 29 | SA Wreck Mail - Tararua | BSAP | V 48/1 | 1993 Feb | 29-30 |
| 1882 Sep | Shipwreck Mails - Alaska | BSAP | V 29/9 | 1974 Dec | 95 |
| 1882 Sep | SA Wreck Mail - Alaska | BSAP | V 47/6 | 1992 Dec | 188 |
| 1883 Mar 21 | The Loss of the Steam Ship 'Macedon' | BSAP | V 43/3 | 1988 Jun | 94-96 |
| 1890 Feb 28 | SA Wreck Mail - Quetta | BSAP | V 47/6 | 1992 Dec | 188-189 |
| 1893 Oct 02 | Shipwreck Mails - Miowera | BSAP | V 29/10 | 1975 Jan | 102-103 |
| 1894 Oct 29 | Wairarapa | Kiwi | V 21/3 | 1972 May | 80-81 |
| 1894 Oct 29 | Wairarapa | P from A | V 39/4 | 1987 Dec | 79-82 |
| 1894 Oct 29 | Australasian Disaster Mail - Wairarapa | BSAP | V 44/5 | 1989 Oct | 170-172 |
| 1894 Oct 29 | SA Wreck Mail - Wairarapa | BSAP | V 47/6 | 1992 Dec | 189-191 |
| 1894 Oct 29 | 1894 Wairarapa Wreck Mail | BSAP | V 48/1 | 1993 Feb | 22-24 |
| 1894 Oct 29 | Wairarapa | Kiwi | V 66/3 | 2017 May | 96 |
| 1897 Feb 23 | Shipwreck Mails - Orotava | BSAP | V 29/10 | 1975 Jan | 103-104 |
| 1897 Feb 23 | SA Wreck Mail - Orotava | BSAP | V 47/6 | 1992 Dec | 191-192 |
| 1897 Mar | Australasian Disaster Mail - Orotava | BSAP | V 44/5 | 1989 Oct | 172 |
| 1898 Apr 27 | Shipwreck Mails - Manawatu | BSAP | V 30/6 | 1975 Sep | 66-67 |
| 1898 Apr 27 | Australasian Disaster Mail - Manawatu | BSAP | V 44/5 | 1989 Oct | 172-173 |
| 1898 Mar 24 | SA Wreck Mail - China | BSAP | V 47/6 | 1992 Dec | 192-193 |
| 1899 Sep 11 | The Wreck of the 'Thermopylae' | BSAP | V 42/5 | 1987 Oct | 110-111 |
| 1899 Sep 11 | Australasian Disaster Mail - Thermopylae | BSAP | V 44/5 | 1989 Oct | 174 |
| 1905 Feb 16 | Orizaba | Black Swan | No 5 | 1976 Jun | 9 |
| 1905 Feb 16 | Australasian Disaster Mail - Orizaba | BSAP | V 44/5 | 1989 Oct | 175 |
| 1905 Feb 16 | SA Wreck Mail - Orizaba | BSAP | V 47/6 | 1992 Dec | 193-194 |
| 1905 Feb 16 | The 1905 Wreck of the Orient Liner Orizaba at Garden Island Near Fremantle Western Australia | Catastrophe | V 22/84 | 2016 Dec | 15-16 |
| 1908 Jul 18 | The Little Tramp Steamer Wrecked off Christmas Island | ASP | V 7/3 | 2013 | 45-47 |
| 1908 Jul 18 | Australasian Disaster Mail - Aeon | BSAP | V 44/5 | 1989 Oct | 176 |
| 1908 Jul 18 | SA Wreck Mail - Aeon | BSAP | V 47/6 | 1992 Dec | 195-196 |
| 1908 Jul 18 | Unrecorded 1908 Wreck Cover from Aeon | BSAP | V 57/1 | 2002 Feb | 24 |
| 1908 Jul 18 | Unrecorded 1908 Wreck Cover Ex Aeon | Catastrophe | V 8/1 | 2002 Jan | 11 |
| 1908 Jun | SA Wreck Mail - Scharnhorst | BSAP | V 47/6 | 1992 Dec | 194 |
| 1910 Mar 31 | SA Wreck Mail - Pericles | BSAP | V 47/6 | 1992 Dec | 196 |
| 1911 Mar | Yongala | P from A | V 39/4 | 1987 Dec | 76 |
| 1911 Mar | Australasian Disaster Mail - Yongala | BSAP | V 44/5 | 1989 Oct | 176-177 |
| 1911 Mar | The Loss of the Steamer Yongala with All Crew and Passengers | ASP | V 18/1 | 2024 Feb | 24-25 |
| 1911 Mar | The Loss of the Steamer Yongala with All on Board | Catastrophe | V 30/1 | 2024 Mar | 12-13 |
| 1915 Jul 20 | Mail Damaged by Fire on Passenger Liner Benalla | Catastrophe | V 19/71 | 2013 Sep | 10-12 |
| 1917 Aug 26 | The German Raider Wolf - Capture off the Matunga | ASP | V 6/6 | 2013 Jan | 25-28 |
| 1917 Feb | Shipwreck Mails - Unknown Cause - Karmala | BSAP | V 29/5 | 1974 Aug | 44-45 |
| 1918 Jun 26 | Wimmera | Postmarked Oceania (formerly ACC) | V 11/5 | 1976 Sep | 63-64 |
| 1919 Feb 13 | Shipwreck Mails - Sphinx | BSAP | V 29/4 | 1974 Jul | 29-31 |
| 1924 May 12 | Australasian Disaster Mail - Ngahere | BSAP | V 44/5 | 1989 Oct | 177 |
| 1928 Dec 12 | American Ornithologist Stranded on Steamer with Birds of Paradise | Postscript | V 72/1 | 2022 Mar | 74-76 |
| 1930 Mar 12 | New Cachet from SS Comorin | BSAP | V 52/4 | 1997 Aug | 73-74 |
| 1940 Dec 06 | Australasian Disaster Mail - Triona | BSAP | V 44/6 | 1989 Dec | 217 |
| 1940 Dec 06 | Australasian Disaster Mail - Triona | BSAP | V 45/3 | 1990 Jun | 51 |
| 1940 Dec 07 | Australasian Disaster Mail - Vinni | BSAP | V 45/3 | 1990 Jun | 51 |
| 1940 Dec 08 | Australasian Disaster Mail - Komata | BSAP | V 44/5 | 1989 Oct | 177-178 |
| 1940 Dec 08 | Australasian Disaster Mail - Komata | BSAP | V 45/3 | 1990 Jun | 51 |
| 1940 Jan 31 | Steamer Bombed then Torpedoed off Scotland | BSAP | V 63/3 | 2008 Jun | 62-63 |
| 1940 Jun 16 | Wartime Incident Bay Be Identifiable | Catastrophe | V 4/1 | 1998 Jan | 13-17 |
| 1942 Aug 12 | Mail from Previousy Unidentified Vessel now Attributed | Catastrophe | V 20/75 | 2014 Sep | 5-6 |
| 1942 Feb 28 | Loss of HMAS Perth | BSAP | V 55/2 | 2000 Apr | 50-51 |
| 1945 Mar 06 | Shipwreck Mails - Ship Fire at Vancouver BC | BSAP | V 31/7 | 1976 Oct | 51 |
| 1956 Jun 13 | Vasu | Samoa Express | V 29/3 | 2013 Sep | 52-54 |
| 1960 Feb | Thala Dan | ACC | V 9/3 | 1974 Jun | 39-40 |
| 1960 Feb | Thala Dan | Pacifica | V 28/113 | 1990 Oct | 145 |
| Various | New Zealand Wreck Mails | Kiwi | V 21/4 | 1972 Jul | 90-96 |
| Various | New Zealand Wreck Mails | Kiwi | V 21/5 | 1972 Sep | 118-132 + Plates A-F |
| Various | New Zealand Wreck Mails | Kiwi | V 22/3 | 1973 Apr | 43-50 |
| Various | Australian Wreck Mails | IO | V 4/2 | 1973 Dec | 6-7 |
| Various | New Zealand Wreck Mails | Kiwi | V 22/1 | 1973 Jan | 15-20 |
| Various | New Zealand Wreck Mails | Kiwi | V 22/2 | 1973 Mar | 33-34 |
| Various | New Zealand Wreck Mails | Captain Coqk | V 2/7 | 1974 Apr | 95-100 |
| Various | NSW Wreck Covers | Sydney Views | Issue 18 | 1988 Feb | 4-25 |
| Various | Rarity of SA Wreck Mail | BSAP | V 47/6 | 1992 Dec | 197 |
| Various | South Australian Wreck Mail | Shilling | No 30 | 1993 Mar | 127-162 |
| Various | Australasian Wreck Mail | ASSG | V 8/4 | 1997 Oct | 47-53 |
| Various | The Robin Gwynn Australia and Asia Wreck Mail: Argyll Etkin 4 October 2013 | Catastrophe | V 20/73 | 2014 Mar | 15-16 |
| Various | Admiralty Order Required Burning of Mails by Captains of Wrecked Vessels | Catastrophe | V 23/87 | 2017 Sep | 10-13 |
| Various 1845-1910 | South Australian Wreck Mail | BSAP | V 47/5 | 1992 Oct | 145-160 |