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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Figure 1.1 David Hobart, schoolmaster at Whiteness
Figure 1.2 Journey by boat and foot from Busta to Strom Bridge
Figure 3.1 Sixareen at Unst Boat Haven, Shetland
Figure 5.1 John Isbester as a young man
Figure 5.2 Barque Cumeria – tragic loss of four men
Figure 5.3 Cumeria before and after shortening sail
Figure 6.1 Olligarth House in 1916
Figure 6.2 Susie Irvine, about the time of her wedding to John Isbester
Figure 6.3 Magnus Irvine, on the left, ploughing with oxen
Figure 6.4 John Isbester in his early years in command
Figure 7.1 Barque Centaur at anchor with men working aloft
Figure 7.2 Captain Isbester, on steps, with crew of the barque Centaur
Figure 7.3 Magnus Irvine with granddaughter Kathleen
Figure 7.4 Margaret Irvine with grandson Arthur
Figure 9.1 San Francisco Harbour with Port Costa, Martinez and Mission 1
Figure 9.2 Susie, with the family who stayed in Olligarth
Figure 12.1 Sports Day programme
Figure 12.2 Tug of war, watch v. watch
Figure 12.3 Page 1 of a draft of Captain Isbester’s letter
Figure 12.4 The approach of the barque Rossdhu to Gatico on 7 September 1898
Figure 12.5 Gatico Cove, from BA chart 1301
Figure 12.6 Gatico Cove, from BA chart 1301
Figure 12.7 Rossdhu anchoring at Gatico Cove
Figure 13.1 Ship Dalgonar at anchor off Seattle in 1895
Figure 13.2 The forecastle, looking aft, with windlass and a rather dirty port anchor
Figure 13.3 The Dalgonar saloon: Captain and Mrs Isbester with friend
Figure 13.4 The steering position
Figure 13.5 Mrs Isbester knitting on the poop, the chartroom in the background
Figure 13.7 Dalgonar’s bows and bowsprit
Figure 13.8 A gathering in Sydney including Captain and Mrs Isbester
Figure 14.1 The Dalgonar’s ship’s company. San Francisco, August 1903
Figure 14.2 Kathleen and Arthur ready for the bush
Figure 14.3 Captain Isbester in Sydney with family and friends
Figure 14.4 Joe Chandler with Allan Isbester
Figure 14.5 Norman Isbester at sea
Figure 15. 1 Page 1 of Captain Isbester’s entry in the official log book
Figure 15. 2 Allan and Norman with their three older siblings
Figure 15. 3 At 24 Bengal Road, Susie with Allan and Norman both wearing the kilt
Figure 16.1 Leaving Brunswick Dock, Liverpool
Figure 16.6 Washing the decks, port side, abreast the main hatch
Figure 16.7 Dalgonar’s sails as labelled by Arnold Franz McJannet
