Our first visitor, Max Cramer the author of "Treasures, Tragedies and Triumphs of the Batavia Coast" will have you sitting on the edge of your tinny with his storytelling. Max is a well know local identity and you will hear first hand what it was like to discover a shipwreck.
Our next author is the well known children's author Deborah Lisson. Deborah has written a historical fiction novel titled "The Devil's Own" This book is suitable for upper primary students and covers the subject areas of shipwrecks and time travel centred around the famous Batavia. This book is highly recommended to be read under a full moon!
The third author for the day, one you must hang around for, is Mike Dash. Mike's novel "Batavia's Graveyard" covers the exciting and fascinating story of shipwreck, mutiny, massacre and survival. Mike will give us a brief overview on how he approached his research for his novel and the process of publishing a historical non-fiction book.
At the conclusion of the session those who would like to meet us down at the main jetty can have the opportunity of joining us in the longboat. (pictured above) This longboat is a replica of the vessel that sailed to Java to get help for the survivors of the Batavia.......another story for another day.
