NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES
Newspapers and magazines capture the Bounty as events unfolded. Reports, interviews, features and photographs document her construction, launch, voyages, film appearances and changing life around the world.
Contemporary reporting is particularly valuable because it can place events in their original context and help us follow the people, places and decisions connected with the ship.
Dates, publications and page references are included wherever verified.
First Fleet — Bicentennial Tall Ships Set Sail! Our Photographer Is There!
Publication: PhotoWorld, also featuring VideoWorld
The cover of PhotoWorld announces photographic coverage of the First Fleet re-enactment voyage marking Australia’s Bicentenary. It offers a lead for tracing contemporary photographic coverage of Bounty and the wider fleet during the 1987–88 commemorations.
The magazine provides a starting point for exploring how the voyage was presented to the public and for identifying further photographs, reports and records connected with this chapter of Bounty’s history.
Archival note: The issue date, volume and number, and any article title or page references relating specifically to Bounty have not yet been established from the supplied cover.
Collection: Newspapers & Magazines
Contribution: Supplied by Mario Ruel.
Bounty replica in Eden
The Magnet — Tuesday, 15 July 1997
This front-page report describes the 1978 Bounty replica’s unscheduled stop at Eden, New South Wales, after the ship encountered storms near Gabo Island. The visit brought the vessel alongside the local wharf, giving residents and visitors an opportunity to see the ship at close quarters.
The article also introduces crew member James Parbery and his proposed alternative Australian flag, connecting Bounty’s visit with his ideas about Australia’s national identity and maritime heritage.
Archival note: Front-page report. The accompanying feature, “Flag captures essence of our nation: designer,” appears on page 3 of the same issue.
Collection: Newspapers & Magazines
Publication: The Magnet, 15 July 1997
Related article: “Flag captures essence of our nation: designer,” by Stuart Carless.
Mutiny ship becomes a whale hunter
Herald Sun — Thursday, 17 July 1997
By Fiona Byrne
This newspaper feature reports on Bounty’s preparations for her role in the television production Moby Dick. The ship was undergoing minor alterations at Williamstown before filming, with planned storm sequences involving Bass Strait and Port Phillip Bay.
The article places Bounty within another chapter of her working life: her continued use as a sailing vessel, a film ship and a familiar presence in Australian waters. It also records the crew’s hopes of encountering rough weather during filming.
Archival note: Newspaper feature published on 17 July 1997. The supplied clipping includes a photograph of James Parbery aboard Bounty and a photograph of the vessel moored at Williamstown.
Collection: Newspapers & Magazines
Publication: Herald Sun, 17 July 1997
Article: “Mutiny ship becomes a whale hunter,” by Fiona Byrne.
First Fleet — Bounty Leaves England
This image and caption appear to belong to PhotoWorld’s photographic coverage of the First Fleet re-enactment voyage. The words “Our photographer on board The Bounty” suggest that the magazine was documenting the ship’s departure from England for this historic journey.
The clipping provides a visual link to the voyage and a starting point for tracing the photographs and records created along the way.
Collection: Newspapers & Magazines
Related material: PhotoWorld — “First Fleet — Bicentennial Tall Ships Set Sail! Our Photographer Is There!”
Archival note: The exact issue and page reference for this clipping have not yet been confirmed.