The Dog Watch Index of Nos. 1 to 57

Edited by Harrow Morgan

 

Editor's Notes:

q       The first three editions of the magazine were not numbered, but had the year of publication on the cover. For sequencing in this index I have numbered them in squared brackets.

q       Commencing with the fourth edition the edition number appears on the cover and not the year. For clarity I have put the year of publication in squared brackets

q       The title of The Annual Dog Watch was chosen to differentiate it from the quarterly newsletters entitled The Dog Watch published from Jan. 1939 through to August 1946. It retained this title ending with No. 27 when it was changed to The Dog Watch. Curiously edition No.46 is titled Dog Watch. The editorial for No. 27 and the article 'What's in a name?' in No. 28 make interesting reading on this subject.

q       The text for this index is taken from the Table of Contents of each edition. It appears that each Table of Contents has been produced without reference to previous editions. Several authors are listed in different forms—sometimes with initials for first names, at other times first names in full. Sometimes a known second initial has not been included. I have endeavoured to standardise to the most common form. Where the author's initials only are given and I am certain of the identity of the author I have substituted the common form name.

q       In several situations neither source nor author have been listed. I have endeavoured to identify the article's author or source and have included it in squared brackets.

q       The indexes of both Nos. 31 and 33 did not include the list of authors or sources. I have included them in squared brackets.

q       In No. 40 there is a valuable story on The Dog Watch that is a tribute to Miss S.A.E. Ström. The author is unnamed, but well may have been Joyce Lambert

q       The year of publication appears on the title page of each edition and on the spine commencing with edition No.28. Curiously there was no publication in the year 1947.

q       In order to reduce clutter in the index I have deleted the words 'the late' before the author's name together with the phrase 'from the papers of'.

q       From time to time the Hon. Editor has repeated articles from earlier editions of The Dog Watch—generally from editions no longer available.

December 1999


The Annual "Dog Watch" 1943 [No. 1]

 

Foreword                                                                           E. Clark, Governor of Tasmania

Editorial                                                                             L. Nicholas Ellis

HMS Jervis Bay                                                                 Kathleen Simonds

Plimsoll and his Marks                                                       Arthur C. Morgan

Ropes                                                                               J. Scrafton

The Foundation of the Shiplovers' Society

of Victoria                                                                          C. Dickson Gregory

The Call of the Sea                                                             H. O. Challman

Odd Jottings on the Navy                                                    Kevin Byrne

Retired                                                                              C.E. Bonwick

My First Voyage                                                                Geoffrey A. Curry

Awatea: Obiter dicta                                                           'Alp the Adrian'

An Adventure in shipowning                                                 R. Johnson

A South Polar Bear                                                            Capt. Gerald S. Doorly

The Sailing Ship Apprentice                                                'Tandanya'

Friends of the S. S. V.                                                       

A Shiplovers' Award                                                            'Barnicle Bill'

The Founding of the Shiplovers' Society

Of Tasmania                                                                     

A Sunrise in the Tropics                                                      A. T. Wreford

In Peril in the Rip                                                                Capt. H. R. Watson

Who first discovered Australia?                                            From notes of Capt. Harry O'May

Our Cover Plate                                                                Capt. H. R. Watson

Seas Shanties                                                                   Arthur C. Morgan

Where the Glamour Ends    

The Nelson Gold Robbery                                                   George R. Leggett, B.A.

Viking Ships                                                                      S. A. E. Ström

A Trial of Speed in Hobson's Bay                                         John Merriman

The Madamozelle                                                               Capt. H.R. Watson

An Antarctic Christmas                                                       Gerald S. Doorly

The Madamozelle                                                               Capt. H.R. Watson

Once Bitten                                                                       Capt. Harry O'May

 

The Annual Dog Watch 1944 [No.2]

 

Foreword                                                                           Malcolm E. Brodie

Editorial                                                                             L. Nicholas Ellis

On Top of the World                                                           C.A. Morgan

Abel Fosdyk and his Mary Celeste Romance                        C.C. Dentry

On the Good Ship, Pommern                                              Albert Bell                             `          

A world Famous Steamship—the Edina                               C. Dickson Gregory

"Proceed Forthwith"                                                            Lieut. Henderson, R.A. N. R. (S)

What the Eye Doesn't See                                                  Capt. H. Ström

Unscheduled Service                                                          G. Phillips

Lifeboat Away                                                                    'Adam Williams'

A Visit to Portsmouth                                                         T.S.S.

A Grace Darling man                                                          A.T. Wreford

The Flying Childers                                                             Capt. Harry O'May

Capt. John H. Henderson—A Tribute                                    'The Chief'

Leave it to Me!                                                                   Capt. E. Moddie-Heddle

Here, There and Everywhere!                                               Capt. Bayldon

The Cruise of the Dove to New Guinea in 1878                      Arthur Peck

The Merchant Navy Men                                                     'Punch'

Victoria's President Sends Greetings.

Salved from the Scillys                                                       J.A. Perry

A Stowaway Story                                                              Capt. R. Johnson M.N.  (Rtd)

Paddle Steamers                                                               Capt. H.R. Watson

Outlaws of the Sea                                                             S.A.E. Ström

A Tribute to Our Merchant Seamen                                      Sylvia Barnett

A Merchant Navy Officer Pays Tribute

To a Lady.

One Against Thirteen                                                          Vernon Smith

An Unconventional Commander-in-Chief                               Capt. Gerald S. Doorly

His Last Voyage                                                                W.H.P.

My First Hurricane                                                              Memoirs of Capt. W.J. Wade,

                                                                                        M.B. E.

Seamen by Birth                                                               

It Happened on Christmas Day                                            J.A. Perry

Pictures                                                                            Capt. W.T. Howell

Nautical Prejudice—Wreck of the SS Macedon                     C. Dickson Gregory

The Cambrian Chieftain                                                      Capt. H. R. Watson

The Bowline                                                                       A.P. Herbert

An Amazing Voyage                                                           George R. Leggett, B.A.

Carrington of the Coogee                                                     Arthur Peck

A Shiplover's Bell and its History                                         T.R.

Strange Co-incidences in Shipping                                       C. Dickson Gregory

On a Troopship in 1900                                                       J.A. Perry

Cape Horn Saga                                                                 Capt. H.R. Watson

Days of Sail                                                                       Capt. H.R. Watson

 

 


The Annual Dog Watch 1945 [No.3]

 

Foreword                                                                           Malcolm E. Brodie

Editorial                                                                             J. Gardiner

The Navy Speaks of the Merchant Service                            [Reprinted form 'Blackwood's Magazine]

Greetings from Victoria's President                                      O. Williams

Shiplovers' Society of N.S.W.—Our Badge

Shiplovers' Society of Tasmania

Annual Report of the Shiplovers' Society of

Victoria                                                                             S.A.E. Ström

A Near Wreck                                                                    Capt. J.W.S. Bias

Salt Junk and Vitamins                                                       S.A.E. Ström

The Great Western and Her Designer                                   I.F. Walter

We Sailed in '98                                                                 Capt. E. Moodie-Heddle

The Importance of Sea Power                                              Lieut. Cmdr Ross Hutchinson, R.N.V.R

Remarkable Escape of the Sarah Sands                              J.A. Perry

M'Andrews Hymn                                                               R.M. Harvey

The Lawhill at Sydney Harbour                                             'Alp the Adrian'. published with

                                                                                        permission of the Harbour Press

A Trip to Three Hummock Island,                                         George R. Leggett, B.A.

Seamen's Mission                                                              Capt. H.R. Watson

Ship's Surgeon                                                                   Chas. E. C. Wilson

I Cross The Tasman—1945                                                 Capt. G.S. Doorly

Noah's Ark                                                                         L. Nicholas Ellis

A Voyage in the Great Britain, 1860                                     Allan Gross

A Pilgrimage to a Hallowed Spot                                          C. Dickson Gregory  

The Second Mate                                                               W.E. Dexter

The Castaway                                                                    Capt. S.A. Pidgeon

Guest of Honour Broadcast at A.B.C.                                   Capt. Anthony Kimmins, R.N.

It Certainly Has Been Fun

Capt. Hugh H, Williams                                                      Capt. Gerald S. Doorly

He Brought the Ship to Port                                                J.A. Perry

Sailors and Books                                                              Commander F.G. Cooper, R.D., R.N.R.

A Little ship at Sea                                                             I. Elliot Giles

Shades of the Past                                                             Lieut O. Williams

The Lady Franklin                                                               Capt. Harry O'May

1857                                                                                 I. F. Walter

Ice on the China Coast                                                      

Grazing an Iceberg                                                             Capt. H.R. Watson

The Royal Navy at War                                                       Lieut. Warrander

Newcastle, N.S. W. to 'Frisco                                             G.S. Currey

Murphy and the Bosun                                                        L.P. McArthur

Ships That Pass in the Night

The Passing of the Encounter                                              A.C. Newton

 

The Annual Dog Watch No. 4 [1946]

 

Foreword                                                                           Admiral Lord Mountevans

Editorial                                                                             S.A.E.Ström

Malcolm Brodie                                                                  William Tainsh

Message from Victoria's President                                      

"Organiser" Takes a Bow

Shiplovers' Society of Tasmania

The Latter Days of Sail                                                       Capt. J.W. Bias

The Song of the Sixty Milers                                               Stanley O. Batt

Passage in the Donald McKay                                             Emily Watson

Through the Netherland East Indies in

Maske                                                                               E.M. Christie

The Wreck of the Tenterden                                                Adrian Ackhurst

Ordeal off the Coast of South America                                  Capt. T.G. Hadlow

The Beauty of Poetry                                                          Capt. E. Moodie-Heddle

Hard-Lying in the Mediterranean                                          L. White

The Clipper Ship Samuel Plimsoll                                        C. Dickson Gregory

From the Haven of Memory                                                 Commander F.G. Cooper, R.D., R.N.R.

A Naval Occasion                                                               'Relay'

Tug's Triangle                                                                     Capt. H.R. Watson

Old Sailor's Tombstones                                                     W.G. Parr

Ships and Sailors of the Nineties                                         M.E.B.F.

The Diplomat                                                                     'Crows Nest'

Up for Second Mate                                                            Capt. E. Moodie-Heddle

"Sailors Under Canvas"                                                       Capt. Clive W.T. Henderson

Thermopylae                                                                      George R. Leggett, B.A.

The Portland Lifeboat                                                          George R. Leggett, B.A.

The History of the Lancing                                                   J. Scrafton

The Mate                                                                           W.E. Dexter

"Low Head" Salvage                                                           Capt. H.R. Watson

A Landlubber Gives a Hand                                                 G. Davis

Apprentice Engineer                                                           R.M.H.

Admiral Lord Mountevans of Chelsea

The End of the Tirpitz                                                         E.G.S.

A Memorable Christmas                                                     'Pilot'

The PS Young Australia                                                      Vernon Smith

Around the Horn in a Windjammer                                       P/O C.A. Coventry, R.A.F.

Leaves From and Old Log Book                                           W.J. Wade

A Guano Tragedy                                                              

An Heroic Tale                                                                   Capt. Gerald S. Doorly

A Favourite Steamship's Farewell                                        C. Dickson Gregory

The Adventures of the SS Peregrine                                     Capt. H.R. Watson

Seamen and Ships of the Past                                            Capt. E. Moodie-Heddle

An Epic Boat Voyage                                                         E.M. Christie

 

The Annual Dog Watch No.5 [1948]

 

Foreword                                                                           Sir R.R. Garran, K.C., L.L.D.

Editorial                                                                             S.A.E. Ström

Message From Victoria's President

The Passing of Sail                                                            Reprinted from True Tales of Sail and

                                                                                        Steam

The Joseph Conrad                                                            Allan Villiers

Piloting Under Full Sail                                                       Capt. F. Murchison

Figureheads                                                                       Capt. H.R. Watson

Animals and Ships                                                             R.N. Wardle

It Wasn't Easy                                                                   Capt. R.G. Edwards

The Jane & Matilda                                                             D. R.

Go to Sea, My Lass, Go to Sea                                          Commander F.G. Cooper

"Yo Heave Ho"                                                                   Capt. Gerald S. Doorly

Jellicoe                                                                              D.C. Ricketts

Some Australian Flags                                                       J. Reynolds

Apprentice Diver                                                                 L. White

The Diver                                                                           Graeme Clifford

Arctic Rescue                                                                    Herbert D. Murphy

A Thrill Packed Moment                                                      'Kando'

Passengers to Melbourne                                                   Capt. E. Moodie-Heddle

Early Days of Victoria                                                         I.F. Walter

The Monolith                                                                      Capt. Gilbert C. Fry

Backroom Sailor                                                                Lieut. N.G. Strong

The Stealing of the Ferret                                                    D. M. Little

The end of the Ferret                                                          L.P. McArthur

The Clipper Ship Lightning                                                   George R. Leggett, B.A.

The Learner                                                                       A.M.  Cobbett

Kangaroo Island, South Australia                                         Vernon Smith

Bass Strait Hazards                                                           Capt. H.R. Watson

The End of the Dunloe                                                        Capt. H.R. Watson

An Early Tragedy                                                               E.M. Christie

Old Josh                                                                            W.G. Parr

The Torrens Mishap                                                            Harley E. Cooper

Wartime and Peacetime Voyaging                                       Capt. J.W.S. Bias

A Night of Horror in the Indian Ocean                                   Adrian Akhurst

A Log Boat Voyage                                                            Capt. Harry O'May

The Loss of the Crown of Italy                                              Capt. W.J. Wade

The Barrier Reef                                                                 M.  Alston

Wreck Upon Wreck                                                            David M. Little

A Tropical Snake Story                                                       Capt. A.J.D.  McArthur

The Voyage of the Morning                                                  Reprinted from the Nautical Magazine

 

 

The Annual Dog Watch No.6 [1949]

 

Foreword                                                                           J.H. Bruche

Editorial                                                                             S.A.E.Ström

Fire!                                                                                  Capt. F. Murchison

Yachting in the Mediterranean                                             Herbert D. Murphy

A Casual of the Navy                                                          Commander F.G. Cooper, R.D., R.N.R.

Salonika                                                                            C.E. Bonwick

The Little Green Book                                                         J. Traill

Sea-Going Cadet Ships                                                      B. Whiteman

The Yarra Wharves in the Early '90s                                     E.M. Christie

The Vanishing Fleet                                                            F.C. Featherstone, Hobart

Mac The Young Sea Dog                                                    J.F.D. Moodie-Heddle

A Long Spell at the Wheel                                                  Capt. Gilbert C. Fry

A Lost Art                                                                          D.G.R.

Names of Ships                                                                 David M. Little

The Bronze Canon                                                              Capt. R.G. Edwards