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Robert S. Close Robert S. Close i(A33749 works by) (a.k.a. Robert Shaw Close)
Born: Established: 15 Jul 1903 Camberwell, Camberwell - Kew area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria, ; Died: Ceased: 17 Jul 1995 Majorca, Balearic Islands,
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Spain,
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Western Europe, Europe,

Gender: Male
Expatriate assertion
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1 1 y separately published work icon Of Salt and Earth : An Autobiography Robert S. Close , West Melbourne : Nelson , 1977 Z807971 1977 single work autobiography
1 1 y separately published work icon The Voyage Continues Robert S. Close , London : Michael Joseph , 1969 Z124052 1969 single work novel historical fiction
1 Judah's Successor Robert S. Close , 1962 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May vol. 1 no. 7 1962; (p. 91)
1 1 y separately published work icon She's My Lovely Robert S. Close , London : W. H. Allen , 1962 Z273282 1962 single work novel
1 5 y separately published work icon With Hooves of Brass Robert S. Close , Adelaide : Rigby , 1961 Z123559 1961 single work novel
1 y separately published work icon Original Australian Verse Robert S. Close , Adelaide : Rigby , 1961 Z856801 1961 selected work poetry
1 y separately published work icon Eliza Callaghan Robert S. Close , London : W. H. Allen , 1957 Z807977 1957 single work novel historical fiction
1 An Australian in Paris : A Banquet from a Spirit Stove Robert S. Close , 1955 single work autobiography
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 July 1955; (p. 39-40)
1 An Australian in Paris : Liberty is in the Air Robert S. Close , 1955 single work autobiography
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 May 1955; (p. 33-34)
1 As Worn in Paris Robert S. Close , 1955 single work autobiography
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 March 1955; (p. 52-53, 80)
1 An Australian in Paris Robert S. Close , 1955 single work autobiography
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 January 1955; (p. 62-64)
1 A Matter of Balance Robert S. Close , 1954 single work autobiography
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 December 1954; (p. 38-40)
1 The Modern Mariner Robert S. Close , 1950 single work short story
— Appears in: Short Story Magazine , January no. 66 1950; (p. 25)
1 The Curse of the Caledonia Robert S. Close , 1949 single work short story historical fiction
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 July vol. 84 no. 1000 1949; (p. 625-632)
1 The Captain of the 'Perseverance' Robert S. Close , 1949 single work short story historical fiction
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 2 May vol. 84 no. 998 1949; (p. 392-396)

'A sea-going ruffian of no ordinary calibre, Amaso Delano, of Boston, Mass., was a master shipbuilder a daring navigator a complete hypocrite and a thoroughly unscrupulous rogue. In the course of a four-year voyage in a 200-ton ship of his own construction, he honoured Australian waters with a visit in 1804, the year before the battle of Trafalgar. Though it could not be said that he added anything to Australian history, his stay among the sealers throws some light on life on the Bass Strait Islands at that time.

These episodes in Delano's career are based on entries in his own diary, which he faithfully kept for many years, apparently omitting on villainy. He was one too many for the simple sealers of the Straits, but his sharp practice nearly cost him a fortune in the long run.

Men like Delano can scarcely be judged by ordinary standards. They sailed in days when men lived dangerously and died hard, and their tiny ships opened up in a new world.

While the great seas crashed on the decks above, and worn, patched sails strained in a howling Cape Horn gale, until it seemed that every minute would see the 'Perseverance' founder beneath him, Delano opened his Journal and wrote: "...None of the great navigators, Dampier, Cook, La Perouse, ever represented difficulty in doubling Cape Horn. Such complaints are only made by men of lesser ability..."

Delano himself had no complaints.' (p. 392)

1 The Buccaneer Brig Robert S. Close , 1949 single work short story historical fiction
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 February vol. 84 no. 995 1949; (p. 128-136)
1 The Rover King Robert S. Close , 1948 single work short story historical fiction
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 September vol. 83 no. 990 1948; (p. 692-696)
1 The Stolen Steamer Robert S. Close , 1948 single work short story historical fiction
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 July vol. 83 no. 988 1948; (p. 583-589)
1 The Story of Mary Bryant Robert S. Close , 1948 single work biography
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 April vol. 83 no. 985 1948; (p. 300-308)
1 The Piracy of the 'Frederick' Robert S. Close , 1948 single work short story historical fiction
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , 1 March vol. 83 no. 984 1948; (p. 204-208, 218)
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