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1982 Reef Pilots QLD & Torres Strait Pilot Service Australian Maritime Book 1st

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1982 Reef Pilots QLD & Torres Strait Pilot Service Australian Maritime Book 1st

"Reef Pilots" The History Of The Queensland Coast & Torres Strait Pilot Service
By Captain John C.H. Foley
Published by Banks Bros: Sydney 1982 1st Edition

" Captain John C. H. Foley's Reef Pilots (1982) presents a richly detailed history of the Queensland Coast and Torres Strait Pilot Service—one of the world's most challenging and strategically vital maritime pilotage operations. Beginning with early European encounters by Torres, Cook and Flinders, Foley traces the evolution of navigation through the treacherous Inner and Outer Routes of the Great Barrier Reef, where shifting shoals, tight channels and unpredictable currents made expert pilotage indispensable. Drawing on pilot logs, government records and personal recollections, he reconstructs the service from its formative nineteenth-century operations through to the modern era, documenting the men, vessels, regulations and technological advancements that shaped over a century of hazardous yet essential work.

The book also charts the institutional growth of the pilot service—from early ad-hoc arrangements to the formation of the Licensed Torres Straits Pilots' Association—while illustrating how insurance pressures, expanding trade, and the demands of international shipping transformed pilotage into a highly specialised profession. With detailed charts, archival material, and a foreword by Joint Secretary Norman Rogers (whose inscription appears in this copy), the volume offers a comprehensive and authoritative account of an often overlooked sector of Australian maritime history. This first edition will appeal strongly to collectors of Australian nautical history, maritime professionals, and readers fascinated by the Great Barrier Reef's navigational past."

Light wear to dust jacket. Pages very clean and well presented. Inscription as shown. A nice copy in very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.

Size 23cm x 15.5cm x 2.5cm - 202 Pages

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Condition: Very good
Binding: Cloth
Special Attributes: ["1st Edition", "Dust Jacket", "Illustrated"]
Region: Australia, Oceania
Subject: Maritime
Original/Facsimile: Original
Seller Notes: Light wear to dust jacket. Pages very clean and well presented. Inscription as shown. A nice copy in very good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.
Language: English
Author: Captain John C.H. Foley
Publisher: Banks Bros: Sydney
Year Printed: 1982
Sub-subject: Australian Maritime