Contents Autumn 2019 Number 126 March to May sea.museum $9.95
Acknowledgment of country The Australian National Maritime Museum acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora nation as the traditional custodians of the bamal (earth) and badu (waters) on which we work. We also acknowledge all traditional custodians of the land and waters throughout Australia and pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to elders past and present. The words bamal and badu are spoken in the Sydney region’s Eora language.
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A maritime Mordor The first circumnavigation of New Guinea by traditional sailing canoe
10 $7,000 maritime history prizes Nominations now open for biennial book and community history prizes
12 Towards 2020 and beyond Cook Three events coincide to prompt debates about our national identity
18 Black reefs and the ‘Jardine Treasure’ The Boot Reef Project and a mystery shipwreck
26 Remembering AE1’s lone New Zealander The short life of Able Seaman John ‘Rosy’ Reardon
Supplied courtesy of the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council.
30 The colonial sloop Norfolk
Cultural warning
36 The rising tide of maritime robots
People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent should be aware that Signals may contain names, images, video, voices, objects and works of people who are deceased. Signals may also contain links to sites that may use content of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people now deceased.
A question of tonnage – did Matthew Flinders get it wrong? Autonomous vehicles revolutionise maritime industries and research
38 The Seabin Project An Australian innovation helps to clean up our oceans
40 Ida – for love of a classic yacht A century-old yacht: restored, researched and returned to its birthplace
46 Reconciliation in action Respecting and involving Indigenous communities in everything we do
48 The Australian Maritime Museums Council Connecting, discussing and sharing maritime heritage
52 Message to Members and museum events for autumn Your calendar of activities, talks, tours and excursions afloat
58 Member profile Welcoming Dawn Gardiner to our new Captain’s Circle
60 Autumn exhibitions Wildlife Photographer of the Year; The daring ship: HMAS Voyager and more
64 Foundation Telling the stories of a nation of migrants
66 Collections A tea tray memorialises the death of Captain Cook
70 Welcome Wall A teenage Italian proxy bride finds a new life in Australia Cover Downward Force on Upward Moving Objects (detail), Wang Luyan, 2018 – one of the works that features in our current exhibition On Sharks & Humanity. Image Samuel Carslake
74 Readings Finding Pax by Kaci Cronkhite
76 Currents New honourees to the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame; MuseumNext conference