[?]. Cumpston Makes

[?]t Even Easier For Pacific Historians

lound about a year ago, iberra historian Dr. John

npston published a valuable

rence book on Sydney’s early

itime history entitled Ship

y Arrivals and Departures,

ney, 1788-1825. This book,

an edition limited to 200 ies, is in two parts. iRT I lists in chronological order the dates of arrival and de □re of every ship visiting Sydney ng the period covered, their ports all before reaching Sydney, their [nations on leaving it, their ports sgistry, tonnages, cargoes, owners’ masters’ names, and sometimes names of supercargoes and pas ers. art II is an alphabetical index to the ships listed in Part I. ow, as Part 111 of his reference k, Dr. Cumpston has published an abetical index to the names of ons mentioned in Part I. his index greatly enhances the e of Dr. Cumpston’s earlier work t enables a research worker to a in a flash when and in what s a seaferer such as, say, Captain r Dillon, visited Sydney, and re those ships had come from, his information, in turn, when re -1 to Part I, facilitates reference the contemporary sources from :h Dr. Cumpston’s details were lined. •r. Cumpston is sending copies of ; 111 gratis to all holders of his ier two-part work; and as the two work is now out of print, he has inted it and bound Part 111 in i it. he price of the complete reprint F which 200 copies are available £A2/10/-. These are obtainable •ugh booksellers or direct from Cumpston, 24 Holmes Crescent, ipbell, Canberra, Australian Capi- Territory. l few copies of Part 111 only are liable from Dr. Cumpston at I/- each. The full title of this is iping Arrivals and Departures, ney, 1788-1825; Part HI: Index to

nes of Persons.

RL.