Stingray In The Wave (Christobel Kelly)   After the wreck, the remains of the ship were sold by auction at Port Adelaide. Many other fittings of ...

The Methodist Church Aldinga (Christobel Kelly)   Of the 28 crew on board that night, only 11 survived. The survivors were taken to the Port Will...

Out Beyond the Leaves of Grass (Christobel Kelly)   Shortly after the Star of Greece departed Port Adelaide, squally weather set in, causing the ...

GF Gregory, The Star of Greece, 1888. Watercolour. Reproduced in monochrome, courtesy State Library of South Australia   The Star of Greece was a...

~ EXHIBITION SPOTLIGHT ~ As a land that has witnessed the journeys of explorers for the past 500 years, Australia has also been home to some of their ...

~ EXHIBITION SPOTLIGHT ~ The Mosquito Fleet played a significant part in the development of South Australia, growing its economy and its relationships...

Windjammers, like Moshulu, would spend several years abroad before returning to their homeport for an overhaul on slip. Crew maintained the ships when...

  At thirteen, many of us would have been looking for a bit of freedom from our parents, and perhaps a little adventure. Taking off on a bike for...

Approaching the equator, windjammer crews could look forward to a short break in the endless cycle of work. Sailors who had never ‘crossed the lineâ...

  Built to carry bulk cargo across oceans, windjammers were able to weather all but the most ferocious of storms. The enormous iron and steel shi...