Captain Robert Laurie and the maritime development of Fremantle
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AuthorRobert NicholsonDescriptionA Scottish born sailor, at fifteen Robert Laurie migrated to Australia to join the Adelaide Steamship Company which, in 1880, sent him to Fremantle where he fought to achieve proper marine standards to ensure the port attracted the patronage of international shipping. The author is the great grandson of Captain Laurie.ImprintNedlands, W.A. : Hesperian Press, 2025Collationii, 36 pages : portraits, illustrations ; 24 cmLanguageEnglishNotesIncludes bibliographical references (pages 33-35) and index.Dewey Class994.1104 NICPublication FormatBook
Robert Nicholson, Captain Robert Laurie and the maritime development of Fremantle. City of Fremantle Local History Centre, accessed 05/09/2026, https://history.fremantle.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/52561
