The Fortuyn was a ship built in 1722 and owned by the Chamber of Amsterdam of the Dutch East India Company. The ship was wrecked during her maiden voyage in 1724.[ The ship was 800 tons, had a loading capacity of 280 tons and was 44 meters long. The captain Read more…
Report from 2016 A life-size bust of carpenter Pieter Jacobsz has been on a sea journey to Australia for a week. The sculpture workshop at the Batavia Wharf in Lelystad has been working on this project for the past few months at the request of the Australian Wooden Boat Festival Read more…
The Palings Building in these pictures is a heritage-listed retail building located at 86 Queen Street, Brisbane City. It was designed by Richard Gailey as one of a row of four identical buildings that in 1885 replaced the former convict barracks. Paling & Company purchased the music business from Richard Read more…